Aboriginal Resources


Below are links to a variety of resources to help learn more about the long history of Aboriginal sport and the achievements of Aboriginal athletes. The important messages in these stories and resources provide a valuable message for all students, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal alike.

Four Host First Nations Society:
Vancouver’s successful bid for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is bringing the world’s premier sporting event to the traditional and shared traditional territories of the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, known as the Four Host First Nations. The Four Host Nations will be using the 2010 Winter Games to promote First Nations culture and to take advantage of the social, sport, cultural and economic opportunities and legacies that will arise as a result of the Games. See the Four Host First Nations Welcome Message for the 2010 Games.


 


VANOC: Find Your Passion in Sport:
The Find Your Passion in Sport poster series features up-and-coming Aboriginal athlete role models from across Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), and is part of a campaign to encourage participation in sport among Aboriginal youth.  Printable posters of the six Aboriginal athletes are available, along with three lesson starters designed by Aboriginal educators that can be used in conjunction with the posters.

Canadian Olympic Committee’s Aboriginal Olympian Stories: (free registration required)
Get inspired by the stories of 4 Aboriginal Olympians, each with a valuable message for students. Each story includes lesson ideas for teachers and is available in English, French, Mohawk, Cree and Hul’qumi’num.

  • Waneek Horn-Miller: Self-Respect
  • Alwyn Morris: Leadership
  • Angela Chalmers: Excellence
  • Tom Longboat: Perseverance

BC Hall of Fame: Aboriginal Sport lesson plans: (free registration required)
The BC Sports Hall of Fame has created two lessons featuring Aboriginal sport and athletes.

  • Running, and the balance between sport, culture, society, spirituality and emotions, featuring Angela Chalmers.
  • Physical fitness with traditional Aboriginal games, featuring the 1936 North Shore Indians lacrosse team.

BC Ministry of Education’s Aboriginal Learning Resources
This site includes several useful resources for teachers looking to add Aboriginal content to lessons in a variety of subjects.

Mini North American Indigenous Games
On October 5, 2007, the Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project (ACIP) team organized and held a mini North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) at George Bonner Middle School in the Cowichan Valley. The objective of the event was to raise the profile and awareness of the NAIG in a middle school setting. Other objectives of the mini NAIG concept included promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyles among students, taking the opportunity to share and celebrate local Aboriginal culture and promoting the mini NAIG as an active learning unit.