elementary ART
- A great profile of local Aboriginal Artists and their work in the Aboriginal Artisan Catalogue
- First Nations artist Jay Odjick illustrates new Robert Munsch release
- Crunchers: A FunFast-Facts Game - a great colouring activity with interesting facts
- Many, many Aboriginal themed lesson plans
- Honouring the late David Seymour (KIB) – a local Secwepemc artist who has illustrated many books. Both a poster kit and Secwepemc calendar kit is at HGEC Library for loan
- Pine Needle Basketry form and function; invite a guest come in to your class to make them or teach about them
- Basketry décor - HGEC Basketry Kit; Stenciling and silk-screening of student generated pictographs; paper making; carving - go to sites; preparation of hides and coloring techniques; dyes, natural plant materials used for many things
- Birch Bark Basket DVD
- Skeetchestn Basketry - with videos to share
- Basketry imbrication patterns
- Appreciation of First Nations Basketry -HGEC Kit #0908
- Fine Arts Salmon kit (HGEC Kit)
- Indian hemp, fibres from stinging nettle also used for rope
- Seasons, natural colours and dyes
- Traditional Dyes and Paints
- Lots of on-line Aboriginal Lesson Plans with BC Learning outcome correlations and video footage: A Legend A Mask, Basket Making, Birch Bark Biting, Buffalo Hide Paintings, Button Blanket Art, Métis Flower Beadwork, Talking Stick, Northwest Coast Weaving
- Talking Stick: one version of information, in video
- Lesson Plan on Coast Salish Weaving
- ...more on Coast Salish Weaving from the panoramic view of the inside of a pithouse!
- NFB film: Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
- Story of the Masks - website
- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
- BC Aboriginal animal symbols and legends
- Shannon Thunderbird Animals, Stories, Legends and Teachings
- How Indigenous artists are taking back what the fashion industry stole
- HGEC Library has a terrific collection of Aboriginal Art books!
- Métis beading
- Métis beadwork, quillwork, and embroidery
- On-line beadwork planner