Here you will find a collection of lesson plans for learning about Indigenous history, culture, and art.

Surrey School District Cedar Lessons

Lesson about how Aboriginal People use Cedar

With the vision of building bridges between the First Nations and Canadian systems of law, First Nations Journeys of Justice honours oral history and teaches concepts and practices of justice from the perspective of First Nations ways of knowing. The program contains modules for grades 1-7

First Nations, Metis, Inut Ways of Knowing. A common threads resource Teacher's Guide

Grade 1-3 Social Studies on Coast Salish People and traditions

Lesson Plans for Wab Kenew's 8th Fire Series

Amazing resource for Aboriginal Culture. “The program ‘From Time Immemorial’ is designed to provide students from primary to mid-intermediate grades with a basic introduction to Stóːlō culture and an understanding of First Nations history. …. This project was funded by a grant from the Ministry of Education, Aboriginal Branch under their Curriculum Development Program.”

A list of French Aboriginal Titles from the Aboriginal Nations Education Library

UBC Museum of Anthropology online resources

The following reading list is a selection of the growing number of books, websites, and articles that document the history and legacy of residential schools. It is by no means complete and is a work in progress. The original list was compiled by the Legacy of Hope Foundation with additional resources added by the National Day of Healing and Reconciliation and Project of Heart.