NEW 2015 RESOURCES
First Nations History Theme Page
This "Theme Page" has links to curricular resources (information, content...) to help students/teachers learn about the History of First Nations People. Please read our disclaimer.
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs: Historical References
- A brief summary of British Columbia's history as it touches upon Aboriginal
- This section of the National Atlas Information Service provides maps showing
areas covered by treaties from pre-Confederation to 1923. A table gives details
of treaties, including parties involved. The map is at scale 1:7 500 000.
- This is Volume II of the Canada Heirloom Series containing eight chapters,
each giving a history of Native Groups within a region of Canada. Chapter
cover the history of Aboriginal life in Cape Breton, St. Lawrence Lowlands,
Woodland, Plains, NWT/Yukon/BC, Arctic, Metis, and Northwest Coast.
- Canadian Museum of Civilization: First Peoples Hall/Archeology Hall
- Over a dozen exhibits on the history and culture of First People in Canada
including the Arctic.
- This page contains some resources that look at the exploration of the New
World from the First Nations' perspective.
- This site has histories of approximately 240 tribes ( from first contact
to 1900). Although the tribes will be primarily from the U.S., First Nations
from Canada and Mexico that had important roles (Huron, Micmac, Assiniboine,
etc.) will be included. Documents on tribes has information in the following
categories: location, population, names, language, sub-nations, villages and
bands, current groups, culture, and history.
Nations Territories of the Pacific Northwest
- This subsection of "The Northwest Connection," a Website focusing on Native
art, provides a condensed history of the Northwest Coastal people with an
emphasis on their cultural history.
- A Historical Look at Canada & B.C.'s Relationship With First Nations
- A brief timeline of major events in BC with a First Nations impact.
History of the Northwest Coast
- A collection of excerpts from journals during the European/Indian contact
period on the NW Coast.
Bay Digital Collection
- Images of the Hudson's Bay Company's museum collection donated to the Manitoba
Museum of Man and Nature. Resources are organized within Ten categories, including
Inuit, Aboriginal, and Metis cultures.
about Innu History and Culture
- About fifty articles/resources on the history of the Innu (formerly known
as Montagnais or Naskapi) of eastern Quebec and Labrador.
- These CLN Theme Page has a number of links on the First Nations' use of
masks. See in particular, Masks.org, Richard Hunt, and the U'Mista Cultural
Centre Potlatch Collection.
American History Resources on the Internet
- A meta-list of links to Websites/resources dealing with Aboriginal history.
Note: many of the meta-list's sites that would be of interest to Canadian
students are already present on this theme page.
- Native Soldiers, Foreign Battlefields: The Wartime Contribution of Canada's
- In producing this publication, Veterans Affairs Canada hopes that Canadians,
particularly those who are learning about Canadian history in the classroom,
will gain a better understanding of the contribution of Aboriginal veterans
to this nation's wartime response.
- A document summarizing the history of the Nisga'a of the Nass River valley
in Northwest BC.
Landscape of the Imagination
- The National Library has drawn on its collection of books, magazines, manuscripts
and music to reveal the North of the artist. The collection...lends itself
naturally to the retelling of one strand of northern history - the North as
experienced and recreated through the imagination of its artist.Click the
button above to browse through the entire site, or go directly to the historical
resources below. Each of these resources has links to other relevant National
Library historical documents.
Elders: Interviews with Saskatchewan Elders
- Developers of this site hope to promote cultural awareness and provide
younger generations with access to a history that may otherwise be inaccessible.
This Website includes a searchable database of images and information provided
in the interviews.
Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme Page
- This CLN Theme Page has links to a number of resources/lessons on First
- When the early European explorers arrived in our land, the (French) initially
referred to our people as Sourquois and later as Mi'kmaq; we call ourself
Inu (Human Being). Our nation consists of the areas now known as New Brunswick,
Maine, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. For historical
information, click on "history" and "historic photos."
Note: The sites listed above will serve as a source of curricular content in First Nations History. For other resources in Aboriginal Studies (e.g., curricular content, lesson plans, and theme pages), click the "previous screen" button below. Or, click here if you wish to return directly to the CLN menu which will give you access to educational resources in all of our subjects.