Some Indigenous Resources

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Here are some resources for teachers (and others) that were brought to my attention during a Pro-D last year.  Many folks are familiar with The Inconvenient Indian (Thomas King) which is more based in the North American experience south of the US/Can border.  It has a great explanation of the term “Indian” as it applies to Native political identity south of the border. It is often used in Socials classes.

Arthur Manual’s Unsettling Canada provides a nice additional perspective to the North American aboriginal experience north of the 49th (Kanada/Canada).  The work includes a call for present/future activism in light of Canadian historical persecution of our aboriginal peoples.

Sherman Alexie is one of the most well known Native American authors and the Diary of a Part_Time Indian is a substantial work along with his film Smoke Signals.  Recently, Alexie has been subject of sexual misconduct allegations where he does admit doing harm but denies the allegation. How that affects your consideration of his work, or how you would choose to discuss it with your students if you do, is something I leave to your own judgement(s).

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