This resource explores the transformation of Saskatchewan’s landscape and communities over time, focusing on the environmental, cultural, and social changes that accompanied settlement and development. It encourages reflection on how past ways of life have been altered or lost, supporting deeper understanding of historical change.
Strengths of the resource:
• Examines environmental and social change
• Encourages historical reflection
• Connects past and present contexts
• Supports Saskatchewan history outcomes
• Provides clear narrative structure
• Suitable for classroom discussion
This resource provides an accessible introduction to Indigenous rights in Canada, explaining key concepts such as treaties, land rights, and legal recognition. It supports student understanding of historical and contemporary issues related to Indigenous peoples and encourages informed, respectful engagement.
Strengths of the resource:
• Explains foundational concepts clearly
• Supports Indigenous studies curriculum outcomes
• Connects historical and contemporary contexts
• Uses accessible, student-friendly language
• Encourages respectful understanding
• Suitable for introductory learning contexts
CBC News Saskatchewan is a regional news service provided by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that delivers current, locally focused reporting on events and issues across Saskatchewan. It is intended for the general public, including educators and students, and supports awareness of provincial developments through coverage of politics, education, Indigenous issues, community events, and public affairs.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides up-to-date Saskatchewan news
• Supports media literacy development
• Includes diverse regional perspectives
• Offers accessible multimedia reporting
CTV News Saskatchewan is a regional news service within the CTV News network that provides coverage of current events and issues across Saskatchewan. It delivers reporting on topics such as provincial politics, education, public safety, Indigenous issues, and community affairs, and is intended for a broad audience, including educators and students, to support awareness of local and national developments through accessible multimedia journalism.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides timely Saskatchewan news coverage
• Includes video and broadcast journalism
• Supports media literacy development
• Offers accessible local reporting
This resource examines the history of Indigenous peoples on the Canadian plains and the impacts of colonization, including policies, disease, and displacement in the late 19th century. It provides a detailed and critical perspective that supports deeper understanding of Canadian history and Indigenous experiences.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides in-depth historical analysis
• Supports Indigenous history perspectives
• Connects policy to historical outcomes
• Encourages critical thinking
• Includes well-researched evidence
• Suitable for advanced classroom discussions
Eagle Feather News is an independent Indigenous newspaper based in Saskatchewan that provides news coverage focused on First Nations and Métis communities. It serves a broad audience, including educators, students, and community members, and offers reporting on topics such as governance, education, culture, justice, and community events, supporting awareness of Indigenous perspectives and current issues.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides Indigenous-focused news coverage
• Highlights Saskatchewan community issues
• Supports culturally relevant perspectives
• Includes current events and feature stories
This resource examines Saskatchewan’s political and economic history, focusing on key shifts that have shaped the province over time. It provides analysis of policy decisions, economic developments, and changing political ideologies, supporting a deeper understanding of Saskatchewan’s evolution.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides analysis of political change
• Connects economic and social developments
• Supports Saskatchewan curriculum outcomes
• Encourages critical thinking about policy
• Includes regional historical context
• Suitable for senior-level discussions
Global News Saskatchewan is a regional news collection within the Global News network that provides coverage of current events and issues across Saskatchewan. It offers reporting on topics such as provincial politics, education, crime, Indigenous issues, business, and community affairs, and is intended for the general public, including educators and students, to support awareness of local and national developments through accessible multimedia journalism.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides up-to-date Saskatchewan coverage
• Includes video and multimedia reports
• Supports media literacy development
• Offers diverse local news perspectives
The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada is an interactive, bilingual digital resource developed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in collaboration with Indigenous organizations. It provides comprehensive, map-based and narrative content on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, including histories, cultures, languages, governance, and contemporary issues, and is designed to support educators, students, and the general public in building geographic and cultural understanding.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides Indigenous-authored perspectives
• Integrates maps with cultural content
• Supports Truth and Reconciliation learning
• Includes classroom-ready multimedia materials
This resource is an anthology designed for secondary teachers, focusing on inquiry-based approaches in history, geography, and social studies. It provides practical strategies, examples, and frameworks to support the development of critical thinking and disciplinary inquiry in the classroom.
Strengths of the resource:
• Supports inquiry-based instructional practices
• Provides practical classroom strategies
• Includes examples across subject areas
• Encourages critical thinking skills
• Aligns with secondary curriculum outcomes
• Offers teacher-focused guidance
This resource highlights the contributions and experiences of Métis soldiers from Saskatchewan, offering insight into their roles in military service and their significance in Canadian history. It supports learning about Métis identity and perspectives while connecting to broader themes of citizenship and participation.
Strengths of the resource:
• Highlights Métis perspectives and contributions
• Supports Canadian and Indigenous history outcomes
• Connects military service to identity
• Provides regional Saskatchewan context
• Encourages recognition of diverse experiences
• Suitable for classroom discussion and inquiry
This resource explores the history and impacts of the Sixties Scoop, examining the experiences of Indigenous children and families affected by child welfare policies in Canada. It supports understanding of historical injustice and its lasting effects, while encouraging respectful engagement with Indigenous perspectives.
Strengths of the resource:
• Supports Indigenous history and perspectives
• Examines impact of government policies
• Encourages critical and reflective thinking
• Connects past events to present realities
• Raises awareness of social justice issues
• Suitable for inquiry-based learning
Sask History Online is a digital resource developed by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society that provides curated primary and secondary materials related to the province’s history. It includes photographs, documents, maps, and interpretive content intended to support educators, students, and researchers in exploring Saskatchewan’s past through localized and evidence-based sources.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides Saskatchewan-specific historical content
• Includes diverse primary source materials
• Supports inquiry-based learning approaches
• Offers educator-friendly contextual descriptions
This resource provides a comprehensive overview of Saskatchewan’s history, tracing political, social, and economic developments from early Indigenous presence to the modern era. It offers a balanced and accessible narrative that supports students in understanding the province’s evolving identity and key historical events.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides broad chronological coverage
• Connects political and social developments
• Includes Indigenous and settler perspectives
• Supports Saskatchewan curriculum outcomes
• Offers clear and accessible narrative
• Suitable for a range of grade levels
This resource presents a rich portrayal of Saskatchewan’s culture, landscape, and people through a combination of visual art and narrative. It supports understanding of regional identity and heritage while offering an engaging, interdisciplinary approach to learning.
Strengths of the resource:
• Combines visual art and written content
• Highlights Saskatchewan culture and identity
• Supports interdisciplinary connections
• Provides engaging and accessible format
• Encourages appreciation of local heritage
• Suitable for a range of grade levels
This historical resource explores the experiences of prairie pioneers in Canada between 1867 and 1914, providing insight into settlement, daily life, and social development during this period. It supports understanding of Western Canadian history through narrative accounts and contextual analysis suitable for classroom use.
Strengths of the resource:
• Supports Canadian history curriculum outcomes
• Provides detailed historical context
• Includes perspectives on pioneer life
• Connects social and economic themes
• Suitable for classroom discussion
• Encourages historical inquiry skills
This resource introduces the six key historical thinking concepts developed to support students in analyzing and interpreting the past. It provides a framework for engaging with historical content through inquiry, evidence, and critical reflection, making it highly relevant for classroom instruction.
Strengths of the resource:
• Introduces historical thinking concepts
• Supports inquiry-based learning
• Encourages critical analysis of sources
• Provides clear conceptual framework
• Applicable across grade levels
• Supports curriculum-aligned instruction
The Canadian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, bilingual online reference that provides authoritative information on Canada’s history, geography, culture, politics, and society. It is designed for a broad audience, including educators, students, and the general public, and supports curriculum-aligned learning through accessible, well-researched articles. The resource is maintained by subject experts and includes multimedia content to support understanding.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides reliable, Canadian-focused content
• Supports curriculum-aligned research tasks
• Includes bilingual articles and perspectives
• Offers multimedia to enhance learning
The Historical Thinking Concepts page from the Historical Thinking Project outlines a research-informed framework for teaching and learning history through six interrelated concepts: historical significance, primary source evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, historical perspectives, and the ethical dimension. Developed for educators and students, the framework supports historical inquiry by emphasizing critical analysis of evidence and interpretation, and by promoting deeper understanding of past events beyond memorization. [historical...hinking.ca].
Strengths of the resource:
• Defines key historical thinking concepts
• Supports inquiry-based history instruction
• Encourages critical analysis of sources
• Connects theory to classroom practice
This resource explores the experiences of homesteaders on the Canadian prairies, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of settling the land. It provides insight into daily life, community development, and the historical context of prairie settlement in an accessible narrative form.
Strengths of the resource:
• Describes daily life of settlers
• Provides historical context of homesteading
• Supports Canadian history outcomes
• Includes relatable narrative elements
• Connects environment and settlement
• Suitable for classroom discussion
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan is a governmental repository that preserves and provides access to historical records related to Saskatchewan’s social, cultural, political, and economic development. It serves educators, researchers, and the public by offering primary sources such as photographs, documents, maps, and oral histories that support inquiry-based learning and historical research.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides access to primary historical sources
• Supports inquiry-based learning approaches
• Includes diverse formats and media
• Offers Saskatchewan-specific historical content
The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture is an online resource that presents curated exhibits on Métis history, culture, and identity in Canada. Developed collaboratively with Métis organizations, it offers thematic collections, primary sources, and interpretive narratives intended to support educators, students, and the general public in understanding Métis perspectives and contributions. The resource emphasizes cultural continuity, community voices, and historical context.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides Métis-centered perspectives
• Includes curated virtual exhibits
• Supports culturally responsive teaching
• Offers primary sources and narratives
The Western Producer is a Canadian weekly newspaper that focuses on agriculture and rural issues across the Prairie provinces. It provides news, analysis, and features on topics such as farming practices, agricultural policy, markets, technology, and rural community life, and is intended for producers, industry stakeholders, and the general public, including educators and students.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides agriculture-focused reporting
• Supports understanding of Prairie issues
• Includes market and policy analysis
• Offers industry-relevant perspectives
This resource introduces students to the role and function of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, explaining how laws are created and how government operates at the provincial level. It supports civic education by helping students understand democratic processes, responsibilities, and the structure of government in a clear and accessible way.
Strengths of the resource:
• Explains provincial government structure clearly
• Supports citizenship education outcomes
• Uses accessible, student-friendly language
• Connects to real-world civic processes
• Provides foundational understanding of law-making
• Suitable for classroom discussions and inquiry
PressReader is a digital platform that provides access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world in their original, full-format layouts. It is designed for a broad audience, including educators, students, and researchers, and supports literacy and current events learning by offering up-to-date, authentic media sources across a wide range of topics and perspectives.
Strengths of the resource:
• Provides access to global news publications
• Supports media literacy and critical reading
• Includes current and archived issues
• Offers authentic, full-format publications
Curio is the CBC’s educational streaming service made available at no cost to Saskatchewan teachers and students by the Ministry of Education and is available on ROVER. Previewing resources is recommended.
Key features of this resource:
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- Access to a large CBC collection of:
- educational series
- documentaries
- news stories
- archival footage
- podcasts
- radio programs
- Content in English and French
- Search using:
- Grades, themes, subjects, titles, keywords
- Access to a large CBC collection of:
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This document will assist individuals and communities to engage in meaningful discussions and actions to respond to the experiences, perspectives and needs of students and families who are gender and/or sexually diverse (GSD).
Content includes:
- Gender and Sexual Diversity
- First Nations and Métis Ways of Knowing
- Assumptions, Privilege and Oppression
- Comprehensive School Community Health (CSCH)
- CSCH Approach to Creating Inclusive Schools
and grades. Suggested curriculum outcomes are identified and, if applicable, supporting indicators
are noted.
The purpose of the presentation is to describe strategies teachers can use to approach content that may be perceived as sensitive in their community in order to:
- ensure the learning environment is safe for respectful dialogue;
- teach students how to think critically about any topic with an open mind; and,
- meet curricular outcomes.
