Great Women from our First Nations
by Kelly Fournel
Description:
Publisher's description (Second Story Press, 2007):
The book profiles ten outstanding women leaders in the Native community. All of these successful, trailblazing women are stellar role models who have raised the profile of Indigenous culture in North America. From heroines of the past to women making new history today, this exciting work of nonfiction reminds readers of the extraordinary contributions of Native Americans to our daily lives.
Author's Biography (From Strong Nations):
Kelly Fournel is a writer and editor living in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Her father’s family is Manitoba Métis (Cree and French Canadian-their Cree surname is Star) and her great-grandfather was a middleman for the Hudson’s Bay Company. She currently works for the Director of the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library and enjoys life with her husband and their beloved fat cat. Great Women Leaders from our First Nations is her first book.
Resource format: Non-fiction Collection
Age recommendation: Grades 4 - 8
Keywords: women, Indigenous women, strong women, inspiration, Métis women, Cree women, Inuit women, Mohawk women, biography, women's rights, Indigenous rights, profile, leadership, true story, nonfiction
Year of publication: 2007
Publisher information: Second Story Press
Teaching and Learning Ideas
Our team collaborated with new teachers, alumni of the Werklund School of Education’s Bachelor of Education program, to create teaching and learning plans for texts in this website. With audiences ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to Post-Secondary, lesson plans across this resource address a wide range of school subject areas, inclusive approaches, and Indigenous education topics, such as the revitalization of Indigenous languages. As this website was designed with Undergraduate Programs in Education instructors, as well as teachers in mind, connections to UPE courses have been flagged on each lesson plan. These lessons are intended as a starting place for educators, to help you envision ways in which you might bring Indigenous literatures, as well as ways of knowing, being, and doing, into your teaching contexts. Please adapt, use, and share these lessons in ways that are generative for your teaching practice. We offer our sincere thanks to the dozens of new teachers who gifted us with these creative ideas!
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