BLACKFOOT ADDITIONAL TEACHER RESOURCES
WEBSITES
- Three Feathers – powwow educational materials
- Aboriginal Multimedia Society Pow wow Listings
- Canadian Aboriginal Festival – Toronto powwow site
- Native American calendar of North American powwows, teacher resources, videos, powwow etiquette, etc.
- Gathering of Nations website – calendar of North American powwows, educational materials
- Horizon Digital Art and Culture in Canada - A digital illustration of Naapi and the Mice and a different version of the legend
- California State University – powwow photos and videos
- Glenbow Museum - Teacher toolkit on Blackfoot culture and history
- Glenbow Museum - Photo essay on Blackfoot tipis
- Galileo Educational Network Association - Reflective discussions on ancient Blackfoot stories by students and teachers in Alberta
- Government of Alberta - Blackfoot language curriculum for junior grades
- Government of Alberta - Blackfoot language curriculum for middle grades
- Government of Alberta - Blackfoot language curriculum for senior grades
- Alberta Heritage Community Foundation - Spirituality and Creation curriculum for junior grades
- Alberta Heritage Community Foundation - Spirituality and Creation curriculum for middle grades
- Alberta Heritage Community Foundation - Spirituality and Creation curriculum for senior grades
- National Council on Economic Education - American economics based decision-making lesson plan for junior grades
- Lady Pixel’s Place - Resources on Blackfeet and Stoney legend based language arts
- Northern Arizona University - Blackfeet legends
- Calgary Board of Education - Blackfoot tipi drawings and construction instructions
- Calgary Board of Education – photos and descriptions of powwow dance styles
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre
- George Glazer Gallery - History of gavels
- Rules Online - Lesson plans on Robert’s Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedure
- CPAC website- live webcasting of Parliamentary proceedings at the House of Commons and CPAC in the Classroom Teacher Resources
- Library of Parliament, “Guide to the House of Commons”, January 2002
- Teacher’s Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy – Learning Strategies
- Lifelong Learning Online – powwow videos
- Wide variety of Blackfoot arts and culture resource links
- Amazon - Blackfoot powwow songs for kids available for sale
- Think Quest – photos and brief descriptions of male and female powwow dances plus craft and etiquette resources
AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES
If Only I Were an Indian...A film by John Paskievich. VHS cassette. National Film Board of Canada. 1997. 80 minutes.
This video depicts a group of Czechs and Slovaks who have set up an "Indian" community. This group wear traditional clothing and living in tipis and have chosen to adopt the traditional cultures of nineteenth century North American Native Indians. Three First Nations people from Canada witness their community as invited guests and stay to help judge a competition powwow.
PUBLICATIONS
Dancing with a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality. Rupert Ross. Reed Books Canada. 1992. ISBN 0-409-90648-4
Chapter three is called 'The Rules of Traditional Times' and is an overview of principles, rules or ethics, considered to be generally 'Native'. These are paraphrased from a Mohawk psychiatrist, Dr. Clare Brant. These rules were meant to help explain the conflict that can arise between Native and non-Native worldviews (in terms of law, education, the family, etc). These rules include 'The Ethic of Non-Interference' and 'The Ethic that Anger Not be Shown'