Activities and Resources for the classroom:
Virtual field trips and tours:
Quote Reflection Gallery Walk:
- Hang quotes about Indigenous Peoples in your classroom and have students quietly walk around and reflect on each quote; then, encourage students to share their reflections with a partner or the group.
How to find local Indigenous artists:
Under the Northern Lights by Jason Carter. A proud contemporary Indigenous artist from Little Red River Cree Nation currently based in beautiful Alberta, Canada. He is a sculptor, painter, and public artist, and his work can be seen worldwide.
- Consult social media
- Contact your local community to participant in community celebrations
- Local libraries and museums (they often host Indigenous artists of all kinds)
- Friendship Centers (there are 21 in Alberta)
- Contact your local Métis Nation of Alberta district office
- Consult the Indigenous families in your school
Pedagogical & Traditional Language Resources:
The Indigenous Culture-Based Learning website offers a groundbreaking resource built in partnership with Elders, educators, and knowledge keepers—most notably Jason Bigcharles, a Cree cultural advisor and educator from East Prairie Métis Settlement. The site is built to help teachers apply foundational knowledge about Indigenous ways of knowing into classrooms in authentic and respectful ways.
Learn all about it in our interview with one of its biggest contributors!
Here are a few ideas to add curriculum connections to your celebrations for Indigenous History Month (from Woodland Cree teachings):
- What are the 13 Moons Teachings?
- Learn about the month of June.
- One historical event; two conflicting accounts:
- What are some Seasonal Practices that happened in June?
- Harvesting Medicines from Plants and Animals
- June harvesting includes wild mint, devils club, lily pad root, rat root
- Learn about other seasonal activities for June in the Seasonal Activity Planning Guide.
- Harvesting Medicines from Plants and Animals
- What are traditional protocols around storytelling?
For more specific grade and curriculum connections, go to Curriculum By Grade and browse through the Nehiyaw Ways of Knowing column. Or, use the Search. For example, this is what comes up for Frog Lake Massacre after being entered into Search: Results of Frog Lake Massacre search.