MI’KMAQ ADDITIONAL TEACHER RESOURCES
WEBSITES
- Parks Canada website of Kejimkujik National Park with information about the petroglyphs
- A variety of phrases spoken aloud in Mi’kmaq
- Another version of the Mi’kmaq Creation Story
- Online Mi’kmaq dictionary of words, song recordings, and children’s stories
- Extensive list of links to Mi’kmaq language resources, literature, history, and music recordings
- A culturally-based integrated curriculum unit on Mi’kmaq with lesson plans or Grades 4 – 6
- Bibliography, games and lesson plans on various Aboriginal peoples including the Mi’kmaq
- Lesson plans and links to resources on photosynthesis
- A charitable foundation that works with schools and community groups to create greener, healthier environments
- Links to creation myths from a variety of cultures around the world (Norse, Mayan, Chinese, Russian, etc.)
- Online videos for students on evolution, Charles Darwin, and the controversy over creation beliefs among religious and the scientific communities
- An education site on many school subject areas with lesson plans for each and for different student age levels. Links to interactive exercise to see how humans affect their environments and vice versa
- An interactive demonstration of photosynthesis with rhyme for kids
- Extensive list of links to Mi’kmaq language resources, literature, history, and music recordings
PUBLICATIONS:
Nowlan, Alden (1983). Nine Micmac Legends, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press ISBN: 0-88999-196-0.
Robertson, Marion (1998). Red Earth: Tales of the Micmacs, Halifax: Roseway Publishing Company Ltd.
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes and McGee, Harold (1983). The Micmac: How Their Ancestors Lived Five Hundred Years Ago, Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd ISBN: 0-920852-21-1.
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes (1989). Six Micmac Stories, Halifax: Nova Scotia Museum/Nimbus Publishing ISBN: 0-919680-35-6.
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes (988). Stories from the Six Worlds, Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd ISBN: 0-921054-06-8.
AUDIOVISUAL:
The Miracle of Life. Nova. VHS videotape. Distributed in Canada by Marlin Westwood Training, Mississauga. 60 minutes.
The Sacred Balance. 2-DVD package. 4 episodes. David Suzuki. Distributed by CBC Non-Broadcast Sales. 2002. 54 minutes per episode. Sacred Balance Productions Inc. For related on line activities and curriculum, please visit: Sacred Balance Kidzone and Sacred Balance Portal