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Handout
NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a 163-page bibliography of books by and about First Nations peoples. The list has a code to indicate whether the author is Canadian and/or aboriginal. It was published in 2006. The age level for each book is also noted.
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Website
University of Guelph

Imagining Home in Children's Picture Books by Canadian Aboriginal Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the image of "home" in contemporary Canadian Aboriginal context, and how is it--and the forces that threaten it--addressed in children's books? Read a discussion of "home" in Aboriginal children's picture books and how "home" is...
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Belle of Batoche Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 7th
This is a teacher's guide for the historical novel Belle of Batoche, written by Jacqueline Guest, which looks at the friendship between two girls during the 1885 Riel Rebellion. The guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...
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Handout
Other

Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Thomson Highway

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information of Highway and analysis of his work and career are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Murphy and Mousetrap Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Murphy and Mousetrap, a novel by Sylvia Olsen, is about a First Nations boy's adjustment to living on a reserve in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the...