A community guide to protecting indigenous knowledge. This resource examines what encompasses indigenous knowledge, how it can be used (or abused), and how to plan for its continued use on a community-by-community basis.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071115220931/http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/ra/ind/index1_e.html

A site devoted to a project to help unite urban Aboriginal youth with elders, and in the process conduct interviews with the elders to document and learn from the stories. There is a list of links provided for the purposes of do-it-yourself-ers, who would like to engage in these projects on their own.

http://films.onf.ca/ourcityourvoices/index.php

A site devoted to featuring positive opportunities and ideas to aid in the success of Aboriginal youth. It is very wide-spanning, and aims to be a central location for anyone working with Aboriginal youth. There is information about educational opportunities, careers, workshops, news, partnerships available to name a few, and is set up in a blog format, allowing for a quick scan and RSS subscriptions. A great resource for Aboriginal youth and their supporters.

http://hopeforthefuture.ca/

A multimedia approach to exploring Native issues, particularly centered in Quebec. The layout is extremely user-friendly, with each topic represented thematically, and the people featured in each video being identified afterwards. This is an interesting overview of some pretty broad topics, and could serve as a nice introduction or springboard for further investigation into a topic or group discussion.

http://www.tshinanu.tv/accueil_en.html

A community-based project out of central Australia whose aim is to repatriate, archive and share media featuring their people. Part of the drive is to safeguard their cultural heritage through archiving for future generations. The site describes background on the development of the project, how the media is archived and displayed, and describes challenges encountered and foreseen. This site is a great specific example of how one Indigenous community is using technology to support the preservation of culture.

http://www.irititja.com/index.html

http://www.sila.nu/pub/swf/tgah/en/index.html
Description: An interactive game whereby you learn about traditional land skills while hunting various animals. As you navigate through the game, you select which season you are hunting in, learn about what animals would be hunted at that time, select your tools, and then select a vantage point and strategy for taking out the animal. Finally, you can learn about how the different parts of the animal are used. It is a useful resource in many ways, especially for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to engage in hunting activities in real life. It is fairly low-tech in appearance, but the ideas are good. An interesting idea for merging traditional knowledge and digital game-based learning.

http://www.rabbitandbearpaws.com/graphic-novels/
Description: Online graphic novel collection featuring a pair of Anishinabek brothers and their adventures set in 1750s colonized North America. The goal of the series is to combine traditional teachings with modern presentation methods in an engaging way for youth.
Both main characters are based on ideas from traditional teachings. The stories tend to focus on interactions between the family and neighboring communities, and focus on peaceful resolutions of problems that arise. The graphic novels are available online, and for order. There are links to some basic information about the teachings on which the stories are based, information about the authors, and some general interest links for Aboriginal youth. An interesting example of the use of newer digital tools to reinterpret traditional stories.

http://www.pathoftheelders.com/game/
Description: An interactive adventure game that kind of reminds me of the legend of Zelda. Your character walks around a territory with the goal of learning about the people of the region at the time that they signed a treaty. At certain points when you run into someone, there are opportunities to talk to elders, look at maps, and other activities, and a lot of authentic archived footage is available. Students would really get into this, and it is very high quality, rather than the low-budget type of websites we often associate (unfortunately) with educational material.
Additional resources: there are links for teachers, general information, videos, essay material, audio clips available in addition to the game.

http://www.firstvoices.com/
Description: An interactive website created through partnerships with local communities and elders to share knowledge about the local community and to highlight language. There are some basic language recordings available, for a number of different Canadian Aboriginal languages, as well as some learning games. Within the language sections, there are auditory alphabets, words and phrases, organized thematically. The games include word search, matching, and hangman to name a few.
If you are interested in learning a little more about a certain community and getting started with a few phrases, this website would be useful.

http://campaigns.hellocoolworld.com/index.cfm?campaign_id=2
Description: A sexual health awareness website featuring videos created by Aboriginal youth (mostly in BC) regarding various topics affecting their peers. Many of the videos feature educational information presented in a culturally-relevant context. The project aims to empower youth to educate others through video production. An example of youth empowerment and community involvement using video production as a tool.