Mathematics

Find math activities based on traditional Indigenous games. These games were played by tribes that lived throughout the continent that became North America.

This site, maintained by faculty and students at the University of Regina, has videos and lesson resources that can help teachers include Indigenous perspectives. Find math games and videos that explore career paths.

Created in 2020 at the University of Regina, this is the first Cree dictionary to focus on math terms used in the Elementary Math curriculum.

Presented by an Anishinaabe educator, this video explores the math needed to construct a lodge.

Presented by an Anishinaabe educator, this video explores the math needed to construct a lodge.

This network brings teachers, students, parents, administrators and academics together to explore and imagine ways of improving mathematics education for Aboriginal learners. Find ideas, lessons and other math resources.

This program aims to promote mathematics by encouraging students to recognize how math is used in everyday life and how it forms the basis for many of our daily decisions and life-long choices.

These stories, based on the storytelling tradition of Indigenous peoples, offer opportunity for both elementary and secondary students to engage with math. The videos are in English, Cree, and Blackfoot.

What is traditional Indigenous mathematics? Find out from Ojibwe teacher, Bryan Bellefeuille. From making tools and measuring trees to building canoes and cooking meals, explore the many uses of math in traditional settings. Take a digital walk with Bryan and tour a pine grove to understand the importance of land-based learning.