Native Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit, and Metis. Fifth Edition

This bibliography lists materials on Native peoples available through the library at the Manitoba Department of Education and Training (Canada). All materials are loanable except the periodicals collection, which is available for in-house use only. Materials are categorized under the headings of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis and include both print and audiovisual resources. Print materials include books, research studies, essays, theses, bibliographies, and journals; audiovisual materials include kits, pictures, jackdaws, phonodiscs, phonotapes, compact discs, videorecordings, and films. The approximately 2,000 listings include author, title, publisher, a brief description, library call number, and appropriate age level of the material. Age levels include early years, middle years, and senior years. Resources for teachers are also noted. Topics include the arts, crafts and games, music, autobiographies, biographies, contemporary society, culture groups, education, history, literature, Native languages, religion, mythology, and rites. The bibliography also includes criteria for identifying and evaluating bias in instructional resources involving culture, religion, sex, age, and disabilities; a glossary of terms; circulation policies for loanable and bookable resources; video dubbing information; information on the periodicals collection; and a title index. (LP)