Have a look at the Indigenous education resources developed by the British Columbia Ministry of Education in conjunction with the most recent curriculum revision. Click here, or on the picture above.
Inservice teachers make regular use of this great pool of resources developed and complied by the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation. The site feature resources in English and French, and also features opportunities to book Indigenous facilitators for student and faculty workshops. Click here, or on the picture above.
The First Nations Eduction Steering Committee and been a key player in imporoving Indigenous education in British Columbia for decades. The force behind developing the English First People’s curriculum, which is also the source of the First People’s Principles of Learning. Check out their amazing cache of excellent resources for k-12 students here. Click here, or on the picture above.
Strong Nations, out of Nanaimo, BC, hosts an amazing array of Indigenous authored texts and resources. Find storybooks for the small smalls, novels and graphic novels for teens, and non-fiction and novels for the adults among us. Click here, or on the picture above.
Compiled at early on in 2020, this is a great set of You Tube videos where Indigenous Educators offer quick lessons on language and culture that are easy to share with your students. Click here, or on the picture above.
An excellent bag of Indigenous math resources, with lessons, PDF downloads, and Powerpoints on a range of topics, complied by the UBC Indigenous Math Education Network. Click here, or on the picture above.
YouTube Channel from Squamish educator Swalklanexw Dallas, a/k/a Dallas Gus, including videos telling the Squamish legends The Lure (Witch) of Stanley Park and Kalkalilh – Giant Witch Woman. Click here, or on the picture above.
A book with Indigenous art by Celestine Aleck and content written by Margot Landahl, a teacher, is connected to BC’s redesigned curriculum, Core Competencies and is not considered specifically Indigenous. Click here, or on the picture across.
Highlights:
- Kwak’wala and Sliammon language included
- Anchored in indigenous knowing
- Connection to core competencies
Royal BC Museum website with focus on native plants. Click here, or on the picture across.
Links to books on:
- Saanich Ethnobotany
- Food Plants of Coast First Peoples
- Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia
Although this site focuses largely on elementary and Middle Years Math Curriculum, secondary educators will also find inspiration to Indigenize their work. Click here, or on the picture above.
This all-ages story is found on the First Nations Health Authority site. Follow Coyote as he visits with his many friends to learn how they keep well using the bounty around them. Click here, or on the picture above.
Surrey School District (#36) has an excellent set of resources and lesson ideas for you to explore, including links to other sites that will be useful to you and your students in your Indigenous learning. Click here, or on the picture above.
The BC Ministry of Education. offers this compendium of Indigenous Education resources that includes school district contacts, policy and legislation documents, curriculum resources, and a list of education resources. Click here, or on the picture above.