Resources – Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association

Indigenous knowledge is rooted in a relational context where everything is interconnected; it is inherent to the connection between the land and all living beings.

In this section knowledges from First Nations, Inuit and Metis perspectives will be shared in the form of literature, videos and additional website resources.

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	Anti-Indigeneity (What does it look like), Joel Garcia

Resources

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	Anti-Indigeneity (What does it look like), Joel Garcia
Ally Ship & Wampum Belts	Dakota Brant explains how we can include learning about ally ship and wampum belts with children in early years environments.
Anishinabek Nation Website	This online resource provides information about the Anishinabek Nation in Ontario. The Anishinabek Nation incorporated the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) which serves as a political advocate for 40 member First Nations across Ontario.
Anti-Indigeneity (What does it look like), Joel Garcia	Written by Joel Garcia, this website provides information and links to a Traditional Land Acknowledgement Guide.
Belonging, an Inuit Perspective	One of the foundations of How Does Learning Happen, Ontario\\\'s Pedagogy for the Early Years is belonging. An Inuit perspective on belonging is shared
Biwaase’aa/Maamaawisiiwin Education & Research Innovation ~2016-17 Final Report~	This report examines two promising initiatives that serve the needs of Indigenous students in Thunder Bay schools.
Embedding Indigenous Pedagogy in Early Learning Environments	Gloria Oshkabewisens-McGregor, Nookomis/Ojibwe Elder speaks about incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into early years environments
Finding Our Way—Our Documentation Process at Niwasa EarlyON Centre	Niwasa EarlyON Centre shares how they record Indigenous Pedagogical Documentation.
Fostering Resiliency with Indigenous Children and Families	An informational package, that focuses on fostering resiliency in the early years.
Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.	Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. offers Indigenous relations and cultural competency training online and through public and private training sessions.
Indigenous Reads by Indigenous Writers: A Children Reading List	This resource provides a list of 14 recommended childrens books by Indigenous writers and illustrators that are culturally relevant.
Knowledge Exchange Gathering: Beliefs about Risk Taking	07/19. Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and early years professionals across Ontario highlight Indigenous beliefs about risk-taking in early years environments with an emphasis on an Inuit perspective.
Knowledge Exchange Gathering: Land Based Knowledge	Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and educators will discuss land-based knowledge in early years environments with connection to How DoescLearning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years. This gathering will explore Indigenous perspectives of land-based knowledge emphasizing the interconnectedness between the natural and spiritual worlds and Indigenous identity.
Knowledge Exchange Gathering: Language	Embedding Indigenous Language(s) in early years environments.
Land as pedagogy: Nishnaabeg intelligence and rebellious transformation.	In the article Land as Pedagogy: Nishnaabeg intelligence and rebellious transformation Leanne Simpson (2014), speaks to reclaiming land as pedagogy; utilizing Nishnaabeg stories. Simpson (2014), highlights the importance of nurturing the future generations through land based education.
Mapping Indigenous languages in Canada (Language Families), Canadian Geographic	This web page provides information about Canada’s 12 Indigenous language families and provides details about where those languages are being spoken.
Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association – A Story of Five Sites	The Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association shares a story about five of the thirteen sites in urban and northern communities in Ontario. The sites highlighted in the video include: Hamilton, Fort Erie, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, and Sioux Lookout. Each site dives into how culture and language is instilled into their programs.
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education	A free course: Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education offered by: UBCx
Resilience and the power of one	A TedTalk video, with Monique Grey Smith. The focus of the video is on the 4 blankets of resiliency and how one person can have an impact in fostering resilience
The Leadership Journey in the Spirit of indigenous Early Childhood Educators in remote Northern First Nations Communities	Huston, L., (2018) outlines the gaps in mainstream early childhood support service systems and examines how to create a culturally relevant support services for Indigenous children with disabilities.
Thinking with Nunangat in proposing pedagogies for/with Inuit early childhood education.	In the following dissertation Rowan (2017), proposes pedagogies for/with Inuit early childhood education. Please see the following synopses for chapters 3, 5, and 6. Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework (dissertation p. 50). Nunangat is an Inuktitut word which references land, water and ice. In this chapter, Rowan (2017), proposes that Nunangat Pedagogies as a way of working on the land, with Inuit knowledge holders, in Inuit languages, in order to live Inuit ways of knowing and being in early childhood practice. Chapter 5: Thinking with land: working with Elders (dissertation p. 111). In this chapter Rowan (2017), writes about a land-based excursion to collect avalaqiat - willow branches. The purpose is to demonstrate the values of working with Elders and traditional knowledge holders in pedagogical practice. Chapter 6: Fox Trappings in Early Childhood (dissertation p. 139). In this article, Rowan (2017), reflects on ways in which children, educators, families and researchers learned about foxes. Here Rowan (2017), shows how thinking with Nunangat: land, water and ice, provided a strategy to learn about fox histories, biologies and presences, in connection with a child care centre in Nunavik.
Traditional history and characteristic sketches of the Ojibway Nation by George Copway	This website provides a copy of The traditional history and characteristic sketches of the Ojibway nation by George Copway digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University.
Video. Corn, Beans and Squash: The Three Sisters	Land based Learning in the Early Years.
Waking Up Ojibwe	This website contains various resources for educators: Language Kits, Readings, and Videos
Well-Being, an Inuit Perspective	One of the foundations of How Does Learning Happen, Ontario\'s Pedagogy for the Early Years is Well-Being. An Inuit perspective on well-being is shared.