I believe First Nation writers contribute to Canada's outstanding storytelling and these stories need to be fully integrated into our teaching. Our students deserve to be exposed to this wonderful literature and to know the stories of the First Nations peoples.
Rational for this bibliography:
British Columbia’s Ministry of Education has begun to make attempts to equip educators with resources that reflect the histories and cultures of First Nations from the point of view of indigenous peoples. In 1998, British Columbia Ministry of Education, Skills and Training, printed Planning Guide and Framework that provides teachers various resources to support the provincially prescribed curriculum. In part, its purpose is to expose children to the rich diversity of Aboriginal cultures that exist in their province. Next in 2006, Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Education, printed Shared Learnings. This valuable resource integrates authentic Aboriginal content into the British Columbia K-10 curriculum with the support of indigenous peoples. The goal is twofold:
• to promote understanding of BC Aboriginal peoples among all students
• and to give Aboriginal students a sense of place and belonging in the public school system.
The bibliography that I have compiled makes the distinction of texts written by indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. This separation was done to respect and acknowledge First Nation culture on ownership of stories and images.
British Columbia’s Ministry of Education has begun to make attempts to equip educators with resources that reflect the histories and cultures of First Nations from the point of view of indigenous peoples. In 1998, British Columbia Ministry of Education, Skills and Training, printed Planning Guide and Framework that provides teachers various resources to support the provincially prescribed curriculum. In part, its purpose is to expose children to the rich diversity of Aboriginal cultures that exist in their province. Next in 2006, Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Education, printed Shared Learnings. This valuable resource integrates authentic Aboriginal content into the British Columbia K-10 curriculum with the support of indigenous peoples. The goal is twofold:
• to promote understanding of BC Aboriginal peoples among all students
• and to give Aboriginal students a sense of place and belonging in the public school system.
The bibliography that I have compiled makes the distinction of texts written by indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. This separation was done to respect and acknowledge First Nation culture on ownership of stories and images.
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