Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
The intent of the Aboriginal Curriculum Integration project (ACIP) is to raise the profile of Aboriginal people in the curriculum and to raise awareness of the 2008 North American Indigenous Games occurring in the Cowichan Valley. http://www.sd79.bc.ca/programs/abed/ACIP/acip_intropage.html
BC First Nations Studies 12 Teacher Guide (pdf format)
Some excellent lesson information is included in this guide, in particular in Chapter 15: First Nations Literature. Available from: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/resdocs/bcfns.htm
CBC Aboriginal
The goal behind CBC Aboriginal is “…to provide better access to the volume of programming produced by the CBC which relates to Aboriginal life in Canada, creating a resource tool for schools, the larger community as a whole and Aboriginal communities in particular.” http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/
Frontrunners Frontrunners is a Canadian film that tells the story of a former residential school student. Ten runners were chosen to run an ancient message route carrying the Pan Am torch in 1967 to Winnipeg. When these runners arrived they were not allowed to enter the stadium, the torch was given to a non-Aboriginal runner. Thirty-two years later, an apology was issued and these runners were honoured in the opening ceremonies of the 1999 Games. The film shows how one particular runner is starting to deal with his school experiences. It is a very powerful story, one that fits into the Lost People or the Residential School unit of English 12 First Peoples.
Many Voices, Many Journeys
Published by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. Stories, poetry and art that tell of the journeys Aboriginal teachers in the Canadian public education system are featured in this publication. Available for purchase. http://www.ctf-fce.ca/e/news/news.asp?id=1200932430
Open School BC’s B.C. First Nations Studies 12
Module 3, Creativity and Culture, features lessons on Aboriginal fiction, drama, poetry and more. Available for purchase. http://www.openschool.bc.ca/features/bcfns12.html
Shared Learnings: Integrating Aboriginal Content K-10
Resource provided by the Aboriginal Enhancements Branch, BC Ministry of Education, with some excellent resource suggestions. https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/shared.pdf
Unit 1: Introduction to English 12 First Peoples
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
Producers of the English 12 First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide. FNESC is the umbrella organization for a multitude of Aboriginal educational initiatives occurring throughout the province of BC. http://www.fnesc.ca
Native Theatre’s Curtain Call: Twenty Years Later, the Medium is Set for a New Stage
Summary of the evolution of Aboriginal theatre in Canada over the last twenty years, written by Drew Hayden Taylor, Ojibway http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2007/01/nativetheatre.php
Unit 8: Research Essay
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Unit 9: Identity
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Alberta Métis Settlements http://www.ualberta.ca/~walld/ab2intro.html
Excellent information on the Métis lands settlements issues in Alberta, with references.
See also: http://www.albertasource.ca/metis/eng/people_and_communities/issues_betterment.htm .
Douglas Cardinal
World famous Métis architect, designed the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and pioneered the use of computers in architectural design and also the video “The Warrior From Within.” http://www.djcarchitect.com/
Jigging Videos
Jigging videos can be found on Google Videos with the search “Métis Jigging,” but teachers should screen them beforehand as some are not appropriate or instructive and the posted videos can change. The jigging videos that come from competition celebrations are generally better quality and more instructive. Teachers can also find an excellent Métis fiddle video called “Kelly Atcheynum-Fiddle Medley” on YouTube.
LearnMichif.com
Michif audio and lessons. See the website below and link from the bottom right of the home page. http://www.learnmichif.com/.
Métis Culture
See the Michif page above, which includes a culture link that has many more Métis links at the bottom of its page. From the Michif home page you can click on the video files and find a young Métis fiddle player speaking about Métis music, hear some storytelling and an autobiography, get a lesson in making bannock, listen to a contemporary musician/video artist, etc. http://www.learnmichif.com/Métis-culture
Métis Nation British Columbia Citizenship Registry Guide
This is a large document (4.8 MB) and may take some time to load. http://mpcbc.ca/pdf/citizenship_rg.pdf
The Métis Nation of Ontario
Good Culture and History page—make sure to check the top toolbar, not just the left quicklinks. http://www.Métisnation.org/
Provincial Métis BC Charters
To find local Métis people who may be available for presentations, contact your local Métis association, or the provincial office. Provincial local associations are listed at: http://www.mnbc.ca/contact/locals.html.
The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
Audio, video, photo, and text information on a huge variety of topics. http://www.Métis museum.ca/
“Anecdotal Humour in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed (1973)”
Complete, but short, scholarly article entitled by A.E. Jannetta, which appeared in the Journal of Canadian Studies (Summer 1996). This essay offers some good ideas for a class discussion about humour and its many faces, and humour and its role as mediator in tragedy and despair. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3683/is_199607/ai_n8755080.
“Western Women’s Autobiographies Database”
On Professor Catherine Lavender’s web site, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; see Maria Campbell’s biography, third from the top on the left-hand list. http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/389/
In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier
A Comparison of In Search of April Raintree and The Color Purple
Short essay comparing April Raintree and The Color Purple for students who are interested in this topic. http://www.reneemattila.com/A%20Comparison.htm.
One of Clements’s plays has recently been made into a film. On Google videos, teachers can link to a short clip from the 2006 film Unnatural and Accidental, a movie version of Clements’ 1997 play The Unnatural and Accidental Women. The clip shows a stalker and some violence. The play and the movie are about Aboriginal women missing from skid row streets. The screenplay was written by Clements. The film is directed by Carl Bessani, and stars Carmen Moore, Callum Keith Rennie, and Tantoo Cardinal. http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4030812068919775493&q=Marie+Clements&total =3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Joe From Winnipeg by Ian Ross
“Humor”
There are several main theories about what makes something humorous: incongruity (ambiguity, logical impossibility, irrelevance, inappropriateness); superiority (the sudden glory of the self over others); relief (release of energy caused by repression); and play (enjoyment of laughter, tickling, etc.). Students will have their own ideas and hence develop their own list. The suggested theories above can help stimulate discussion. Teachers can find out more about humour theories at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/humor.htm.
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