Curated OER
Stone & Bone Inuit Carvings
Students research information about Canadian Inuit history, geography, and culture. They study many forms of art created by the Inuit, including sculpture with stone, animal bones or teeth, and other items found in their northern Canada...
National Gallery of Canada
Contemporary Reflections
Combine art and writing in a lesson about legends. After viewing Inuit art, class members examine their own cultural surroundings in order to write and visually represent a legend. Individuals are invited to take the creative reins when...
Curated OER
The First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples of Canada
Learners explore demographic shifts. In this Canadian Census lesson, students interpret data from the 2006 Census to determine the needs of the Aboriginal population in the country.
Curated OER
Enduring Cultures
Learners research the art, dance or a game from the Pacific Northwest Coast Aborigines. In this Canadian Cultures lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the Inuits. Learners choose a game , type of artwork or dance to...
Curated OER
Governance- Grade 12
Twelfth graders discover the plight of Aboriginal people in Canada in trying to gain human rights. In this self-governance instructional activity, 12th graders participate in talking circles that require them to compare and contrast the...
Curated OER
North America Puzzle Answer Sheet
In this geography worksheet, students name the capitals of various countries found in North America. They also identify the various weather patterns across the continent and specific bodies of water. There are 21 descriptions and 21...
Other
Inuit Artists: Legends and Stories
Explore Inuit legends through a variety of drawings and sculptures. At this site, you can look at photographs and click "Legends" to read the story represented by a specific piece of art.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Inuit
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Inuit. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...
Other
Memorial U. Of Newfoundland: Religion, Society and Culture in Newfoundland
Collections of papers on Native Religions, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Moravians, Congregational Presbyterians, The Salvation Army and the Pentecostals as they appear in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Here is an introduction to the Aboriginal Peoples who live in Canada, also called "First Peoples." Learn about their history before and after colonization, treaties and legislation, the diverse cultures and their demographics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Igloo 101
Learn what it takes to build an igloo from the best kind of snow to the most effective tools and other little-known facts about these traditional Canadian Inuit structures in this interactive activity from NOVA.