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Welcome to the Inuktitut Podcasts

From the website: "A Series of Podcasts designed to offer an introduction to Inuktitut. Inuktitut is the most widely spoken Inuit language. There are many many dialects each sounding different with varying meanings between pronunciations. This series is conducted using the North Baffin dialect unless otherwise stated. This Podcast section is focused on Inuktitut in an educational environment. " Topics range from Inuit Games, Bannock Making, Throat Singing, and Celebrating Inuit Pride, among many others. At this website can also be found a collection of Teacher Guides, Activity Sheets, and additional resources.

Treaty Education K-12 - Puzzles and Games

Produced by the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, this website contains countless resources for teaching Manitoba Treaties - crosswords, word searches, colouring pages, game cards, Treaty trivia cards, and so much more. In addition to puzzles and games, this webpage contains a wide variety of Teaching Support Materials like maps, resources in French, Treaty Education Newsletters and Teacher Training opportunities, webinars, and literature relevant to the subjects of History, Social Studies, and Geography.

The Secret of the Stars

Written by a Dene/Blackfoot author, this novel follows a young man's journey to find four fallen stars. After watching the stars falling to earth, he is whisked into the land of dreams where he is told that the discovery of each star will also reveal one of life's many secrets. A voyage that takes him across distant lands, into the realm of dreams, and back again. Ultimately the young man begins to understand the deeper purpose of why he was put on this pathand what finding all the stars truly means. A story about the wondrous places your dreams can take you. This book brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers.

The Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling

In March 2010, the Canadian Literature Centre hosted award-winning novelist and storyteller Eden Robinson at the 4th annual Henry Kreisel lecture. Robinson Shared an intimate look into the intricacies of family, culture, and place through her talk, "The Sasquatch at Home." Robinson's disarming honesty and wry irony shine through her depictions of her and her mother's trip to the potlatch, how her parents first met in Bella Bella (Waglisla, British Columbia) and a wilderness outing where she and her father try to get a look at b'gwus, the Sasquatch. Readers of memoir, Canadian literature, Indigenous history and culture will surely love Robinson's delightful, poignant, sometimes quirky tale of the Sasquatch at Home.

Takehome Books

From the website: "The Inuutsiarniq Reading Series was built to support the reading level guidelines of the Inuutsiarniq Reading Series developed by the Department of Health in Nunavut. The Inuutsiarniq Reading Series is a unique, Nunavut developed literacy initiative that infuses Northern values of healthy living and self-care into a culturally appropriate reading program." At this webpage is a series of levelled "Take-Home Books" to support reading at home for ages K-12. In the Take-Home Books are tips for teachers and/or parents reading with learners. These resources focus on Inuktitut.

Spirits of Spring

Spirits of Spring is a game that teaches kids about weathering bullying and learning empathy. Kids play as an Indigenous boy named Chiwatin, exploring four levels of a magical world filled with streams, trees, and animals. The players have to solve puzzles and challenges along the way. The world of Chiwatin and his friends is threatened by bullying crows who destroy the spirit trees that preserve springtime. As the crows become more powerful and more present, permanent winter looms over the friends and their world. The characters face new tasks in each of the game's four levels, and Chiwatin must finally choose how to best address the crows and their bullying. Kids can role play solo or multiplayer. Clear messages about the importance of friendship emerge throughout as players follow Chiwatin and his friends Bear and Rabbit. Players choose how to best address the crows and their bullying in this game rooted deeply in storytelling. Developed by Minority Media (Rezolution Pictures - Rumble, The Indians Who Rocked The World). Available on iOS for $1.99. Rated 9+

Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential schools

Starting with the foundations of residential schooling in seventeenth-century New France, Miller traces the modern version of the institution that was created in the 1880s, and, finally, describes the phasing-out of the schools in the 1960s. He looks at instruction, work and recreation, care and abuse, and the growing resistance to the system on the part of students and their families. Based on extensive interviews as well as archival research, Miller's history is pArcticularly rich in Native accounts of the school system.* Co-winner of the 1996 Saskatchewan Book Award for nonfiction; Winner of the 1996 John Wesley Dafoe Foundation competition for Distinguished Writing by Canadians; Named an 'Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights in North America' by the Gustavus Myer Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America.

Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa - “I Am Not Alone”)

World class game makers paired with Alaska Native storytellers and elders to create a game which delves deeply into the traditional lore of the Iñupiat people to present an experience like no other. Never Alone is the first title in an exciting new genre of “World Games” that draw fully upon the richness of unique cultures to create complex and fascinating game worlds for a global audience. The characters and environments in Never Alone have been inspired by traditional Alaska Native art – painting, drawing, sculpture, clothing, masks, scrimshaw – and honed through collaboration with Alaska Native elders and artists. This ensures that the look and feel of the game stay faithful to the traditional styles and provide a unique and inspirational visual presentation for Never Alone.This is the first game developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat, comprised of nearly 40 Alaska Native elders, storytellers and community contributors. In this atmospheric puzzle platformer, a young Iñupiat girl and an arctic fox set out to find the source of the eternal blizzard which threatens the survival of everything they have ever known. It's narrated by an Iñupiaq master storyteller, so players will hear a familiar voice as they guide both characters in single-player or co-operative mode. Available on multiple platforms.

Mi’gmaq Language as a Means of Promoting Indigenous Sustainability

An English PDF about Mi’gmaq language as a means of promoting Indigenous sustainability. For kindergarten to Grade 5. Students will learn new information about Mi’gmaq culture in order to identify certain medicine plants and will gain an understanding of the importance of Mi’gmaq values. From the publishers: "In these lessons, students will use Mi’gmaq information and culture to identify certain medicinal plants and understand their use and importance in a way that demonstrates respect and important Mi’gmaq values. Students will also have an opportunity to discover how plants are important to all living things and are connected to us in many ways. Students will learn these two important concepts through the use of many different activities and learning styles."

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