• Carrying More By Freight

  Promoting rail transport is a vital strategy for addressing climate change by reducing emissions, enhancing energy efficiency, and promoting a more sustainable transportation system. Carrying more freight by rail could help reduce road congestion and...

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• Making Spruce Gum Tea

  The purpose of this activity is to show students how to harvest spruce gum and make  it into a traditional medicine tea that can be used to relieve colds and maintain good health.  Students will be outdoors in an area with spruce trees to learn...

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• Medicine Walk

  This activity offers students a hands-on experience in gathering local traditional medicines from the Stó:lo people in a respectful manner. Students will be introduced to each plant through images, and the educator will explain the benefits of...

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• Lessons from the Night Sky

  In this lesson, the concept of "a relationship with the land" is applied to the sky. Through a series of seven activities, students look at the sun, moon, and stars and connect these familiar objects to Indigenous culture as well as Western science....

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• Visiting with the Land

  Visiting with the Land is a series of twelve videos featuring guiding questions designed to enhance understanding of the Métis relationship with the Land. Narrated by Métis Knowledge Holder Krista Leddy, this series teaches students how...

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• Climate Change and the Great Lakes

  This lesson examines how climate change is impacting the Great Lakes. Using information provided in two feature newspaper articles, students learn how surrounding communities depend on these lakes and the specific threats that climate change presents...

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• Nitsitapiisinni - Stories and Spaces

  This Alberta-based website serves as an online reference tool developed by students and Elders from the Kainai Reserve. It features descriptions of sixty-two Indigenous plants native to the Blackfoot region, detailing their medicinal, cultural, and spiritual...

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• Métis Land-Based Learning - askîhk kiskinohamâtowin

  The 13 Moons (Askîhk kiskinohamâtowin) framework, grounded in Indigenous knowledge, offers a way to understand and connect with the natural world and its cycles. This resource includes thirteen lesson plans, slides, and information about land-based...

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• Land-Based Education: Personal Reflection

  This lesson plan focuses on viewing a video and reflecting on its insights regarding land-based learning. The video, set in the Mackenzie Mountains in an area known as Ká Te, features Dr. Glen Coulthard, a member of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation...

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• Land Based Education in Denendeh

  Decolonizing education involves connecting with the land and learning from it, which includes embracing traditional governance practices. It is also about fostering opportunities for the resurgence of Indigenous culture, sovereignty, and self-determination...

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• Walking Forward

  Walking Forward: Learning From Place is a resource for educators looking for ideas on how to incorporate First People’s Principles of Learning (FPPL) into their classroom. It offers powerful examples of how teachers are intertwining an inquiry mindset...

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• Learning from the land

  The Learning from the Land story map emphasizes the deep and enduring connection between Indigenous Peoples and the land, highlighting the importance of understanding the land as a source of life, identity, and cultural traditions. It showcases...

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• Connection to Local Land

  Connection to the Land is an engaging resource aimed at helping students understand the importance and relevance of the land acknowledgement of territory. It also helps students connect to where they live and to nurture and protect their local place. The...

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• The Seeds Are Our Children

  "The Seeds Are Our Children" is a short film that explores the traditional farming practices of the Hopi Tribe and their deep connection to the land. The film showcases the efforts of Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson, who aims to integrate modern science...

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• Fire Is Our Relation

  Fire Is Our Relation explores the Karuk Tribe's efforts to revive traditional, controlled burns (prescribed fire) on their ancestral lands in Northern California.  The film highlights how these practices, which were disrupted by colonization, are...

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• They Take Care of Us

   "They Take Care of Us" is a short film that examines how Indigenous communities are revitalizing traditional land management practices to tackle the climate crisis. The film highlights the restoration of buffalo on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana,...

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• The Trees Will Last Forever

  The Trees Will Last Forever highlights the sustainable forestry practices of the Menominee Tribe on their Wisconsin reservation. Despite a history of logging, their forest today holds a larger volume of timber than it did 160 years ago, thanks to their...

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• The Island Is A Canoe

  The Island Is a Canoe" focuses on the revival of traditional Native Hawaiian food forests and agroforestry practices. The film highlights how these practices, disrupted by Western influence, are being revitalized to improve food security and...

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• Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World

  The "Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World" lesson plan emphasizes the importance of Indigenous knowledge and practices in addressing environmental challenges, particularly climate change. It highlights the deep connection Indigenous...

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• You Are the Land

  You Are the Land is a wonderful read-aloud book for the early elementary classroom. The book via a rhyming text and beautiful watercolor illustrations reminds the reader that they are a part of the world around them. Each page compares the reader’s...

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