This lesson plan introduces students to the Inuit Regions of Canada and why the Inuit chose to live in the northern lands. The goal of this module is for students to develop an understanding of the resources from their environment. These teachings are directly taught from an Elder and is for grade 5.

A free PDF Booklet for parents in English and 11 other languages with easy to read and straightforward tips for how to best support a child who will learn two or more languages.

The 2014 Ontario Budget and the mandate letter to the then Minister of Aboriginal Affairs committed to moving forward with a Treaty Strategy that would, among other things, retivalize treaty relationships. In response, the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation engaged an independent Indigenous facilitator to lead forum discussions with Indigenous peoples across Ontario, inviting members from Indigenous communities and organizations to share their perspectiveson treaties. The facilitators took handwritten notes and produced a facilitator’s report, from which this report was written. This report summarizes what was expressed at the treaty forums and can be used as a discussion tool; it represents a master summary of community voices and includes additional resources and teaching tools created by Indigenous partners or through partnerships with the Government of Ontario.

Fantastic resource for university students and teachers. A Plain Language Guide to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is a thorough document of 42 articles. Discusses a variety of topics such as water on Inuit land and Inuit role in resource development on Crown lands.

Abstract: " The author reviews the nature of aboriginal title in Canada with specific refer- ence to Metis claims today. He then notes the significance of aboriginal claims to Metis in cultural terms and refers to the government concept of claims as essentially political."

Educational resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators teaching learners of all ages. Included are lesson plans, teacher guides, templates, tip sheets, and important notes that have been developed with an Indigenous perspective for teaching subjects such as Indigenous land-based knowledge and skills. math, art, biology, history, and more. This is an invaluable resource for teachers.

CBC’s Beyond 94 is an immersive, interactive and comprehensive website created by the CBC Indigenous Unit that monitors the progress of the Truth and Reconciliation’s 94 Calls to Action. This teacher guide will help teachers and students explore the Beyond 94 site and the TRC Calls to Action. Includes a glossary outlining key terms, organizations and concepts as well as a guide to appropriate terminology. Suitable for students grades K – 12, parents and teachers.

Canada's residential school system for aboriginal young people is now recognized as a grievous historic wrong committed against First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples. This book documents this subject in a format that will give all young people access to this painful part of Canadian history. In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed by the Legislature of the Province of Canada with the aim of assimilating First Nations people. In 1879, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald commissioned the "Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds." This report led to native residential schools across Canada. First Nations and Inuit children aged seven to fifteen years old were taken from their families, sometimes by force, and sent to residential schools where they were made to abandon their culture. They were dressed in uniforms, their hair was cut, they were forbidden to speak their native language, and they were often subjected to physical and psychological abuse. The schools were run by the churches and funded by the federal government. About 150,000 Indigenous children went to 130 residential schools across Canada. The last federally funded residential school closed in 1996 in Saskatchewan. The horrors that many children endured at residential schools did not go away. It took decades for people to speak out, but with the support of the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit organizations, former residential school students took the federal government and the churches to court. Their cases led to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. In 2008, Prime Minister Harper formally apologized to former native residential school students for the atrocities they suffered and the role the government played in setting up the school system. The agreement included the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has since worked to document this experience and toward reconciliation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people who survived residential schools, this book offers an account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.

Created by the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research is the virtual museum of Metis history and culture. Included on the site is this PDF document, Metis Land Rights and Self-Government. Discusses the Manitoba Act 1870, goes into great detail about the Métis Scrip System, and is overall a fantastic resource for university students and teachers. At the end is a glosary and a set of reflection questions.

In this resource, "you will find culture-based lessons for students in Kindergarten to grade twelve. Although an age group is specified for
each lesson, most can be adapted to be suitable for any age.
Many of these lessons are designed to take place on the land. Other lessons bridge outdoor, culture-based learning with academic learning, by providing ideas for lessons that could take place in a classroom, in conjunction with on-the- land experiences."