Deirdre Nowicki

Listen to this story on the INTERNET:

Map source: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/021013/f1/nlc008770-v6.jpg

Resources:

1. Research Page First Peoples of Canada: http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/index.html

2. North American History for kids: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/before1500/history/

3. First Nations in each province: http://www.native-languages.org/canada.htm

4. More Facts of North American First Nations for kids: http://www.bigorrin.org/

5. Multicultural Canada (look at the index on the LEFT toolbar) http://multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/a2

First Voices kids (try speaking different aboriginal languages): http://www.firstvoiceskids.com/

 

Explore the First Peoples of Canada

Westcoast People

1. **Northwestcoast http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/northwest-native-americans.htm
2. Northwest Coast from the BC Archives: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler07/frames/wc_peop.htm
3. Kidzworld Northwest Coast: http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1387-american-indians-northwest-bands
4. Northwest Coast from Mr. Donn’s wiki http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northwest.html
5. Salish people from a UVic website: http://education2.uvic.ca/Faculty/mroth/438/environment/firstpeoples.html.html
6. Salish people from Canadian Encyclopedia: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/central-coast-salish
7. COWICHAN men spearfishing VIDEO: http://abed.sd79.bc.ca/acip/video/quicktime/math/spear_fishing1.mp4
8. Haida http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2061-e.html
9. Haida: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/janechaos/haidapaper.html
10. Haida: http://www.theinquiringmind.net/2008/03/introduction-haida-live-in-one-of-great.html
11. Nisga’a http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2151-e.html
12. BC Time Machine: First Nations of BC http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler07/frames/index.htm

13. Totem Poles of BC: http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/default.html

14. AMAZING interactive website from SFU A Journey into Time Immemorial http://www.sfu.museum/time/en/flash/

Plateau People

Plateau http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/plateau-indians.htm

Metis People

1. Awchimo (to tell stories) http://www.awchimo.ca/
2. Saskatoon Public Schools library’s collection of Metis sites: http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/content.php?pid=290142&sid=2702272
3. TIMELINE of the Turtle Island people some of whom became the first METIS http://www.aaanativearts.com/tribal-timelines/2004-turtle-mountain-band-of-chippewa-timeline.html#axzz2VlP3lR2i
4. Visit FORT WILLIAM in Thunder Bay online http://www.fwhp.ca/ This is the setting for The Red Sash book by Jean E. Pendziwol

Plains People

1. Neat Plains page for children: http://www.saskstories.ca/english/work/1stpeoples/index.html
2. Neat Plains 1930s page for children: http://www.saskstories.ca/english/work/growth/reserve/index.html
3. **The Plains http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/great-plains-indians.htm
4. The Blackfoot: http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/mmspeight/blackfoot/index.htm
5. The Blackfoot: http://www.glenbow.org/blackfoot/index.htm#
6. Blackfoot: http://www.american-native-art.com/publication/siksika_blackfeet/siksika_blackfeet.shtml
7. Plains Cree http://www.bigorrin.org/cree_kids.htm
8. Plains Cree http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2161-e.html
9. Sioux or Dakota http://www.bigorrin.org/dakota_kids.htm
10. Sioux http://www.snowwowl.com/peoplesioux.html
11. Assiniboine http://www.bigorrin.org/assiniboine_kids.htm
12. The Fur Trade and the Plains First Nations People: http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade4.html

13. Snowshoes http://www.nlsd113.com/downloads/Snowshoes.pdf

Woodlands People

1. **Eastern Woodlands http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/woodland-indians.htm
2. WIGWAM info by school children: http://nativecultures.wikispaces.com/Pequot+Housing+-+the+Wigwam
3. real WIGWAM directions http://www.nativetech.org/wigwam/construction.html
4. Mi’kmaq: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2091-e.html
5. Mi’kmaq info sheet:http://museum.gov.ns.ca/arch/infos/mikmaq1.htm
6. Mikmaq poster (beautiful & includes language) http://www.gov.ns.ca/abor/docs/mikmaq-history/HistorymonthPoster20123B.pdf
7. Mikmaq story booklets http://www.cmmns.com/Kekinamuek.php
8. Mikmaq historical photo collection: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mikmaq/default.asp
9. Huron: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2111-e.html
10. Huron-wyandot: http://www.bigorrin.org/wyandot_kids.html
11. Huron children: http://www.ehow.com/info_8294580_huron-tribe-childrens-responsibilities.html
12. Chippewa and Ojibwa: http://www.native-languages.org/chippewa.html
13. Woodlands Cree http://www.bigorrin.org/cree_kids.htm
14. Pioneer People and the First Nations of Upper Canada http://www.projects.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/pioneer/aboriginal_peoples.htm

Subarctic People

1. **Subarctic http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/sub-arctic-indians.htm
2. People of the Boreal Forests (Dene) http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208162612/http://www.albertasource.ca/boreal/the_people/dene.html
3. Beothuk http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2021-e.html

Arctic People

1. The Arctic lots of neat facts: http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/

2. Facts about the Arctic for kids: http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/arctic/index.html
3. Arctic http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/arctic-indians.htm
4. The Inuit:http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2071-e.html
5. Inuit VIDEOS:http://www.isuma.tv/isuma-productions/short

6. INUIT PE games: http://www.athropolis.com/news-upload/11-data/index.htm

7. More INUIT games: http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/VirtualExhibits/Inuit/english/index.html

8. VIDEO of the 2012 Iditarod DOG Sled RACE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NXc44GZGEY&feature=player_embedded#at=137