Kirkness, Verna
Verna Kirkness , Verna J. Kirkness
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Giving Voice to Our Ancestors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 1992, pp. 145-149
Description
An edited transcript of Verna Kirkness' speech, at the Mokakit Education Research Conference in 1992, about the teachings of Indigenous ancestors.
[Verna Kirkness. Part 1]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with an Aboriginal woman who has been an educator and a student for 70 years and author of Creating Space: My Live and Work in Indigenous Education.
Duration: 29:53.
[Verna Kirkness. Part 2]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Verna Kirkness
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with an Aboriginal woman who has been an educator and a student for 70 years and author of Creating Space: My Live and Work in Indigenous Education.
Duration: 30:20.
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Retrospective and a Prospective
Alternate Title
Indian Education: Past, Present and Future
Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles, Cut the Crap and Cut the Mustard
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Special Issue 2, Fall , 1999, pp. [14-30]
Description
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.
Banks, People and Research: The Preservation and Use of Our Languages
Alternate Title
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium ; 7th annual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Description
Outlines ten directives critical for the preservation of Indigenous language.
Canada's Indian Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Verna Kirkness
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, pp. 7-8
Description
Essay by Verna Kirkness of the Fisher River First Nation, Manitoba, publishes report in Encyclopaedia Britannica, the first Indigenous person to do so.
Creating Space : My Life and Work in Indigenous Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Emerging Native Woman
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Verna Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 2, no. 2, 1987, pp. 408-415
Description
Discussion of evolution of women in society, particularly in relation to Euro-Canadian concepts of equality.
First Nations and Higher Education: The Four R's - Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, Responsibility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Ray Barnhardt
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 3, May 1991, pp. [1-15]
Description
Proposes options to attract and retain more Indigenous students in Canadian and American universities.
Native Indian Teachers: A Key to Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 57-63
Description
Suggests that Indigenous teachers are best able to create a learning environment that makes education relevant to the needs of children.
Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles; Cut the Crap; Cut the Mustard
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Creating Power in the Land of the Eagle, 1998, pp. 10-15
Description
Advocates Aboriginal control of education with a unique approach to learning that involves Elders, networking and implementation in the community.
Prejudice about Indians in Textbooks
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Journal of Reading, vol. 20, no. 7, April 1977, pp. 595-600
Description
Lists ten types of bias: omission, defamation, disparagement, cumulative implication, lack of validity, inertia, obliteration, disembodiment, and lack of concreteness, and provides examples of prejudicial textbooks in each category.
Struggles and Triumphs (Editorial)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Verna Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 18, no. 2, 1991, pp. 109-110
Description
An introduction by the editor to articles presented in this issue.
The Critical State of Aboriginal Languages in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Creating Power in the Land of the Eagle, 1998, pp. 93-107
Description
Describes the desire to keep Aboriginal languages "protected, preserved, promoted and practiced".