{"id":466,"date":"2019-03-20T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationlibrarybooklists\/?p=466"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:32:12","slug":"connections-to-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationlibrarybooklists\/2019\/03\/20\/connections-to-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Connections to Land"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction related to connections to land in Indigenous literature and education.<\/p>\n

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une s\u00e9lection de ressources pour enseignants, de livres d’images, d’ouvrages de fiction et d’ouvrages non romanesques en rapport avec les liens avec la terre dans la litt\u00e9rature et l’\u00e9ducation autochtones.<\/p>\n

Teacher Resources (Ressources pour les enseignants)<\/h4>\n

\"\"Aboriginal worldviews and perspectives in the classroom: Moving forward<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by the BC Ministry of Education<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

This resources is designed to answer a number of questions, including what is meant by Aboriginal education and by Aboriginal worldviews and perspectives; what is required of teachers and of the education system in order to provide appropriate and authentic teaching in line with the First Peoples Principles of Learning; and where teachers can turn for guidance and support in modifying their practice to incorporate new content and approaches. Specifically discusses connection to land as a characteristic of Aboriginal worldviews and perspectives and the need to incorporate this in the classroom. (eBook)<\/p>\n

\"\"Bridging cultures: Scientific and indigenous ways of knowing nature<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Glen Aikenhead and Herman Michell<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book supports science teachers, teacher candidates, and science educators preparing to implement science curricula that recognize Indigenous knowledge as a foundational way to understand the physical world.<\/p>\n

\"\"Full circle: First Nations, Me\u0301tis, Inuit ways of knowing<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Ontario Secondary School Teachers\u2019 Federation.<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 8 – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesson plans which encourage teachers to incorporate First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit ways of knowing into the classroom in the four thematic areas of identity, health, Residential Schools, and land. Includes lesson plans directly related to Indigenous peoples’ connection to land.<\/p>\n

Picture Books (Les livres d\u2019images)<\/h4>\n

\"\"When the trees crackle with cold: A Cree calendar<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

by Bernice Johnson-Laxdal; illustrated by Miriam K\u00f6rner <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The calming rhythm of the words echoes the rhythm of the land in this picture book about the moon calendar of the northern Cree. Highlights how we are all connected to the seasons and the cycle of nature. Written in English and northern Plains Cree y-dialect.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dipnetting with dad<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Willie Sellars; illustrated by Kevin Easthope<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in the Cariboo Chilcotin region, Dipnetting With Dad<\/em> is a delightful and colourful story of a father teaching his son the Secwepemc method of fishing known as dipnetting. Together they visit the sweat lodge, mend the nets, select the best fishing spot and catch and pack their fish through rugged bush back to the family home for traditional preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"A day with Yayah<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Nicola I. Campbell; illustrations by Julie Flett<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Pr\u00e9scolaire – 2 (PreK-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Day With Yayah is a story sharing the special relationship that is built when a child learns from their Elders. Set in the Okanagon, BC, a First Nations family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. Grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life to her young grandchildren.<\/p>\n

\"\"The water walker<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Joanne Robertson<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 1 – 4
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The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. By her example Josephine invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nipe\u0302hon (I wait)<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Caitlin Dale Nicholson & Leona Morin-Neilson<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Pr\u00e9scolaire – 2 (PreK-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A young child, her grandmother and mother are going out to pick wild yarrow. As Grandmother gets ready, the child and her mom wait. Grandmother leads the way to the field of blossoms, where they can finally start to pick … only now they have to wait for Mom! The simple story, written in Cree and English and accompanied by rich acrylic illustrations, shows the patience, love and humor involved as three generations accommodate one another on a family outing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction<\/h4>\n

\"\"Relatives with roots: A story about Me\u0301tis women’s connection to the land<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

by Leah Marie Dorion; translated in Michif-Cree by Rita Flamand<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

A M\u00e9tis grandmother takes her granddaughter out onto the land to teach her about how to pick traditional medicines.The granddaughter learns about the M\u00e9tis connection to the land and the traditional M\u00e9tis beliefs and stories of plants as food and medicine. Text in English and Michif-Cree. C<\/span>omes with CD of the book narrated in English Michif-Cree<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Non-Fiction<\/h4>\n

\"\"The sockeye mother<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson); illustrated by Natasha Donovan<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the sockeye<\/span> salmon is more than just a source of food. Over its life cycle, it nourishes the very land and forests that the Skeena River runs through and where the Gitxsan make their home. The Sockeye<\/span> Mother<\/span> explores how the animals, water, soil, and seasons are all intertwined.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0Taking care of our Mother Earth<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

by Celestine Aleck<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book explains how each Coast Salish family played a traditional role in taking care of our Mother Earth. From controlled burning to ethical hunting and fishing practices, the Coast Salish people were, and still are, taught by their elders to respect Mother Earth.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0We Are The Land<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created by Indigenous educators and advisors from across Canada, these inquiry-based books explore how First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis communities are connected to the land they live on. Includes 16 student books and a teacher’s guide. Part of the Take Action for Reconciliation<\/em><\/a> series<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Stewardship<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

by Anita Yasuda<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 4 – 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the past and into the future, this book reveals the role of Indigenous peoples in taking care of the land and using it responsibly. Part of the Indigenous Life in Canada<\/a> series.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0A Sto\u0301:l\u014d-Coast Salish historical atlas<\/a><\/em>,<\/p>\n

edited by Keith Thor Carlson with cultural advisor Albert Jules McHalsie & others<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 9 – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through words, archival photographs, and 86 full-color maps, the book details the mythic beginnings of the St :lo people and how white settlement turned their homeland into the bustling metropolis of Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em>Everyday exposure: Indigenous mobilization and environmental justice in Canada’s chemical valley<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n

by Sarah Marie Wiebe<\/p>\n

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 11 – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Near the Ontario-Michigan border, Canada’s densest concentration of chemical manufacturing surrounds the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. This book reveals how the colonial legacy of inflicting harm on Indigenous bodies persists through a system that fails to adequately address health and ecological suffering in First Nations communities, including a failure to acknowledge and respect Indigenous connections to land and place. (eBook)<\/p>\n

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