The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. More
The It's Our Time: The AFN Education Tool Kit - Manitoba, developed by AFN and published in 2018, is a set of lesson plans and other teaching resources. The Manitoba edition of the kit refers to resources provided in the National kit.
Visit our Residential Schools guide for more resources about residential schools.
The OISE Library compiled a list of 50 free resources for educators in their Infusing Indigenous Perspectives in K-12 Teaching guide
A Bibliography of Aboriginal Resources in UM Libraries (2013): H. Armstrong
Please note this list was created in 2013, so materials acquired since then will not be on the list.
Indigenous books for class use can be found in the Education Collections. Below are search results for Indigenous literature and teaching materials for K-12 instruction.
Canadian Children's Book Centre Collection
Instructional Materials Collection
Young Adult Literature
Finding materials related to Indigenous education can be challenging due to inconsistencies in the language used to catalogue books and articles. Terms such as Indigenous, Aboriginal, and First Nations, as well as outdated colonial language are used and applied to literature originating from various historical and cultural contexts. Consequently it is very important to apply a range of terms when searching to gain an understanding of how using these search terms produces different results. Below are some search terms related to Indigenous education. Click on any of the examples to see a list of results in the catalogue.
Indigenous Peoples - Education
Indigenous Peoples - Education - Canada
Native Peoples - Education
Native Peoples - Education - Manitoba
Native Peoples - Education - Canada
"Indigenous Pedagogy"
"Indigenous Pedagogy" AND Canada
"Critical Pedagogy" AND "Indigenous Education"
"Aboriginal Perspectives" AND Education
"Indigenous Knowledge" AND Education
"Indigenous Knowledge" AND Education AND Canada
Curriculum and teaching support resources can be found online and the Manitoba Education and Training website. Below are a list of key resources for K-12 education.
