Try these basic strategies to begin your research in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Keyword Searches
Combine keywords relating to the concept of Indigenous identity AND keywords about education. For example:
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Finding Materials in the UBC Catalogue
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Helpful Hints for Keyword Searches
- Use quotation marks to search for a phrase.
Example: "First Nations" - Use a question mark to truncate a term to search for words with the same stem.
Example: Curric? retrieves Curriculum, Curricula, Curricular, etc.
Try these basic strategies to begin your research in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Subject Headings
Subject headings are a tool designed to help researchers find similar materials. These are only some examples of the many subject headings that X̱wi7x̱wa Library uses. Spend a few minutes exploring them when you find a book in the catalogue that supports your research.
Browse Catalogue > Subject begins with:
- Aboriginal Canadians--Education--Study and teaching.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Education--British Columbia.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Cultural education.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Curriculum development.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Curriculum materials.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Curricula.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Pedagogy.
- Indigenous pedagogy.
- Indians of North America--Study and teaching.
- Native language and education.
- Aboriginal Canadians--Adult education.
Browse Catalogue > Subject contains:
Try these basic strategies to begin your research in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Browse Call Numbers
X̱wi7x̱wa Library uses a unique Classification Scheme. Come by the library to browse the shelves or search for the following call numbers on our online catalogue.
See call numbers beginning with E for materials on education:
See call numbers beginning with YU for children's literature:
Finding Materials in the Community
"Community resources are integral to creating a learning environment that is consistent with First Peoples ways of learning. In addition to providing rich learning experiences for students, community resource people are sometimes the only available source of oral texts." (From In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom).
Resources include:
- Ministry of Education - Aboriginal Education
- Local School Districts
- Local Nations, Bands, and Tribal Councils (see Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)
- Umbrella Organizations (e.g. Union of BC Indian Chiefs)
- Book and Film Distributors and Publishers (see Indigenous Publishers research guide)
- Museums, Galleries, and Cultural Centres
- Friendship Centres
- BC Treaty Commission
See the Associations page of this guide for a list of Education Associations. See the Associations page of the First Nations & Indigenous Studies guide for a more comprehensive list of Indigenous Associations.
From In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom (page 17).
Puppet Collection
Xwi7xwa Library has a growing collection of Native Explore Puppets from the Storyteller's Puppet Collection, designed by Indigenous artists for use in and outside the classroom. As well as proving an excellent resource for storytelling, using puppets as a teaching tool can improve communication and collaboration for young learners, and bridge gaps between actual and imaginative play in the classroom. Puppets can also play an important role in teaching languages, through helping learners to enhance their listening skills and internalize oral language patterns.
Puppets available to borrow from Xwi7xwa Library include:
- Mouse Woman (Morgan Green, Tsimshian)
- Bigfoot the Sasquatch (Justien Senoa Wood, Northern Tutchone, Dene)
- Tricky the Raven (Doug LaFortune, Coast Salish)
- Sky the Eagle Bird Totem (Doug LaFortune, Coast Salish)
Browse the puppet collection from the Xwi7xwa Library website by searching either of the following:
- Keywords: "Storyteller's puppet collection"
- Call number: ET Story Puppet
For more information on teaching with puppets, please visit: