Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Storybooks and Novels ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Curriculum, Teaching and Other Resources ................................................................................................................ 90 DVDs, Videos, Audio Tapes & Kits .......................................................................................................................... 160 Travelling Curriculum Bins ...................................................................................................................................... 206 Stó:lō Sitel Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................. 209 Resource People Information .................................................................................................................................... 210 Cultural Tours .......................................................................................................................................................... 211 Shxwt’a:selhawtxw – The House of Long Ago and Today (Coqualeetza) .......................................................... 211 Tuckkwiowhum Heritage Interpretive Village .................................................................................................. 216 118 This Resource List contains information about books and other resources currently housed at Native Education that are available to borrow by school and district staff. Where possible the resource material has been colour coded by grade level as follows: Grade Levels - elementary resources shaded green - intermediate resources shaded purple - secondary resources shaded blue If you would like to borrow any of these resources, please contact either the First Nations Support Worker in your school or Native Education. The usual time for borrowing a resource is one month. If you wish to keep a resource longer than one month, please notify Native Ed. Also incorporated is list of local First Nations field trips that includes descriptions and contact information. It is our hope that school and district staff will use these resources. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us: Rod Peters, District Aboriginal Education Coordinator Pat Marsh, Secretary Native Education and Aboriginal Services, SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade) 650 Kawkawa Lake Road Hope, B.C. V0X 1L4 Phone: (604) 869-2842 or (604) 869-2411, ext. 107 (Rod) and 108 (Pat) Fax: (604) 869-7400 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] - 1 - NAME OF BOOK AUTHOR CODE DESCRIPTION Grade Levels - elementary resources shaded green - intermediate resources shaded purple - secondary resources shaded blue ABC’s of Our Spiritual Kim Soo SN020 Throughout North America First Nations People have Connection Goodtrack many common bonds. In this ABC book the author has shown our traditional values accompanied with contemporary concepts. These values are held by all First Nations people. This book is a collaboration of First Nations ethics. Aboriginal Alphabet for Evelyn SN040 This is an alphabet book with Aboriginal words, Children, The Ballantyne descriptions and pictures, i.e. “Bb – Lisa, a Cree woman designed this beaded bag” and “Jj - The children love Shannon’s bannock and jam”. Aboriginal Carol, An David Bouchard SN050 When early Europeans arrived in North America, they came with the intention of exposing Canada's First People to Jesus Christ. But these newcomers soon came to learn that those here already knew of Jesus. They knew Jesus by the name of Deganawideh. And Deganawideh, the Peacemaker, had not only been born in distant lands far across the great waters. He had also been reborn in Canada's far north…in the wilderness…in the cold. The Huron Carol is Canada's oldest and most loved Christmas carol. It has been interpreted by many artists over the past four hundred years. This, however, is possibly the first collaboration between the three groups that comprise Canada's Aboriginal peoples: First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Best-selling, award winning Métis poet David Bouchard reworks the Carol's lyrics; First Nations artist Moses Beaver's paintings resonate and awaken an awareness that is at once exciting and empowering so that people all over this planet will understand the birth of Christ from an Aboriginal worldview; and Susan Aglukark, pride of Canada's north, provides a musical interpretation of this long-revered Carol, for the first time in Inuktitut. A CD is included in the back of the book. Absolutely True Diary of a Sherman Alexie SN060 Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Part-Time Indian, The Spokane Indian reservation. Born with a variety of medical problems, he is picked on by everyone but his best friend. Determined to receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm town where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Despite being condemned as a traitor to his people and enduring great tragedies, Junior attacks life with wit and humor and finds strength - 2 - inside himself that he never knew existed. Inspired by his own experiences growing up, award-winning author Sherman Alexie chronicles the adolescence of one unlucky boy trying to rise above the life everyone expects him to live. Includes a discussion guide. After School Noreen SN080 A story about a young First Nations girl going to the Pankewich After School Club. Produced by the First Nations Social Studies Network Project from the Okanagan- Mainline Region. Permission is granted to teachers to reproduce the print and non-print materials in this publication. Aiden’s Journey and the Minam SN090 After getting lost in the forest, Aiden befriends the Seven Teachings Seven Teachings animals to help him get home. Alfred's First Day at School Darrell W. SN100 Part of the Alfred Reading Series, this book is about a Pelletier young boy's experiences on his first day of school. Alfred's Summer Darrell W. SN120 Part of the Alfred Reading Series, this book is about a Pelletier young boy's summers with his grandparents. All the Stars in the Sky: C. J. Taylor SN140 The heavens – the sun, the stars, and the moon – have Native Stories from the inspired and mystified us from the beginning of time. Heavens And from the beginning of time, we have searched for ways to comprehend their beauty and meaning. Mohawk author/artist C. J. Taylor has drawn from First Nations legends across North America to present a fascinating collection of stories inspired by the night sky. The tales – Ojibwa, Salish, Onondaga, Blackfoot, Netsilik (Inuit), Wasco, and Cherokee – are by turns funny, beautiful, tragic, and frightening, but each is imbued with a sense of awe. Amik Loves School: A Story Katherena SN150 Amik tells Moshoom about his wonderful school. Then of Wisdom Vermette his grandfather tells him about the residential school he & went to, so different from Amik’s school. So Amik has Irene Kuziw an idea… One of the Seven Teachings Stories for children, this story about home and family will look familiar to all young readers. Amikoonse (Little Beaver) Ferguson Plain SN160 Amikoonse has never known his true place in the world. With the help of ol’ owl, he takes a journey through the woods to find himself. Andrea’s Fiddle Blaine SN180 Andrea’s Fiddle is the story of a young girl who Klippenstein receives a special gift from her Grandfather – a fiddle! The fiddle comes with a story that has been passed down through many generations. Her Grandfather tells the tale of his great-great-great-Grandfather whose friend was an old spruce tree. Join Andrea as she listens to her Grandfather’s story which is filled with music, dancing and laughter. Included with the book is a CD of traditional Métis fiddle music played by Manitoba musician Desmond Lagace and the story of Andrea’s Fiddle narrated by Susan Dupuis. Also included are teaching songs and tablature so you can play along! Angelique: Book One Cora Taylor SN200a Meet Angelique: With her Métis family, she is Buffalo Hunt preparing for the annual buffalo hunt on the prairies. This year’s hunt will be special for Angelique because she is old enough now to participate alongside the - 3 - grownups instead of the children (like her little brother Joseph). Excited and a little scared too, she knows it will be hard work with new and important responsibilities. Just how important becomes clear on the day Angelique wanders off exploring and finds herself amidst a buffalo stampede. The consequences not only to her, but to the whole hunt, may be costly. Part of the Métis Our Canadian Girl series. Angelique: Book Two Cora Taylor SN200b It’s 1865 and Angelique and her family are hunting The Long Way Home buffalo across the prairies along with other Métis families. When horse thieves raid their camp one night, more than the horses are in danger: the buffalo hunt and the Métis’ very survival are at stake. Angelique, along with her brother Joseph and friend Francois, is determined to bring their beloved horses home even if she has to take on the raiders herself! Part of the Métis Our Canadian Girl series. Angelique: Book Three Cora Taylor SN200c It’s 1870 and Angelique and her family are once again Autumn Alone looking forward to the annual buffalo hunt. But this year, and much to her disappointment, Angelique must stay behind to care for her expectant mother. Angelique can’t imagine that helping her mother would be nearly as exciting as joining the hunt. Soon however, she discovers that her responsibilities are just as great – and possibly more dangerous! Part of the Métis Our Canadian Girl series. Angelique: Book Four Cora Taylor SN200d In the final instalment of Angelique’s story, Angelique Angel in the Snow and Joseph have a new baby sister, but Mama and baby must stay with the midwife until the raging blizzards subside. As Papa travels to and from the midwife’s house Angelique must take on more responsibilities at home which would be much easier were it not for the freezing temperatures. Winter, which has come with a vengeance to the little settlement of Batoche, means snow and fun but it can also mean danger. Part of the Métis Our Canadian Girl series. An Anthology of Canadian Daniel David SN220 Beginning with traditional songs of the Inuit and the Native Literature in English Moses southern First Nations and works by early Native & writers such as George Copway and Pauline Johnson, Terry Goldie this volume offers a diverse selection of short stories, plays, poems, and essays from a broad range of writers and Nations across Canada. An Anthology of Canadian Daniel David SN220a The second edition of this wide-ranging survey of Native Literature in English, Moses writing in English by Canadian Native peoples brings Second Edition & together in one volume some of the best work from a Terry Goldie literature that comprises a valuable part of Canadian culture. Beginning with traditional songs the anthology goes on to feature prose passages by such early figures as Joseph Brant and John Brant-Sero, works by such well-known writers as George Copway and Pauline Johnson and a fascinating selection of short stories, plays, poems, and essays by contemporary Canadian Native writers. - 4 - Anywhere Stories Leo Sawicki SN225 This collection of short stories is drawn from many tribes, customs and ceremonies of the North American Indian. The purpose of the stories is to heighten our consciousness of how they are told and to do this, the author shows us their origins, their applications, and how audiences might relate to them. The stories also provide us with objects of symbolism to ignite our imaginations, including an origami orb, a mystic warrior's shield, papier-mâché masks of endangered species, a medicine wheel, reports and observations on plants, and our relationship with the Earth. Arctic A to Z Wayne Lynch SN230 It is hard to believe that anything thrives in the Arctic. It's a place where temperatures drop way below freezing, and daylight and darkness last for months. But green things still grow there. The Arctic is also home to amazing animals like the polar bear and the walrus. And magical shows of coloured lights called aurora borealis often paint the sky. Each page of this book tells the story of a different plant, animal or natural wonder found in the Arctic, one for every letter of the alphabet. This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn more about the Arctic. Arctic Stories Michael SN240 It's 1958 and this is going to be an eventful year in the Arvaarluk life of ten-year-old Agatha. The last thing she expects Kusugak is to become a hero, but heroism awaits and she saves her community from a monstrous flying object, befriends the birds of her northern home and rescues a skating priest who has ventured onto thin ice. Arrow Over the Door Joseph Bruchac SN245 Is it possible to be peaceful during a time of war? For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian scouting for King George, Americans are dangerous enemies and a threat to his family and home. When Stands Straight's party enters the Quaker Meetinghouse where Samuel worships, the two boys share an encounter that neither will ever forget. Told in alternating viewpoints, The Arrow Over the Door is based on a true story. As I Remember It Tara Lee Morin SN250 As I Remember It is a richly detailed and often surprising exploration of the author’s stark childhood and adolescence spent in foster care. What is life like for foster children and teens? What struggles do they face and what resources to they draw on? As I Remember It yields first person insight into these questions letting the reader follow the author on her journey as a foster child - taken from her Native birth mother as a baby, removed from her adoptive parents' home at five, caught shoplifting at 11 and on the streets prostituting herself at 14. Thanks to her spirit and the efforts of a pair of unique foster parents she triumphs over rejection and abuse. As Long as the Rivers Flow Larry Loyie SN260 This affectionate memoir is a welcome and discussion- & provoking addition to the growing body of Native - 5 - Constance literature for children. Set in 1944 it recreates the Brissenden summer Lawrence Loyie was ten years old, the last summer he spent with his Cree family before a Canadian government program forced him to attend residential school. A valuable curriculum resource and a good read. A haunting combination of art, story and document. As Long as the Rivers Flow, James SN261 At the age of six, Martha is taken from her family in the A Novel Bartleman Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario and flown to a residential school. There, she is punished for speaking her Native language and “fed” to the attendant priest with an attraction to little girls. Ten years later Martha returns home with anger in her eyes. Much of this anger she reserves for her mother. Soon Martha becomes a mother herself but with little experience of good parenting she stumbles along her journey to establish a loving family, though she does achieve some peace. As Long as the Rivers Flow is filled with characters one cares deeply about – it is a story of pain and healing, and ultimately embracing life. Back to Batoche Cheryl Chad SN265 In 1885 Batoche is a dangerous place to be! The discovery of a magic pocket watch at the Batoche National Historical Site hurls Max, Kaeleigh and Liam back in time to the eve of the greatest battle fought in the North West: the Battle of Batoche! The North West Field Force sent by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald is about to attack the Métis of the small village. Soldiers march and the bell of Batoche rings out in warning as the three time-travelling siblings, together with their new friend Isidore, find a way to help Gabriel Dumont and Louis Riel lead their people during the North West Resistance. It’s an adventure like nothing they could have imagined, full of danger, intrigue and mystery! Ballad of Nancy April: David SN270 When a mishap delays Jessie at the end of a school day Shawnadithit, The Alexander she takes a shortcut home. But the shortcut turns into Robertson an adventure as Jessie is transported through time and space to early 19th century Newfoundland. There she meets Shawnadithit who, as the last surviving member of the Beothuk, has witnessed the end of a once-great people. Part of a 6-book graphic novel series that delves into the stories of some of the great Indigenous figures from Canadian history. Bannock Book, The Linda SN280 A young Michif (Métis) girl helps her mother bake Ducharme bannock for the family. Pepere (grandfather) is diabetic and can no longer eat the rich kind of bannock he once enjoyed. Respecting his new needs, the girl and her mother show how favourite recipes can be improved for healthier eating. The Bannock Book includes two bannock recipes – the traditional one and a healthier new version for diabetics such as Pepere. Bannock Bread Boy, The Sandra Samatte SN300 Follow the Bannock Bread Boy as he runs from trouble & trying to change into a real boy. Similar to The Achilles Gentle Gingerbread Man. - 6 - Baseball Bats for Christmas Michael SN320 A story about a young boy who lived in Repulse Bay Arvaarluk where there were no trees and what happened when Kusugak some Christmas trees arrived by plane in 1955. Basket, Basket How Are You Seabird SN340 This booklet is written in Halq’emeylem and translated Made? (Sitel, Sitel Selchims Halq’emeylem into English. It was written by Kwosel (Stella Pettis), kw’es Sthethi?) Language Kwelaxtelot (Evelyn Peters) and Siyamiya (Dianna Program Kay) and is a poem about working with cedar to create a basket. Bead Pot, The Thelma Poirier SN360 Toniya is a young girl growing up on the Great Plains many years ago. Every day she sits beside her great- grandmother on the buffalo robe and watches as the old woman takes beads from a bead pot and stitches them onto the moccasins she is making. When the great- grandmother dies, Toniya inherits both the bead pot and the old woman's role. Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Confederated SN380 Beaver Steals Fire is an ancient and powerful tale Coyote Story Salish springing from the hearts and experiences of the Salish & People of Montana. Steeped in the rich and culturally Kootenai Tribes vital storytelling tradition of the tribe, this tale teaches both respect for fire and awareness of its significance. Also on DVD (NP240). Bella Coola Man: The Life Clayton Mack SN400 Clayton Mack’s sharp intelligence and humour have of a First Nations Elder as told to made his stories invaluable – as oral history and as pure Harvey entertainment. Bella Coola Man is filled with true tales Thommasen of sasquatches, medicine women and dead men’s talking beans. These are the last stories he told, recalling the first Anaheim Lake Rodeo, the year the ocean froze and how Nuxalk Elders knew by a clam’s whiskers whether it was safe to eat. Clayton Mack was known as both a walking encyclopaedia of tribal lore and one of the best storytellers in the province. Belle of Batoche Jacqueline SN420 Belle and Sarah both want to become the ringer of the Guest new Batoche church bell. They enter an embroidery contest to win the position. Then General Middleton’s forces advance on Batoche in the 1885 Riel Rebellion and Belle and Sarah must work together to save themselves and their families. Part of the Orca Young Readers series. Bent Box Lee Maracle SN440 Bent Box is the first collection of poetry by Lee Maracle. The poems speak volumes of emotion ranging from quiet desperation to bitter anger to the depths of love. A rich blending of prose and poetry. Berlin Blues, The Drew Hayden SN460 A consortium of German developers shows up on the Taylor fictional Otter Lake Reserve with a seemingly (Play) irresistible offer to improve the local economy: the creation of “OjibwayWorld”, a Native theme park designed to attract European tourists to this new destination resort, causing hilarious personal and political divisions within the local community. If one needs an innocuous night of theatre, this can be taken as a series of funny events. Those hoping for something deeper can find allegories and metaphors pointing through history. - 7 - Best of Chief Dan George, Chief Dan SN480 This book combines the two best sellers, My Heart The George Soars and My Spirit Soars, in one volume, eloquently illustrated throughout by Helmut Hirnschall. Included in this edition is the Lament for Confederation by Chief Dan George. Poetic and spiritual, this book has a universal message for all people. Better That Way Rita Bouvier SN500 Better That Way captures the essence of a Métis boy growing up in this wonderful poem, beautifully illustrated by Sherry Farrell Racette and translated into Michif by Margaret Hodgson. A narration CD in English and Michif is included. Betty: The Helen Betty David SN510 "The issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Osborne Story Alexander Women and Girls is not a recent one. Helen Betty Robertson Osborne’s story shows us that it goes back a long way. & Society simply failed to protect young Aboriginal girls Scott B. like Betty from harm because it just didn’t care. When Henderson they died, they became just another statistic. When they went missing, police and other agencies didn’t search very long. For Aboriginal women, every strange place was a community of danger. Have things changed? Read this story and decide for yourself." Justice Murray Sinclair Big Dark, The David Bouchard SN520 In this Dene Tha’ origin story we learn about how the world was long ago, before Mother Earth’s Children stepped off the Good Red Road. Together, the animals learned that their actions had consequences that would change the world forever. Birdie Tracey SN530 Birdie is a darkly comic and moving first novel about Lindberg the universal experience of recovering from wounds of the past, informed by the lore and knowledge of Cree traditions. Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in Northern Alberta following tragedy and travels to Gibsons, BC. She is on something of a vision quest, seeking to understand the messages from The Frugal Gourmet (one of the only television shows available on CBC North) that comes to her in dreams. She is also driven by the leftover teenaged desire to meet Pat Johns, who played Jesse on The Beachcombers, because he is, as she says, a working, healthy Indian man. Bernice heads for Molly's Reach to find answers but they are not the ones she expected. With the arrival in Gibsons of her Auntie Val and her cousin Skinny Freda, Bernice finds the strength to face the past and draw the lessons from her dreams that she was never fully taught in life. Part road trip, dream quest and travelogue, the novel touches on the universality of women's experience, regardless of culture or race. Bootlegger Blues, The Drew Hayden SN540 This comedy is about love, family and what to do with Taylor too much beer. Set on a reserve it follows the plight of (Play) Martha, a church-going, tea-totaling woman who finds herself stuck with 143 cases of beer after a church fundraiser fails. She decides to bootleg the beer to the horror of her son Andrew, nicknamed Blue, who is a special constable on the reserve. Meanwhile, Andrew - 8 - has fallen for a young woman he thinks is his cousin and his sister Marianne is bored with her “Indian Yuppie” husband and finds herself attracted to a handsome dancer at the powwow. The pace is fast and vigorous in this romantic situation comedy. Born Indian W. P. Kinsella SN560 It’s hard to believe that only a few years ago the name of W. P. Kinsella meant little or nothing to readers of Canadian fiction. Dance Me Outside, a collection of stories about the Indian reserve near Hobbema in southern Alberta, changed all that. Then came Scars and now Born Indian, a new collection of stories about such old friends as Silas Ermineskin, Frank Fence-post and Mad Etta. Comedy is rare in Canadian writing and Kinsella is treasured above all for his sense of humour. He also knows how to tell a story, which makes him a delightful companion in any season. Boy Called Slow, A Joseph Bruchac SN580 Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist: he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac's sensitively told story of Sitting Bull's coming of age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth. Break, The Katherena SN590 When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her Vermette window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break - a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected with the victim, both directly and indirectly - police, family and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg's North End is exposed. Bright Path: Young Jim Don Brown SN600 Don Brown turns his attention and distinctive artist’s Thorpe eye to a great American sports hero: the Native American athlete Jim Thorpe – a bright and extraordinary path from an uncertain, hardscrabble childhood to acclaim as the world’s greatest athlete. Broken Circle Christopher SN620 Angry at missing a week of summer video game Dinsdale entertainment, thirteen-year old Jesse grudgingly follows through with his mother's suggestion that he join his Uncle Matthew and cousin Jason at Six Islands, on Georgian Bay, for a special camping trip. Uncle Matthew explains that Jesse's late father wanted Jason's vision quest to be his introduction to their Native culture. During their first night around the campfire, it is Jesse who has a vision and the adventure begins. - 9 - Broken Circle: The Dark Theodore SN621 Theodore Fontaine lost his family and freedom at age Legacy of Indian Residential Fontaine seven when his parents were forced to leave him at an Schools - A Memoir Indian residential school. His life was not his own for the next 12 years. The after-effects of those years have lasted much longer. In this powerful memoir, Theodore shares his experiences and the insights that have evolved on his healing journey. Broken Circle resonates with his resolve to help himself and others, and with his enduring belief that one can pick up the shattered pieces and use them for good. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Susan Jeffers SN640 This book, winner of the 1992 ABBY Award, takes the words of Chief Seattle's speech over one hundred years ago and transforms the message into an experience that children of all ages and localities can use to stimulate an awareness of a natural world that is rapidly losing its beauty. This book helps preserve what is being lost. Brothers of the Wolf Caroll Simpson SN650 T’kope and Klale are two wolf cubs found near a village on the Pacific Northwest coast and raised as human children. Although they are close, the brothers are very different. Klale feels most at home on land, while T’kope is more comfortable in the sea. One day, a supernatural transformation sends the brothers on separate paths that lead them far, far away from each other – Klale to the forest and T’kope to the depths of the ocean. Although they make new friends, including Hummingbird and Sea Bear, the bond that unites the brothers of the Wolf proves unbreakable. Brute and his Friends Dr. Joanne SN660 This is a story about a little boy named Brute, his Archibald, family and friends, and the way they live. The photos Stó:lō Sitel are of local First Nations people. The story is written Curriculum twice; once in Halq’emeylem and once in English. Buffalo Dreams Kim Doner SN680 The ancient legend of the white buffalo lives in the hearts of many of today's Native American communities. Movingly told and gloriously illustrated, this contemporary story resonates with young readers of all backgrounds. Building a Birchbark Canoe Nelson SN700 Birchbark canoes have been around for thousands of Education Ltd. years and have been used by Indigenous people across North America. This book gives information about the history and uses of these canoes and the materials needed to build one. Bury My Heart at Wounded Dee Brown SN720 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is Dee Brown’s Knee eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. It has sold almost four million copies and has been translated into seventeen languages. Using council records, autobiographies and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Utes, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, it changed forever our vision of how the West was really won. - 10 -