Indigenous

PGDTA Local Indigenous Education Information

Hadih. Lheidli T'enneh ink'ez McLeod Lake Indian Band ink'ez Simpcw hubeh keyoh whuts’odelhti. Nts’ezla hubeh yun ts’uwhut’i, ts’uzt’en ink’ez ts’unuwhulyeh.
We respectfully acknowledge the ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, McLeod Lake Indian Band and Sipcw First Nation on whose land we live, work and play.
We recognize that our membership serves many diverse nations and nationalities within our district and we honour the strength that comes with the diversity of our population.

This site is to help us serve your needs as PGDTA members. Below you will find the following sections:

Resources for Teachers
Resources on Residential Schools
French Resources
Recommend Readings
Tsasdli Yoh (Frog Pit House)

We encourage you to contact us with any questions, comments, concerns and any other feedback .

Shendah Hyll ([email protected])
Indigenous Education Contact

Resources for Teachers

LOCAL/REGIONAL:

Lheidli T'enneh Dictionary
Lheidli Language Video Lessons on Youtube

A Guide to the Pronunciation of Indigenous Communities and Organizations in BC

Dakelh Keyoh - Place Names Map

Interactive First Peoples Map

The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia (formerly New Caledonia) [1660 to 1880] by Morice, Adrien-Gabriel (1859-1938),1904 (first edition) *Caution* Father Morice wrote many texts about the First Nations from his perspective and much of what is written has a particular slant and may not be culturally sensitive or accurate.

Yinka Dene Language Institute

BC Ministry of Education

BCTF Aboriginal Education

NATIONAL:

First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)

Visit FNESC for up to date programs, resources and events

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Education Presentations

National Centre for Collaboration - Indigenous Education

The Indigenous Education National Centre for Collaboration (NCCIE) offers a variety of sharing and learning experiences for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners of all ages.

Indigenous Portal

iPortal a database of full-text electronic resources such as books, articles, theses and documents as well as digitized materials such as photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. focusing primarily on First Nations and Aboriginal peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.

Four Directions Teachings (Central/Eastern Canada)

The Indigenous Mathematics K-12 Network

Historica Canada's Key Moments in Indigenous History

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

Shannens DreamThe Caring Society provides opportunities for children and youth of all backgrounds to collaborate, think creatively about the future and inspire one another to lead social change. We also support educators and schools across Canada in nurturing citizenship, agency and self-confidence by providing opportunities for students to take part in activities that foster reconciliation and culturally based equity for Aboriginal children and youth.
I am a Wittness Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Hearing

Resources on Residential Schools

Cheryl Bear's Residential School Song:
Cheryl Bear is from the Bear Clan in the Nadleh Whut'en First Nation. She is an award winning recording artist. Her three CD's are: Cheryl Bear (self titled), The Good Road, and A' BA.

Gladys We Never Knew: This eBook is intended to be an interactive resource leading educators from the story to the 'back story' utilizing links on each page to offer related resources. Throughout this book you will find Project of Heart tiles with an 'aura' which indicates that this is a link. Click on each of these tiles to find additional resources including films, videos, documents, articles, activities and more.

Project of Heart: Illuminating the hidden history of Indian Residential Schools in BC

Witness Blanket

Ressources en Français

SD57 Staff Developed Resource Lists

French Book List by Amber Desjarlais
Indigenous French Books @ Lac des Bois (see also teachers tab)
Reader Theater Stories for Grades 1-3

Les Femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées - Leurs voix nous guideront This informative and easy-to-follow guide is organized into sections by grade levels: early learners - grade 4, Grades 5 - 8, and grades 9 - 12 and beyond. Each section includes themes to explore, foundational information, resources, activities based on inquiry and critical thinking and ideas for inspiring change and sharing the message.

Histoire Canada

Eagle Crest has a French Readers Collection here.

Reccomended Readings

Stony Creek Woman by Bridget Moran *LOCAL/REGIONAL*

Justa by Bridget Moran *LOCAL/REGIONAL*

Decolonization Handbook: Whose Land is it Anyway? (2017)
"A Manual for Decolonization Peter McFarlane and Nicole Schabus (Editors) Writings by Taiaiake Alfred, Glen Coulthard, Russell Diabo, Beverly Jacobs, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Arthur Manuel, Kanahus Manuel, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour, Pamela Palmater, Shiri Pasternak, Nicole Schabus, Senator Murray Sinclair and Sharon Venne. Cover art: Christi Belcourt Design: Charles Dobson and the Red Rising Team"

Prince George: Socio-historical, geographical, political, and economic context profile
"The geographies, cultures, socio-economics, and political histories of this region overlap to create the realities of the individuals living in and around Prince George today. This document attempts to trace the ways that Aboriginal histories, the continual influences of colonialism, resource extraction-based economies, and contemporary events continue to influence the health and well being of Indigenous peoples, individuals experiencing poverty, and other marginalized populations, in diverse and multifaceted ways."

Tsasdli Yoh (Frog Pit House)
on the UNBC Cranbrook Hill Greenway Trail

In 2014 Vince Prince, Ross Hoffman, Jennifer Pighin and Antonia Mills developed the UNBC Pit House course. The instructors and students were all learning together and it was an amazing experience to have a team working so hard to make the pit house with their bare hands (and some hand tools). Local Elders Edie and Robert Frederick assisted with the course sharing their valuable knowledge and teachings with the students. Edith Frederick is now a Dakelh language teacher of the Lheidli dialect at Nusdeh Yoh (nus deh yoh means the house of the future).

You can pre-view images of the pit house and it's signage on the Cranbrook Hill Greenway website.
There is also a facebook page that we used to share our photos of the process which might also have some videos linked into it.
It is a neat way for the students to explore the process as well.

As for protocols, you can generally request Elder participation from the Aboriginal Education Department as they manage the funding for Honiara (generally $150 for an hour). Another avenue when seeking Elder participation from Lheidli T'enneh members is to contact the office directly with the request either by: email [email protected], phone 250-963-8451, or visit www.lheidli.ca. The honorarium is the same. It is also recommended to have students prepare or create a small gift from the heart, something of mental, physical, emotional or spiritual nourishment.

Other sources for tours of the pit house is to contact Gina MacDonald at UNBC her email is: [email protected]. Gina can seek and arrange for tour guides who participated in the course. Guides generally try to arrive an hour or so early to ensure the space is prepared (clean and fire lit) then they can meet groups at the Greenway trail parking lot near UNBC (10-15 min. walk) or Shane Lake side which is further.