ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓃᖔᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ
Preserving the Past
NBES worked with Inhabit Education to create a series of Social Studies resources for use in Grade 2–4 classrooms and at home. Developed to increase access to the historically accurate work of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission (QTC), these resources present Inuit history through engaging, curriculum-aligned learning materials for children, families, and educators. They are free to download.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ
Inuit Nunagivaktangit
This Grade 2 non-fiction book explores camp life in the Qikiqtani Region. The book provides a detailed look at how Inuit traditionally lived in nomadic camps before being relocated to permanent communities starting in the 1950s.
The book teaches students about traditional life on the land, including moving with the seasons for resources, wayfinding, leadership, and decision-making within camps, the roles of adults and children, and the critical role of sled dogs.
ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ
Dogs Back Then
This Grade 3 book helps students appreciate the value of oral narratives as a source of historical information and as a powerful window into the past. It also provides an excellent model for educators, demonstrating how to meaningfully integrate oral narratives into classroom learning while supporting the Social Studies Curriculum’s Stories strand. By working together to uncover and document their community’s past, these students are not just learning history; they’re helping preserve it for future generations.
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᖅ
Moving
This Grade 4 book explores aspects of migration, including historical and contemporary reasons for moving. It helps educators meet curricular outcomes in the Stories strand of the Social Studies Curriculum.
ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ
Event Cards
For Grade 4, these timeline cards document significant changes in the North, with particular emphasis on interactions between Inuit and non-Inuit communities. These 25 printable event cards offer a look into the rapid social, cultural, and economic transformations experienced by Inuit communities in the North over time.
Students will gain insight into how these changes shaped contemporary Nunavut. This resource helps support the learning outcomes outlined in the Nunavut-made Social Studies Curriculum.
ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓃᖔᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ: ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓃᑦ ᑎᑭᑕᐅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ
ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒧᑦ
Preserving the Past: A Timeline of Contact Instructor Guide
This educator’s guide provides a lesson plan and additional information to support the creation of the timeline.
This project was funded with the generous support of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association