Indian Legend
Curriculum Standards
Integrating Aboriginal Perspective into Curricula Document - Sometimes the lesson of the story was not implicitly stated so that the child would have to find his or her own lessons from the information woven into the story. - Demonstrate awareness that Aboriginal stories contain more than one teaching. English Language Arts 5.2.2 - Identify and examine ways in which culture, society and language conventions shape texts. How to Access This Resource
Indian Legend has a comprehensive website that provides links to all of their projects and networks at http://www.indianlegend.com/. To learn about more Aboriginal legends and stories, including links on where to access hard copies of the books, visit Indian Legend's Library page. To access more Aboriginal resources available online, visit their Links page. |
Classroom Use
"This website is an ever growing resource designed to keep the stories and legends of various aboriginal cultures alive. Although all of the texts appearing on this site are in the English language, our goal was to present each text in it's earliest translated form, so that the richness of the details would still be present; undiluted from centuries of retelling." This resource compliments some of the resources found in the Teaching Aboriginal Topics Conference Package on Aboriginal legends. It could be used to learn about Aboriginal legends, about a specific Aboriginal group or about the use of language in regards to culture. This website could also be used to pull material from to meet any number of E.L.A outcomes while still representing Aboriginal perspective. The Links page also has over 100 links to additional websites that can be used for supplementary activities. |