Indigenous Education Resources for Students

Ansen is a ten-year-old boy from the Tsuut'ina Nation just outside of Calgary, Alberta. He rides horses bareback, a long-standing tradition among First Nation horsemen.

Biidaaban: First Light is an interactive VR time-jump into a highly realistic—and radically different—Toronto of tomorrow. As users explore this altered city now reclaimed by nature, they must think about their place in history and ultimately their role in the future. Click on Installation to begin your journey.

This Historica Heritage Minute, created in 2016, tells the story of Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak. It tells how she started creating her art which now hangs in galleries around the world.

This video is about the art of Andrew Qappik, a world-renowned Inuit printmaker from Nunavut. Learn about printmaking as the artist and students create a soapstone relief print.

This short film introduces students to Canadian sculptor Ron Noganosh, who transforms items like rusted hubcaps and computer parts into art. In the video, students discover how to turn "junk" into art.

Isaac, from the Anishinabek Nation, talks about the sacredness of wampum.

Isaac, from the Anishinabek Nation, talks about the agreements that wampum is used to document.

Kaksat'iio is a 10-year-old Mohawk girl from Kahnawà:ke. Today is her birthday party and her best friends sing Happy Birthday to her in Mohawk. Kaksat'iio is proud to model clothing created by Indigenous designers and she takes us to a photo session where she models a beautiful ribbon dress and some beaded cuffs.

Myles is a 10-year-old Ojibwe boy from Brandon, Manitoba. He demonstrates how to make a dream catcher with his sisters and, while at school, how to build a traditional drum from hide and wood. In his bedroom, Myles shows us his grass-dancing regalia and some artwork that shows ,The Seven Teachings,: love, honesty, respect, humility, truth, wisdom, and courage.

This web series follows a young Indigenous boy on a rite of passage—a vision quest—where he learns about the Seven Sacred Laws. Available in English, French, and Anishinaabemowin

Elder Lillian Crier from Kehewin Cree Nation tells the story of the Jingle Dress, as demonstrated by dancer Angelin Crier, and with a drum song by the Blackstone Singers.

An animated Ted Ed video that explains the way that snow can be used to keep you warm in the winter

In this video, you'll learn about wampum which is a type of picture used to help people remember rules they make. Wampum has been used in Canada for a very long time!

Isaac Murdoch of the Anishinabek Nation talks about promises.

This short documentary serves as a portrait of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, one of Canada's most important painters.