This lesson explores the importance of listening to stories, the issues of appropriation of Indigenous stories, and the protocols around telling a story.
A playlist of videos from Rocky View Schools that shares the teachings of Elder Saa'kokoto, who shares stories & knowledge about Indigenous Ways of Life.
This guide includes detailed instructions on how to use Native Land in the classroom. The Guide discusses the pros and cons of the map itself and provides resources for teachers to learn more.
The Canada Guide is an in-depth reference website for all things Canadian, and one of the web’s leading sources of information on Canada for students and teachers.
What images come to mind when you think of Canada? Red-coated Mounties? The maple leaf? Weird animals like beavers and black-headed geese? But what about Canadian food?
“What does it mean to be Canadian?”. Are Canadians defined by the sports they play? The foods they eat? The answer is all of the above! Learn more about the culture of Canada here!
This special 54-minute episode from CBC Radio takes a look at lacrosse, also called The Creator's Game. Learn about the origins of lacrosse and its spiritual connection.
Athabasca Glacier is North America's most-visited glacier. Although it has receded over the last 125 years, the glacier still covers approximately 6 sq km
In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park – located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands – contains some of the most important dinosaur discoveries
Dry Island Buffalo Jump is the tallest buffalo jump in the world. It's height made it one of the best places for Indigenous peoples to use to hunt buffalo.
Many Indigenous place names have been replaced by colonial names. By supporting the reclamation of Indigenous place names in the sites, Parks Canada is taking steps toward reconciliation.
A long time ago, a charismatic chief from the south east of Turtle Island followed a vision leading his people to the shores of the sacred Lake Wakamne, or God's Lake
For First Nations, their identity, nationhood, and cultural survival are all interconnected to their relationship with the land and cannot be separated out from their specific lands.
This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit peoples.