Wotherspoon, Terry
Terry Wotherspoon
University of Saskatchewan, Sociology
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Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 47, no. 1, 2015, pp. 179-181
Description
Book review of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by James Daschuk.
First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Progress or Gridlock?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, 2011, pp. 292-295
Description
Book review of First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Progress or Gridlock? by Jerry Paquette and Gérald Fallon.
Informal Learning: Cultural Experiences and Entrepreneurship Among Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
NALL (New Approaches to Lifelong Learning) Working Paper ; no. 4, 1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Joanne Butler
Description
Highlights several elements involved in the formal and informal learning experiences of Canada's aboriginal people.
Marginalization, Decolonization and Voice: Prospects for Aboriginal Education in Canada
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper: Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
[PCERA Symposium ; 1999]
[Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Bernard Schissel
Description
Addresses the causes and implications of, and possible solutions to, the "education gap" between Aboriginal people and the general population in Canada. The paper highlights Joe Duquette High School and Princess Alexandria Community School, which are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Excerpt from Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium.
Module 2: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 3: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Three: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Russia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 4: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in
Greenland and Northern Europe
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Four: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Greenland and Northern Europe
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Northern Europe And Greenland]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Looks at how peoples of Greenland and Northern Europe have used media, literary works, and education to express their Indigenous identities.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 4: Education, Recreation, and Family
Alternate Title
Module Four: Education, Recreation, and Family
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Two: Expressions of Self-Determination in North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Description
Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in northern Canada and the United States.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 5: Research in the North: Emerging Issues and Practices
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Five: Research in the North: Emerging Issues and Practices
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses past and emerging practices, giving examples of projects taking place throughout the circumpolar region.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
Carole Lévesque
Eric Guimond
Mary Jane Norris
Paul S. Martin ... Terry Wotherspoon
Evelyn J. Peters ... [et al.]
Description
Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference addressing some issues and needs faced by communities in urban areas.
Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II: Module 1: Introduction
Alternate Title
Module One: Introduction
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]
Description
Overview of course which focuses on issues around revival of northern cultures and languages. Discusses concepts of identity, culture and self-determination.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Prospects for a New Middle Class Among Urban Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
Seeking Reform of Indigenous Education in Canada: Democratic Progress or Democratic Colonialism?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 4, 2014, pp. 323-339
Description
Paper attempts to comprehend why past educational visions articulated by indigenous people remain unmet.
Teachers' Work in Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Teachers' Work Intensification and Educational Contradictions in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 45, no. 4, November 2008, pp. 389-418
Description
Explores the changing occupational nature of teaching in relation to initiatives to improve education for Aboriginal people.
Teaching for Equity? What Teachers Say About Their Work in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Education Canada, vol. 47, no. 4, Fall, 2007, pp. 64-66, 68
Description
Outlines responses of various teachers in regards to the extensive work that remains to be accomplished in constructing inclusive and respectful school environments for Aboriginal learners.
The "Idle No More" Movement: Paradoxes of First Nations Inclusion in the Canadian Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
John Hansen
Social Inclusion, vol. 1, no. 1, 2013, pp. 21-36
Description
Looks at Bill C-45 (omnibus budget bill of 2012), Indigenous identity, socio-legal differentiation, and Indigenous justice.
The Business of Placing Canadian Children and Youth "At-Risk"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Bernard Schissel
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 26, no. 3, 2001, pp. 321-339
Description
Examines discourses and practices associated with designating some children and youth as being "at-risk" of academic and social failure in and out of school.
The Dynamics of Social Inclusion: Public Education and Aboriginal People in Canada
Alternate Title
Laidlaw Foundation’s Working Paper Series, Perspectives on Social Inclusion
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Description
Explores the renewed focus on social inclusion and exclusion in Canada's public education system by discussing the changes within the education system, the major dynamics to promote social inclusion, and the impact the process on children and youth with an emphasis on Aboriginal communities.
The Legacy of School For Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression and Emancipation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
C. L. Higham
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 181-183
Description
Book review of: The Legacy of School For Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression and Emancipation by Bernard Schissell and Terry Wotherspoon.
The Legacy of School for Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression, and Emancipation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Canadian Ethnic Studies , vol. 34, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 129-131
Description
Book review of: The Legacy of School for Aboriginal People by Bernard Schissel and Terry Wotherspoon.
What Do Indigenous Education Policy Frameworks Reveal about Commitments to Reconciliation in Canadian School Systems?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Authors examine the policy frameworks relating to education implemented by provincial and territorial governments in response the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) calls to action; find that Indigenous knowledge systems remain subordinate to Western frameworks which undermines the goals of the process of reconciliation.