Aboriginal Studies

Interactive online activities for students on a variety of legal topics. Students can create videos, take quizzes, and work with real historical primary sources.  The site provides assessments and rubrics. Topics include First Nations, residential scho …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties, Human Rights, Women's Rights

This resource provides thorough background information on the duty to consult including relevant cases, historical information, consultation guidelines, and links to other sources. Below is a description from Bear Paw Education: “The principles of cons …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties, Landmark Cases, Supreme Court of Canada

The Cradleboard Teaching Project was developed by Buffy St. Marie and provides public education and resources, including curriculum based lesson plans, about Native American culture. Material is tied in with geography, science, social science and histo …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords:

The Centre for Constitutional Studies has a variety of articles that can be used as background information. The content can be used as supplementary readings or as a research source for student projects. All of the articles are written in accessible pl …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties, Charter of Rights, Constitution, Legal History

Students will examine Aboriginal self-government and identify solutions to issues around the topic. Students will investigate present proposals that could resolve difficulties between First Nations and the government of Canada. This lesson includes rec …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties

Students will work in small groups to investigate the role and importance of sovereignty in contemporary Aboriginal communities in Canada. They can begin their research at the topic Davis Inlet: Innu Community in Crisis on the CBC Digital Archives webs …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties

In this webquest students will explore major constitutional issues affecting Canada. Students will choose an issue facing Canada and then draft and present several proposals to address this issue. This lesson includes recommendations  for sources avail …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties, Constitution, Monarchy, Senate, Supreme Court of Canada

Students will investigate the feelings and turmoil experienced by first nations students in residential schools. The lesson plan has students write diary entries from the perspective of aboriginal students in a residential schools. This lesson includes …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Residential Schools

Marshall, a First Nation man, was fishing for eels to sell to support his family. After he caught the eels, he was then charged with fishing without a license, selling eels without a license and fishing out of season.   When this case went to the Supre …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties, Landmark Cases, Supreme Court of Canada

“When three kids crash their go-kart in the middle of the woods, Muskwa the Bear and his forest friends use the mishap as an opportunity to teach the three of them the laws of nature and the importance of respecting the natural world. But danger is afo …

Grades: Grades 1 - 3, Grades 4 - 6,
Keywords: Aboriginal Traditional Concepts of Justice

This website includes information on the Iroquois Confederacy that covers many of the curricular outcomes laid out by Alberta Education. The teacher background section has detailed information regarding the structure of the Confederacy, the role and st …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 4 - 6,
Keywords: Iroquois Confederacy

The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada aims to identify quality resources to individuals everywhere. This page on their website provides a  list of resources for youth, students, educators and families to incorporate into their stu …

Grades: Grades 1 - 3, Grades 10 - 12, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords:

Education is our Buffalo is a teacher resource that covers the following topics:  an historical time line of important Aboriginal events, spiritualiy and teaching, cultural traditions and education development through time. Personal articles written by …

Grades: Grades 1 - 3, Grades 10 - 12, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties

This 193 page middle or high school resource examines questions such as how societies make laws, resolve conflicts, and deal with those who do not live up to society’s standards for behaviour. Obtainable through the Public Legal Association of Saskatch …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Human Rights, Legal History, Mediation and Dispute Resolution

Students will delve through the CBC digital archives to learn about aboriginal self-determination. Students will then create a collage that expresses their thoughts and opinions  on aboriginal self-determination. This lesson includes recommendations  f …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties

“The terms that are used to identify Aboriginal people and their rights can be confusing. This publication clearly defines the identifying terms and rights regarding Aboriginal people in an easy to understand pamphlet. It includes descriptions of diffe …

Grades: Grades 10 - 12, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9,
Keywords: Aboriginal People - Claims and Treaties