This website includes a series of videos and narrations that begin by describing the First Nations point of view of the world and their creation story. After the introduction, the website allows the user to choose between 5 different Aboriginal groups in North America. Within each group’s section the user can learn about the philosophies, history and traditions of that tribe. You can see the theme of interconnectedness throughout all the groups, which helps give the user a better perspective and compare several major tribes within one website.
As a teacher, I would use this website for student projects during a First Nations unit in Social Studies. It is easy to navigate and the animations are eye catching, entertaining and informative. The information on the site was obtained through oral history told by elders in each community, as stated in their “about section”, so in a way you are dealing with primary sources.
http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/