Assimilation

Educational Foundations, History of Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1985.

Looks at the removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing effects on mental health and lack of culturally appropriate programs.

Material for four episodes: Indigenous in the City, It's Time, Whose Land is it Anyway? and At the Crossroads.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2009.

Argues that for problems of identity the strategy for change requires committed leadership, populations that demand change, and changes to institutions and bureacracies.

Looks at the colonization and assimilation of Aboriginal peoples in the education system; and discusses the problems, prospects, and future direction of Aboriginal learning in Canada.

Reprint two articles, one published in 1985 entitled: Indian Education: Past, Present and Future and a second published in 1998: Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles, Cut the Crap and Cut the Mustard.

Discusses whether it is reasonable to label the events of the Indian Residential Schools era as genocide. Bachelor thesis towards an undergraduate degree in Human Rights--Malmö University, 2015.

A photograph of a group of Aboriginal (Cree) people standing in a row. Two of the women hold infants. They are well dressed in western style clothing: long dresses on the women and jackets and vests for the two men. Most of them have braided hair. A tent and wagon are visible in the background.

Discusses the hegemonic value system imposed on Aboriginal peoples, the impact on cultural identity, and the connection to citizenship in the realm of education.

Focuses on three Aboriginal veterans and the prejudices they faced as they attempted to assimilate into mainstream Australian society.

Overview of trauma, transmission, characteristics, and patterns of behaviour exhibited by those living with intergenerational trauma.

Comments on the Australian Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and gives examples of injustices and how relations have deteriorated.

Discussion of Aboriginal education and its relationship with accepted conceptions of Canadian citizenship that are used in schools.

Looks at a two and half year study on meaningful connections with Aboriginal students and their families. Educational Studies Paper ([M.Ed.])--University of British Columbia, 2012.

Study findings suggest that women who focus on the future for either themselves or their grandchildren may improve health for themselves and others.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2005.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1998.

Contains links to: Key Issues and Challenges, A School's 1912 Daily Schedule, Excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's Nineteenth Century Account, About the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, About the Phoenix Indian School, Assimilation through Education, An Indian Boarding School Photo Gallery.

Examines underlying themes and attitudes in the works of Luther Standing Bear, focusing on European-American culture and control towards Lakotas. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Looks at Indigenous efforts to gain equal rights and their reactions to attempts towards integration into the national identity.

Argues that accounting and accountability mechanisms helped colonial powers translate colonial objectives into practice.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 1999.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2002.

Legal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2012.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tromsø, 2012.

Discusses intent of public performances by students of the Albuquerque and Santa Fe Indian Schools.

Document defines the consultation framework including a brief background summary, definition of the issues that will be addressed and the questions that will be used as a starting point for discussion at the meeting November 5 and 6, 2013.

Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada speaks about the events leading to, and administration of, the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Duration: 19:43.

Through personal interviews, discusses what Canadians can do to repair what’s been broken.

Portion of transcript from artists' discussion on truth, reconciliation and healing, followed by interview. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Newspaper produced at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Reports on activities in the Anglican Diocese of Algoma and the residential school run by it. Language and content reflect attitudes and policies of the time.

All Saints Boarding School in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Run by the Anglican Church All Saints was built in 1920-21 under Archdeacon McKay's supervision.

Black and white photograph of indigenous man Almighty Voice Jr. and his infant twin boys, all in European clothing.

Examines two life writing narratives by Indigenous women writers from Australia and Canada to demonstrate the ways in which they present alternative (hi)stories of removed Indigenous children.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lesley College, 1998

Looks at ways to reach out to students at risk of departure from campus due to poor health, alienation, poor grades and other reasons.

Reviews history of higher education and proposes strategies to change and improve conditions.

Discusses various boarding school histories from students that range in age, personality, family situation, and cultural background.

Designed for use in secondary schools. Emphasis on United States

Radio report discusses the history of the schools and the movement to prevent closure of some of the few remaining institutions. Accompanied by article. Duration: 7:45.

Comments on the physical and psychological experiences of boarding school survivors. Chapter 16 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.

Response to an earlier article by Glen Latham that advocated an assimilationist approach to improving education.

Author states that incorporation of American Indian culture into the curriculum provides students with the resources to increase retention rates. Psychology Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Views of one practitioner regarding the different cultural perspectives and flaws in the education system.