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ELEMENTARY READING BOOKS:
ACHIKOSIS AND THE WEETIGO
Written by Raymond Beaumont; illustrated by Dave Disbrowe
Reviewed by professional colleagues and community elders
Cc1996
ISBN: 0-9735503-8-4
This is a story about Achikosis, a Cree boy who has a confrontation with a weetigo and saves himself with the help of Wesakaychak. It is designed to focus children’s attention on the difference between needs and wants, a concept that is developed in primary Social Studies.
BIG JIM MAKES SOME FRIENDS
By Raymond Beaumont
ISBN: 0-9735503-9-2
This picture book with accompanying text is about a lonely boy who finds acceptance from his classmates. It’s designed to be used for primary students to teach them not only to accept differences among themselves and others, but also to understand that difference can be an advantage.
CLARA SEES A MOOSE
By Byron Aptagon
ISBN: 0-9735504-0-6
This is a picture book with text based on a childhood experience of Clara Halcrow of Norway House. It is designed to encourage discussion among primary children about their fears, especially fear of new things and experiences.
I'LL EAT THEM ALL UP
By Raymond Beaumont; illustrated by Dave Disbrowe
Rviewed by professional colleagues and community elders
Layout and editing done by Adele Lafreniere
Cc1996
ISBN: 0-9735504-1-4
This is a story in the traditional Cree legend form about a group of boys and girls fleeing from a weetigo, a mythical monster that feeds on human flesh. Aided by the miraculous powers of Wesakaychak, the trickster, they make their escape. The story is designed for entertainment and for language reinforcement, especially of such forms as big, bigger, biggest, tall, taller, tallest, etc…
JAMES SNARES A RABBIT
By Byron Apetagon
ISBN: 0-9735504-3-0
This is a picture book with text based on an incident in the life of James Apetagon of Norway House. It is a story in a northern setting about a boy who is learning to trap. Designed for primary children, it is a story of growing up, learning new things, and taking on responsibility.
LEGEND OF WESAKAYJACK AND THE LOON
Cc1990
One with text and one without text
Native Legends N – 1
Told by the Norway House elders to local teacher Byron Apetagon, this legend was written and illustrated by him for use with primary children. It was about Wesakayjack, the trickster, who attempted to capture waterfowl for his supper by devious means. Foiled by the loon, Weskayjack gets his revenge. Printed in two versions, one with and one without text, it is designed for the use at the primary level.
RAVENS FLY HIGH
By Blaine Klippenstein
Cc1991
A beginning to read booklet written in English, Cree and Cree syllabics.
SYDNEY AND THE BEAR
By Byron Aptagon
This is a picture book with text about a boy who has a frightening experience with a bear. Based on an incident in the life of Sydney Osborne Jr. of Norway House, it is designed to teach primary children the need to be careful when out in the wilderness. It also teaches the value of a caring family.
THE TRIP TO TOWN
By Blain Klippenstein
Cc1991
A beginning to read booklet written in English, Cree and Cree syllabics.
BERENS RIVER: A COMMUNITY STUDY
By Sandi Lindsay
Cc1992
Student Manual: ISBN: 0-9689394-2-2
Teacher's guide & resource file: ISBN: 0-9689394-3-0
A detailed study of a Saulteaux community on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, keeping with learning outcomes in the provincial social studies guides for grades 3 – 4.
EBB & FLOW STORIES
By Raymond Beaumont
Cc1997
ISBN: 0-9689394-4-9
The stories collected are representative of the way people at Ebb & Flow have faced life in this century. They describe the challenges they faced with courage, independence, humour, determination and pride.
FOUR COMMUNITIES: A STUDY OF HOLLOW WATER,
MANIGOTOGAN, SEYMOURVILLE AND AGHAMING
By: Sandi Lindsay
Cc1990
Student Manual: ISBN: 0-9689394-5-7
Teacher's guide & resource file: ISBN: 0-9689394-6-5
Native Education Grade 3-6
A study of a Saulteaux community at the southeast side of Lake Winnipeg. Illustrated with maps and pictures, this study provides a valuable resource for study of a small, remote Manitoba native community.
GRAND RAPIDS STORIES: VOL. 1
Collected by Jennifer Cook and Allison Mercredi
Edited by Raymond Beaumont, contributions by Bernadette Ballentyne … [et al.]
Cc1991
ISBN: 0-9689394-7-3
These Stories are an attempt to capture the history that is alive and well in Grand Rapids, Manitoba. Recollections and contributions in this book are by local fishermen, trappers, homemakers and others. Includes a breakdown on the history of most of the family names present in Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS STORIES: VOL. II
Collected by Jennifer Cook and Raymond Beaumont
Edited by Raymond Beaumont, contributions by Joseph Buck … [et al.] (1997)
Cc1996
ISBN: 0-9689394-8-1
This is the second of two booklets dedicated to the history of Grand Rapids through the voices of its people. The stories invite the readers to open a window into the past and take a step back in time in order to gain new perspectives on life in Grand Rapids today.
METIS VOICES/METIS LIFE
Cc1995
ISBN: 0-9689394-9-X
Grade 5 and up
Metis Voices/Metis Life is a collection of stories from communities in the Frontier School Division as told to interviewer Larry Krotz. It highlights the Metis contribution to our history through the words of Metis men and women, as well as a few non-Metis people, who add their insights on the Metis way of life.
MOOSE LAKE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Cc2000
ISBN: 0-9735503-0-9
This Publication focuses on the fifty-year period leading up to the union of the North West and Hudson's Bay Companies in 1821. This was an exciting time in the fur trade, when intense competition between the two giant fur trade companies meant lower prices for their aboriginal hunting partners. This time period produced some colourful characters, like Alexander Kennedy, Governor William Williams, and Colin Robertson of the HBC, and NWC men like George Nelson and Simon McGillivary. Notable aboriginal hunters included Messinakeshick and Wapusk, men who had originally lived in the region about York Factory, but who had migrated inland with the traders.
NORWAY HOUSE ANTHOLOGY: STORIES OF THE ELDERS, VOL. I
By Byron Apetagon
Cc1992
ISBN: 0-9735503-2-5
Grade 5 and up
Oral history collected from elders at Norway House, including life stories, Cree legends, changes in the community, and hopes for the future.
NORWAY HOUSE ANTHOLOGY: STORIES OF THE ELDERS, VOL. II
Cc1992
ISBN: 0-9735503-3-3
Similar to the anthology listed on the previous page. Consisting of life stories, Cree legends and local history.
NORWAY HOUSE ANTHOLOGY: LOCAL STORIES AND LEGENDS, VOL. III
By Byron Apetagon
Cc1994
ISBN: 0-9735503-4-1
Native Studies, Grades 5 & up
Third in a series, this is an anthology of local stories and legends from Norway House collected and illustrated by Byron Apetagon. A blend of old and more contemporary storytelling traditions among the Cree, it will be useful for teachers as they reinforce cultural values.
NORWAY HOUSE: A BRIEF HISTORY: FROM ITS BEGINNINGS
TO TREATY ADHESIONS IN 1908
Cc1989, 1993
ISBN: 0-9735503-5-X
History, Native Studies, High School
This brief history was written to introduce teachers and others to the rich heritage of Norway House. Based on the records of the Hudson's Bay Company, the church and other archival sources, it highlights the importance of Norway House as an inland distribution centre for the fur trade. It also includes considerable information on its local Cree population.
ORIGINS AND INFLUENCES: THE FIRST YEARS OF THE REVEREND HENRY BUDD
Cc1992
ISBN: 0-9735503-6-8
Canadian History - Senior High 11-12
Explores the family background and circumstances of the Rev. Henry Budd, originally of Norway House, and it's impact on his later life. It illustrates the movement of the Mukego Cree from York Factory inland to places like Norway House, Cumberland and Red River Colony.
TREATY TIME: A SIMULATION ACTIVITY
By Raymond Beaumont
Cc1991
ISBN: 0-9735503-7-6
Native Education Grades 10 - 12
A Simulation activity centred around the signing of Treaty No. 5 at Norway House in late September 1875. It consists of role profiles for 30 individuals, (19 required) all of whom were real people. Familiarizes students with issues current at the time of the treaty by involving them in simulated treaty negotiations.
WABOWDEN: MILE 137 ON THE HUDSON BAY RAILWAY
By Raymond Shirritt-Beaumont
Cc 2004
ISBN: 0-9689394-1-4
Grades 5 and up
This history is mainly focused on the development of Wabowden in the first quarter of the twentieth century in response to the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway. However, it also provides information on earlier times, particularly about Wegg’s House a fur trade post of the Hudson’s Bay Company built in 1795, as well as about the origins of the earliest Cree families in the region. Included as well is a brief description of the town as it is today. Consisting of 144 pages, with over 100 illustrations and maps and a comprehensive index, this publication will be useful to teachers and students alike for study of the social and economic history of Northern Manitoba.
MANITOBA'S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
Grade 11 Curriculum
This curriculum is a high-school course, which centres on origins, archaeology, linguistics, history up to circa 1900 and contains much new research on Native peoples never before developed for use in the classroom. The course consists of seven units as follows:
An inquiry into the origins of the Aboriginal Peoples of America; The Oldtimers: First Peoples of the Land of the North Wind; Separate units on The Ininiwak or Cree; The Anishinabe or Saulteaux/Ojibway; The Chipewyan Dene from Pre-European Contract to Treaties; The Dakota of Manitoba: From 1862 to Century's End; and Manitoba's Metis and Mixed-Bloods from European Contact to Scrip. Each unit consists of a teacher's guide, student handouts, maps, and unit plans, which stress the development of thinking. There are also recommended texts for use as teacher references or student resources. Most of these are in print or available in good libraries. The pedagogical focus is student-centred, activity based lessons, which emphasize an inquiry/problem-solving approach and open-ended answers. The unit was designed for Native Studies 31G in Frontier School Division, but could be used in Canadian History classes for units on aboriginal history and contributions to the development of Canada.