ELEMENTARY Social Studies
- About the Secwepemc Territory
- Louis Thomas on Secwepemc Territory -short video clip
- Tk'emlups Quarterly Community Newsletter
- Nunavut Newspaper on-line
- Secwepemc News newspaper study - although this newspaper is archived and no longer available, it provides a terrific opportunity to look through a newspaper -as a community study
- First Nations Drum Newspaper -current coverage of topics in the news
- Current CBC Indigenous topics in the news
- Community study and trip to KIB: ask Noreen for materials
- Traditional Secwepemc/community/seasonal life - interactive website for students to use independently (can be guided by teacher on line on overhead screen or independently for intermediates)
- Secwepemc Timeline
- History of the Secwepemc People -from Land of the Shuswap
- UBC Aboriginal Timeline - many details
- Pre-contact Secwepemc trade (left sidebar)
- Post-contact Secwepemc life
- Laurier Memorial
- They Made Themselves Our Guests: Power Relationships of the Interior Plateau Region...In the Fur Trade Era
- Tk’emlúps Indian Band Council study
- Band government and democracy
- Traditional vs. Contemporary government
- The Geographic Regions of Canada - Gr 4 Lesson Plan
- Language Map
- The Canadian Atlas of First Peoples
- First Nations Profiles Interactive Map
- First Nations Peoples Map of British Columbia
- First Peoples Language Map of BC
- A great lesson plan on mapping: Aboriginal Teaching Strategy "Using and Making Maps"
- Study local natural resources and the inseparable connection that FN people have with the land for survival; invite an Elder
- A History of First Nations in the Fraser River Basin
- Information on local Secwepemc involvement in the Fur Trade and Gold Rush
- Fur Trade & Trading Post information
- Contact and Conflict
- The Explorers and the First Nations, Their Lands and Their Lives
- Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History: The Chilcotin War with Teacher support materials
- Teacher Guide for Thinking Historically
- Aboriginal People and History
- Canada in the Making: from contact
- First Peoples Historical Overview before contact
- First Peoples of Canada website before contact
- First Nations in Canada website
- The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada - A Learning Resource for Ages 12 to 14
- Tour K’san, a Northwest Coast Indian Village to learn about the people
- Numerous teaching resources of on Northwest Coast culture from U'mista Cultural Society
- A Study of North Pacific Coast People and The Potlatch - lesson plan and links
- An online game for students to learn about the Northwest Coast people
- Information on Nuu-Chah-Nulth Dugout Canoe
- Coast Salish Canoe from SD79
- Northwest Coast Cedar canoes, carving, paddles and accessories
- Coast Salish House Posts from SD79
- Totem Pole lesson plan
- Coast Salish - Teacher's Notes
- “I am Sto:lo Katherine Explores Her Heritage” and Teacher’s Guide in HGEC Library.
- Also interactive Sto:lo website (smartboard friendly)
- All below links also offer FANTASTIC visuals and information on the Coast Salish, Sto:lo (smartboard friendly); click on top bar for Articles, Glossary, Games, Educator Resources, and Audio & Video:
- Stol:lo Pithouse - view from inside: winter activities
- Sto:lo Longhouse - panoramic view from the front
- Sto:lo Longhouse - panoramic view from the center
- Sto:lo Longhouse - panoramic view from the work area
- Sto:lo Longhouse - panoramic view from the cooking area
- Sto:lo Longhouse - panoramic view from the outside rear of the longhouse
- Mi’kmaw of the Atlantic Coast with supplementary Mi'kmaw teaching materials!
- Inuit Backgrounder
- Through Mala's Eyes- Life in an Inuit Community
- Teacher background resource on the role of Inuit Woman
- "The Inuit Way of Life" - a documentary with free teacher's guide
- Inuit Cultural Online Resource with teaching resources and online informational videos
- Exploring Inuit Culture Online with online informational videos
- Information on Nunavut - student reading material
- Inuit Travel - student reading material
- "What Is A Métis?" - CBC 8th Fire documentary
- Short Video on the Metis Sash
- Métis Backgrounder - good, basic information and a short video summarizing the Metis in Canada
- Metis cultural information: Cultural Activities and Games, Food, History, Identity and Language, Society and Social Structures, Spirituality and Rituals, Traditional Knowledge, Other
- Study of Métis culture and also at Canada's First Peoples
- Virtual Métis Museum
- NEW Métis cross-curricular kits in HGEC Library
- Secwepemc War Veterans
- National Aboriginal Veterans Monument Activities
- Injustices to Aboriginal War Vets: Elders' Voices, Secwepemc Warriors-Veterans, Aboriginal Canadians in the Second World War, Aboriginal Veterans Honour List
- Remembrance Moments: Canada's Indigenous Veterans -a short video clip
- Eagle Staff of the Department of National Defense and Canadian Armed Forces
- Student handout on Stories of Honour and Heroism
- Great information on Code Talkers
- Aboriginal Veterans experiences and treatment upon returning from war -audio
- Aboriginal War Memorial and a description of the monument
- Native Soldiers -Foreign Battlefields
- A Commemorative History of Aboriginal People in the Canadian Military and printable book
- Overlooked First Nations War Heroes
- Aboriginal Spiritual Journey - Veterans honored in Belgium
- Aboriginal Contributions to the War of 1812
- Grade 5 Residential School Teacher Resource Guide (FNESC)
- BCTF Project of Heart eBook Illuminating the Hidden History of Residential Schools in BC -each page has a tile that links to more info
- Residential School Timeline
- The Secret Path is an animated film from Gord Downie that tells the true story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died while trying to escape from a residential school and travel back home
- Where are the Children? slide show with information and timelines -great for classroom teaching
- Residential Schools: Reflecting on Meanings and Gathering the Facts - lesson plan
- NEW HGEC Elementary Residential School Kit!
- Residential Schools – imposed assimilation and conversion-Seepeetza (HGEC Kit), Shi-shi-etko, Shin-chi’s Canoe (storybooks), As Long As the Rivers Flow, No Time to Say Goodbye, Goodbye Buffalo Bay, When the Spirits Dance, Fatty Legs…(several NEW intermediate literature circle titles pertaining to the Residential School topic)
- Fatty Legs Webinar: Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Kerry Aiken for grades 5-8 -great background information on Residential Schools
- Kamloops Indian Residential School Information including commentary with an Elder
- Local Kamloops Residential School information
- "The Fallen Feather" video can be booked out of the HGEC Library - EXCELLENT and LOCAL. Book master is available here. A Teaching Guide is also available.
- Residential School Apology can be viewed on line
- Truth and Reconciliation website
- Legacy of Hope website
- (Williams Lake) St. Jospeh's Residential School Commemoration Project - a short video
- A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools - CBC Digital Archives
- Aboriginal Contributions & Inventions - a 'memory' card game with interesting facts!
- Famous Aboriginal Canadians lesson plan
- Aboriginal Role Models
- Native Leaders of Canada
- Female Aboriginal Leaders
- HGEC Library Aboriginal Heroes Kit #0903
- Resources and teacher planning for June 21: National Aboriginal Day
- Aboriginal and Northern Success Stories
- UBC Indigenous Index: everything from the Aboriginal Fishery to Constitution, to Calder Case, Sixties Scoop to Totem Poles
- Sixties Scoop: How Canada’s “Best Intentions” Proved Catastrophic
- Indigenous Children for Sale: The Money Behind the Sixties Scoop: CBC
- Battle over Muskrat Falls: What you need to know
- Human Rights Watch report calls for immediate action on the lack of safe drinking water in First Nations communities