Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Gardam
Audrey R. Giles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 1-18
Description
Uses critical discourse analysis to study the treatment of the students' deaths in non-First Nations and First Nations media.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
The Myths that Bind Us: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canada: A People's History
Theses
Author/Creator
Joyce Hobday
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.
Native Studies 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Learning
Description
Saskatchewan Learning Curriculum Guide.
News from School: Language, Time, and Place in the Newspapers of 1890s Indian Boarding Schools in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Griffith
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2015.
[North American Indians: A Collection of Bibliographies, Resource Lists, Questions and Answers, and Other Leaflets]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach Office
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Teacher resource.
The North-West Rebellion
Alternate Title
Ryerson Canadian History Readers
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Howard Angus Kennedy
Description
A brief narrative of the North-West Rebellion written for school children in 1929. The author was a correspondent of The Montreal Daily Witness and New York Herald and is described as "an official observer of many of the events he relates here."
Oyate Resource List
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Oyate
Description
Annotated bibliography of books suitable for teaching various grade levels. Current as of 2005.
A Pan-Canadian Survey of E-Learning for Aboriginal High School Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Sharpe
David Philpott
Monique Bourgeois
Description
Outlines the findings of a study that explores perspectives of e-learning for Aboriginal students.
Peer Perspectives: Expressions of Aboriginal Youth - Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Access to Media Education Society
Description
Teacher's guide designed to bring issues affecting Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people into the classroom, in a manner that speaks directly to youth.
Pioneers, Progress, and The Myth of the Frontier: The Landscape of Public History in Rural British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Furniss
BC Studies, no. 115/116, Native Peoples and Colonialism, Autumn/Winter, 1997/1998, pp. 7-44
Description
Reflects on colonial traditions of "imagined" history or the myth of the frontier in Williams Lake, British Columbia.
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.
Provocations on Sneakers: The Multiple Significations of Athletic Shoes, Sport, Race, and Masculinity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dylan A. T. Miner
CR: The New Centennial Review, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 73-107
Description
Looks at how the sneaker has become an object of cultural production, reflecting identity construction of youth subcultures.
(Re)telling to Disrupt: Aboriginal People and Stories of Canadian History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 55-76
Description
Tells how a series of biographical stories, intended for school curriculum, were produced and how they would provide an alternative representation of Aboriginal people.
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian: Education Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for use with the documentary which explores the history of stereotypical portrayals of Indigenous peoples in films.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven Hoelscher
Michelene E. Pesantubbee
Jaye T. Darby
Thomas Maxwell-Long
Barbara Krauthamer
Peter Nabokov
Greg O'Brien
James A. Lewis
Sandra Baringer... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.
Rights Before We Talk Reconciliation: Reporting on Indigenous Issues in Canada
Alternate Title
Clissold Lecture ; 2018
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Toronto Star journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths, Tanya Talaga, talks about how she came to write the book about the deaths of seven First Nations high school students, the story of Chanie Wenjack, who died while running away from a residential school and what these stories say about Canadian society and history.
Duration: 1:13:35.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Barbara Russell, Skookum Jim Campus
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Barbara Russell, and Cheryl Mullens from Skookum Jim Campus. Russell discusses how and why she thinks the school system needs to be changed in the Yukon. Amongst the concerns she lists are racism and discrimination, the need for Aboriginal faculty, and the need for listening on the part of teachers to Aboriginal students. Mullens discusses the need to make the schools equal in terms of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal curriculum in fields such as history, the need for learning at ones own pace, and the need for more programs for pregnant teenagers.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bud White Eye, Daniel Smoke, Native News Network
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Bud White Eye and Daniel Smoke of the Native News Network. White Eye discusses his organization, the state of Aboriginal news media in Canada, problems with misrepresentation and ignorance of Aboriginal peoples and issues in the mainstream media, and some suggestions to improve the situation. Smoke gives a brief structural overview of the Native News Network. Following the presentation Commissioners Sillet, Blakeney, and Wilson discuss some of these issues with the presenters.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Kelly Many Bears
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a presentation by Kristen Many Bears. Many Bears, a grade 10 student at Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge, Alberta, discusses stereotypes and discrimination. Many Bears also discusses some ways in which racism and discrimination can be addressed.
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC)
Description
The centre provides resources to assist First Nations peoples in preserving their culture. Services include training materials, online collections of images and text, a library, and a museum.
Selective Bibliography and Guide for "I" is Not for Indian: The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Caldwell-Wood
Lisa A. Mitten
Description
Site is divided into five sections : recommended titles, titles not recommended, sources of reviews and information on recognizing stereotypes, and sources for obtaining books.
See also : "I" is for Inclusion.
A Selective, Partially Annotated Bibliography of the Native American in American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Roger O. Rock
Description
[American Literature?] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 1983.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: How Teachers' Attributions, Expectations and Stereotypes Influence the Learning Opportunities Afforded Aboriginal Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Tasha Anastasia Riley
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2009.
Single Mothers' Voices in the 1990s: An Exploration of Economics, Choices, and Relationships
Theses
Author/Creator
Rolene Alice Roos
Description
Women Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.
Small, Northern and Wired
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 4, August 2001, p. 32
Description
Focuses on Kuk-ke-nah Network of Smart First Nations in Ontario, a project using information and communications technology to support Native communities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.
Social Media and the Idle No More Movement: Citizenship, Activism and Dissent in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Tupper
Journal of Social Science Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 87-94
Description
Explores the ways in which the movement marshalled social media to protest and educate about Bill C-45.
Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Child-friendly booklet.
Story and Stereotype: Aboriginal Literature as Anti-Racist Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Isabel Gill
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Lethbridge, 2004.
Students Embrace Technology
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 7, October 2003, pp. 25-26
Description
Describes the partnership of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk with Industry Canada's SchoolNet GrassRoots program. The goals are to bring First Nations schools in the Maritimes up to the same standard for connectivity as schools run by the province.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.
Teacher Guide for K.C. Adam's Perception: A Photo Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Reuben Boulette
Description
The Perception series features pairs of photographs which challenge stereotypes of Aboriginal peoples.
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Alternate Title
North American Indians: Smithsonian Institution Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach and Public Information
Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Topics include "questions and answers", stereotypes, and myths and legends. Also includes teacher and student general bibliographies.
Ten Years of Network Television in the Eastern Arctic: Cultural Implications for the Diffusion of Educational Technology
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Clark Wilson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 1987.
Tismshain Involvement in the Forest Sector
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; unit 4
[Forests and Oceans for the Future Curriculum]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Orlowski
Forests for the Future, no. 4
Description
Learning material part of the Forests for the Future project series. This unit focuses on the public misconception of Indigenous cultures as static and unable to adapt throughout time.
A Truthful Narrative: Bringing First Nations, Métis and Inuit Contributions to the World into the K-12 Curriculum
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Toulouse
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, [Aboriginal Student Success], Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Provides tables which highlight possible curriculum inclusions for all grade levels.
The Tunguska Project: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
DOClibrary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
hotDOCS
Description
Guide to accompany film of same name which follows Cree playwright Floyd Flavel on a journey from Saskatchewan to Siberia.
Urban Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Identity, Place and Place-Base Learning and the Implications for Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Lynn Friedel
Description
Educational Policy Studies (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009.
Wapos Bay: All's Fair
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 7
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Description
Students try out for the Indigenous Winter Games and a snowstorm delays a return trip from a trap line in episode 7 of a stop-motion animation series.
Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: All's Fair: Study Guide.
Duration: 23:59.
Wapos Bay: Journey Through Fear: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: Journey Through Fear. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
Wapos Bay: Lights, Camera, Action: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: Lights, Camera, Action!. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.