The BC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance Teacher Resource Guide is intended to provide support for teachers and students in all BC schools, including First Nations, public, and independent schools, to gain an understanding of traditional and contemporary forms of First Nations governance. It provides background information relevant to all teachers and students, and provides suggested activities and resources for Grades 2 to 12.
- Curriculum Resources: FNESC Governance Grade 2/3 PDF
- Kit: Governance in First Nations Communities: Grade 2/3 (available in the Aboriginal Resource Library)
Map of Indigenous Communities Across BC:
- Map of Aboriginal communities in BC – English
- Map of Aboriginal Communities by Territory
- Book: Stó:lo Historical Atlas – an amazing historical document that has numerous maps of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows
Supplementary Resources:
- Lesson: Beaded Timeline – Connect with your Aboriginal Resource Teacher
- Lesson: Understanding Terminology – First Nations, Metis, Inuit
- Lesson: In Our Own Words – “The Spirit of Celebration.” (pages 99-106)
- “When the Volcano Erupted” – story by Amelia Morven, Nisga’a Elder (pages 143-146)
- Kit: Elders
- Kit: Metis
- Website: Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
- Video: Hartley Bay – Hartley Bay School and Community student video
- Video: Knowing the Land Beneath Our Feet
- Website: Musquem – Place Names Web Map
- Book: Katzie Fishing
- Book: Katzie Elders Share With Us
- Book: We are Metis
- Book: We are all connected: Coast Salish, Coastal Rainforests, and Cougars
- Book: We are all connected: Sto:lo, riparian forests and black bears
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