Culturally Appropriate Materials

  • Does this material acknowledge the contributions Aboriginal people have made to civilization?
  • Is this material sensitive to appropriate use of words and terminology?
  • Does this material effectively counteract the negative stereotypes of Aboriginal people?
  • Would this material make an Aboriginal person feel proud?
  • Did someone knowledgeable about Aboriginal people and the subject matter review it?

Sabourin, Beverly Anne and Associates. (December 1998). The Language of Literacy: A National Resource Directory of Aboriginal Literacy Programs. National Adult Literacy Database. [on-line], Fredericton, New Brunswick. Available: nald.ca/fulltext/langlit/contents.htm.