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Here be Dragons!: Breaking Down the Iron Cage for Aboriginal Children
Alternate Title
Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
Betty Bastien
Description
Chapter 4 from Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices From the Prairies edited by Ivan Brown, Ferzana Chaze, Don Fuchs, Jean Lafrance, Sharon McKay and Shelley Thomas Prokop.
Indigenous Pedagogy: Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Alternate Title
Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne McKeough
Stan Bird
Erin Tourigny
Angela Romaine
Susan Graham ... [et al.]
Description
Argues the importance of early literacy development through the use of traditional oral narrative by teachers and students.
Mother Earth's Children's Charter School in Canada: Imagining a New Story of School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marni Pearce
Charlene Crowe
Martha Letendre
Charlie Letendre
Lola Baydala
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 343-348
Description
Looks at inspiration behind school and the philosophy which focuses on respect for Mother Earth and medicine wheel teachings.
Rediscovery: Towards a Local Wilderness Camp Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
John Maxted
Description
Physical Education and Sport Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Cam Shade
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a presentation by Cam Shade. Shade, a post-secondary student at the University of Lethbridge, discusses the need for education "based on some of the native cultural aspects rather than the white society" and his reasoning for thinking this way. Shade also mentions the need for better instruction in culture and history in non-Aboriginal Canadian society.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Trisha Janvier
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trisha Janvier
Description
The file contains a presentation by Trisha Janvier. Janvier, a student at the University of Lethbridge, discusses "education, and how it applies to the reserve system." Janvier recommends curricula changes to on-reserve schools, Aboriginal language education, and general educational issues.
Taking It Back, Passing It On: Reverence For The Ordinary in Bush Cree Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Mader
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 91-118
Description
How the Cree women teachers cherished the ordinary things they did with and for each other and shared their knowledge for the benefit of others; includes several photographs.
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Learn Alberta]
Description
Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge.
Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.