Contact and Acknowledgements
This guide is maintained by Desmond Wong, Outreach Librarian
Phone: (416) 978-1945
E-mail: de.wong@utoronto.ca
This guide was originally built in 2013 by Rebekah Bédard, an OISE Library practicum student, in collaboration with the Deepening Knowledge Project.
Searching for Dual Indigenous Language Materials
NOTE: This method will only assist in finding dual language materials in the Children's Literature Collection. While we are standardizing the names used for Indigenous languages in our catalogue, there are still items that will bear a different language name (e.g. Anishinaabemowin vs. Ojibwe). We are working on this process.
Search steps:
- Consider which Indigenous language you want to use (e.g. Cree)
- In the Advanced Search section, select Search for: Catalogue
- From the "Format" drop-down menu, choose the Books option
- In the search bar, type "Dual Language [Indigenous language]" (e.g. dual language Cree)
- Choose the Call Number option from the “Any field” drop-down menu.
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Indigenous Language MaterialsA selection of Indigenous Language Materials in the OISE Library
Indigenous Language Learning Materials
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Castel's English-Cree dictionary and memoirs of the elders : based on the Woods Cree of Pukatawagan, ManitobaA Woods Cree Dictionary with memoirs from Elders.
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Michif Dictionary (2013)The dictionary was created to bank individual words and is useful for looking up specific Michif-Cree words.
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Ojibway language lexicon for beginnersA resource on the Lexicon of Anishinaabemowin.
Government and OCT Documents on Native Languages
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Native languages : a support document for the teaching of language patterns : Ojibwe and Cree : a resource guide : The Ontario curriculum, grades 1 to 12Curriculum overview of the instruction of Ojibwe and Cree from Grades 1 - 12.
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Native languages : course profile, grade 9, level 2, openCurriculum guideline and course profile for Native languages courses.
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Native languages : course profile, grade 10, level 3, openA course profile of Native Language Courses for Grade 10.
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Native languages : course profile [grade 11], level 4, open LNADO-LNODOA course profile of Native Language Courses for Grade 11.
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Native languages : course profile [grade 12], level 5, openA course profile of Native Language Courses for Grade 12.
Online Resources
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Algonquian Linguistic Atlas
A linguistic atlas of Algonquian languages across Canada with audio clips featuring Indigenous speakers -
First Voices Apps
A series of phone applications that features Indigenous language materials, created by the Nations who speak those languages.
