Traditional Flute Song, "Gii Con' no nig" - Suitable for Yoga (for example)

Water relatives : Gii' Con' no nig

When you open the song in a new page you can right click and "save as" so that you do not need to load it again.

Traditional Flute Song - Calming, suitable for yoga Gii' Con' no nig or Water Relatives

Resource Link: Ningwakwe Learning Press

Ningwakwe Learning Press

"Who We Are:
Ningwakwe Learning Press is an Aboriginal social enterprise. We create, publish, market and print Indigenous literacy and cultural learning resources for all peoples. We envision a future world where Indigenous communities and others celebrate and nurture holistic literacy, language and culture. We have been successfully publishing quality books and other resources since 1999. 

What we do:
We create learning materials and curriculum that meet the needs of adult learners in a holistic and culturally relevant way.
We participate, support and collaborate with various provincial and national literacy and education research initiatives.
We provide expert publishing and printing services to all businesses and organizations.
We give back to First Nation communities.
We increase cultural knowledge and cross-cultural understanding through our publications.
We support culture and language retention efforts of Aboriginal authors across Canada."

The Ningwakwe Learning Press website has a large selection of resources that could be utilized within a classroom setting. From books, to teacher guides, Ningwakwe Learning Press provides many resources. The books can be purchased right from their website, and many of the teacher guides that accompany the literature are free of charge!
Most of the books located on the Ningwakwe Learning Press site are suitable for junior grades and up. 

Portage and Main Press

Portage and Main Press

This website has a great selection of resources, and literature for educators!

Based in Manitoba, Portage and Main Press have a multitude of educational resources (many which are free), and books!
Their indigenous literature section has a variety of literature, for all age groups. These books, novels, and graphic novels often have teacher guides that can be purchased as well.
They also have some resources surrounding inclusive education, and achieving Indigenous student success.

Whetung Ojibwa Centre

Whetung Ojibwa Centre Wesite

The Whetung Ojibwa Centre, is located on Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario.

I had the pleasure of visiting their centre this summer! I was pleased to learn that they also have a website, where you can purchase many of the items found at the face-to-face location, including their literature!

The Whetung Ojibwa Centre offers a number of books, and literature, primarily focused on picture books, or non-fiction adult literature.

Gord Downie's The Secret Path (Video and Music): Reconciliation for Chanie Wenjack's Family

*Please review the video and songs. This may be suitable for grade 5 and higher, however, it is up to your own discretion as to the audience. This is good for Teachers as a collective to watch and understand part of Canada's history.

Video: The Secret Path

On October 22, 1966 near Kenora, Ontario, Chanie Wenjack died when he walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Fifty years later, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie has taken Wenjack's story and turned it into the Secret Path project, which consists of a solo album, a graphic novel and an animated film. The intention for Downie — went public with his diagnosis of terminal brain cancer in May — is to utilize his celebrity to draw attention to Wenjack's story and the legacy of residential schools.

CBC News Gord Downie - Chanie Wenjack

Examples of Traditional Music of Canada

From the archives of the Canadian Government.

An Archive of Traditional songs

Manitoba Aboriginal Music

Please check out Manitoba's Aboriginal Artist week directory:

Manitoba Aboriginal Music

Aboriginal Voices in the Curriculum: A Guide for Teachers

Resource to order: Specific guide for teachers by Donna Magee

"This document assists teachers in integrating First Nations study into the K-8 curriculum on a consistent basis, rather than teaching a single isolated unit on First Nations culture for a short period each year.

This is a comprehensive document prepared for Toronto teachers by a team of writers and reviewers for the Toronto District School Board. 

The purpose of the guide is to 'provide support for teachers as they incorporate the teaching of Native Studies into their classroom programs', though it could be seen as a framework for study of any cultural entity within Canada's population. The guide provides:

 

• A framework for authentic interpretation of a culturally-bound lifestyle and philosophy;
• Detailed information regarding the history and present-day life of First Nations in Ontario and;
• Lists of resources (e.g. print, photo, electronic, video).

 

The guide also makes specific reference to Overall and Specific Curriculum Expectations for kindergarten to grade 8, in all subject areas generally, and Social Studies/History, and Language Arts/English most comprehensively.

 

Although it does not provide any lesson plans, the resource suggests ways to include relevant First Nations information and related activities (e.g. the guide includes some informative charts and maps that could be copied for student use). This resource is more of a teacher resource than a child-ready plan. There is ample evidence of thoughtful, long-term commitment to making this information available.

 

The document headings are:

I. Introduction: What is "Native Studies"?

II. Curriculum Considerations

III. Identifying and Dealing with Bias

IV. Curriculum Connections

V. Recommended Resources

Please note:  To order this resource by email, contact:

curriculumdocs@tdsb.on.ca "

Toronto Zoo - Indigenous Stories connecting to the Ontario Curriculum

Toronto Zoo Indigenous Resources
Toronto Zoo has a free resource of Indigenous perspectives and stories that connect with the Ontario Curriculum

For example: Healthy Habitats (Chapter 5) teaches healthy habitats through a story, about the importance of the environment and the animals who inhabit it.

Strong Nations: Indigenous Books

Strong Nations: Bringing Indigenous Books into Your Lives

This site contains books to purchase for children, teenagers, adults and educators.

Under their Educators section, they present books and stories that are even paired with lesson plans.
This screen shot is an example of one book for Grade 1 that comes with a lesson plan in PDF form.

Resources by Grade

Osie University of Toronto Resources 

Early Years

Kindergarten

Grade 1-3

Grade 4-6

Grade 7-8

Grade 9 and up

Recommended Literature for K-9 and French Sector

Good Minds Book Store: Bias-free Teaching Resources

Link: Good Minds Books
"Welcome to GoodMinds.com! We are your leading source for purchasing bias-free teaching and educational resources related to Native American, First Nations, Indigenous and Aboriginal studies. GoodMinds.com now provides easy access to the best in library books for schools, public libraries, and the general public. An Aboriginal-owned family business, GoodMinds.com is based on the Six Nations of the Grand River (Brantford) in Southwestern Ontario."

Local Niagara Regional Native Centre

We believe it is important to understand and connect to the surrounding community. We encourage Teachers to connect and learn about their local Indigenous community in order to provide authentic knowledge, connections and understanding within their classrooms and within their community.

If you live in the Niagara region please visit the Niagara Regional Native Centre: Niagara Regional Native Centre Website

NRNC: Our Mission

To promote awareness of the culture of Aboriginal peoples within the community in an effort to establish a relationship of mutual understanding and respect between the Aboriginal peoples and the other members of the community.

To advance, foster, encourage and promote the cultural and social interests of Aboriginal peoples, both collectively and individually.

To organize projects and carry out programs to alleviate and minimize, wherever possible, adverse social and economic conditions encountered by Aboriginal people in order to effect a general improvement in their overall welfare and well-being.

To promote native leadership in the native community.

North American Book Distributers

 North American Book Distributers

Since 1989 North American Book Distributors, LLC has been a leading distributor of reference books and ebooks, specializing in Native American, First American, First Nations, African American and state history.

In addition to state history and African American history, Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples history and culture are being taught in schools and are becoming a focal point of the curriculum at various levels of education.  Librarians and media specialists are looking for dedicated reference titles on these subject areas.  NABDLLC.com's selection of reference works includes State Encyclopedias, FWP State Guides, State Biographical Dictionaries, State Indian Encyclopedias, Native American Encyclopedias, FWP Slave Narratives, and Dictionary of State Historic Places, among many other historical reference publications and books.  The reference and history books offered by NABDLLC.com are considered definitive reference works on the people, places and events of First Nations, First Americans, African American and state history.