Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 38 2014, pp. 155-173
Description
Uses 2011 Census data for comparison.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Special Submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) on Access to Justice for Aboriginal Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Focuses on violence experienced by women and girls, over-representation of First Nations children in the child welfare system, gap in educational attainment, over-representation of Aboriginal women in the federal penitentiary system, and gender-based discrimination in legislation.
St. Joseph's Industrial School Fonds
Alternate Title
Glenbow Archives Finding Aids
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Glenbow Libraries and Archives
Description
Finding aid has links to scanned copies of letterbook correspondence documents. Includes descriptions and photographs.
State of Northern Knowledge in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Polar Commission
Description
Four themes provided framework for analysis and context for findings: preparing for large-scale resource development, increasing community sustainability, strengthening resilience, and understanding environmental change.
A Statistical Profile on the Health of First Nations in Canada: Determinants of Health, 2006 to 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Story as a Means of Engaging Public Educators and Indigenous Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Moon
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 25-42
Description
Explores importance of individual and community stories as a method of enhancing non-Indigenous classroom teachers' understanding and success when interacting with Indigenous children and their families.
A Story of Identity: A Cautionary Tale
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick J. Lewis
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 114-121
Description
Discusses how a university dealt with a complaint about a student who misrepresented themselves as Métis.
Storying Gendered Violence: Indigenous Understandings of the Interconnectedness of Violence
Theses
Author/Creator
Josie Nelson
Description
Social Justice and Community Engagement Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfred Laurier University, [2017]
Strategies for Indigenous Language Revitalization and Maintenance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Description
Reviews literature and discusses the survival of Indigenous languages, what communities are doing to safe guard their languages, and what is working well and what is not.
Street Gangs in Winnipeg: Inner-City Youth Prevention Programs as Sites of Resistance?
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Levin
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.
Structural Racism and Indigenous Health: What Indigenous Perspectives of Residential School and Boarding School Tell Us? A Case Study of Canada and Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra A. Juutilainen
Ruby Miller
Lydia Heikkilä
Arja Rautio
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, June 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Study based on interviews with 25 individuals from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Canada and 20 individuals from the Inari municipality in Finland.
Structural Violence in Canada: The Role of Winnipeg Educators in Decolonization and Reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Silvie Kroeker
Description
Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tampere, 2017.
Structures and Strategies for Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: How Do Instructors in Aboriginal Controlled Post-Secondary Education Institutions Integrate Indigenous Knowledge and Culture into Their Practice?
Theses
Author/Creator
Starleigh Joanne Grass
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2014.
Structuring Safety in Therapeutic Work Alongside Indigenous Survivors of Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson/Kianewesquao
Vicki Reynolds
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 147-164
Description
Authors discuss their strategies for helping individuals who are preparing to speak publically about their experiences in the schools.
Student-to-Student Abuse in Indian Residential Schools
Alternate Title
The Long-term Effects of Indian Residential Schools: Exploring the Contribution of Student-to-Student Abuse
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Description
Annual meeting of Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) held in Montreal, Quebec, June 13, 2014. Discusses results from qualitative study about peer abuse verses staff abuse. Scroll down to access video.
Duration: 20:04.
Success For Everyone?!? Why is Achieving Academic Success Difficult for First Nations' Students?
Theses
Author/Creator
Reesa Lee Brown Schafers
Description
Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2014.
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
Susan Point: Spindle Whorl: Teacher's Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Art Gallery
Description
Although designed to accompany class visit to an exhibition of the Musqueam artist's work, can be used alone.
Taking the Long View of Indigenous Teacher Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Iolehawk Laura Buker
Academic Matters, October 2014, pp. [24]-27
Description
Comments on what indigenous education can bring to universities and communities.
Teacher Professional Reference: Aboriginal Education Grades K-12: A Reference for Selecting Learning Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Description
Resources selected using four evaluation criteria: curriculum fit, instructional and technical design, and social considerations. Each entry contains bibliographic information and brief description of content.
Teacher's Guide for Pīsim Finds Her Miskanow by William Dumas, Illustrated by Leonard Paul
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Dumas
Deborah Schnitzer
A Teacher's Guide to Student Inquiry for the Graphic Novel Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
E-Books
Author/Creator
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
"Teachers Amongst Their Own People": Kanyen'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Women Teachers in Nineteenth-Century Tyendinaga and Grand River, Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Norman
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring 2017, pp. 32-56
Description
Comments on the women who persisted as teachers despite gender and material barriers.
Teaching and Learning about Justice Through Wahkohtowin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Buhler
Priscilla Settee
Nancy Van Styvendale
Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, vol. 4, Fall, 2014, pp. 182-210
Description
Overview of project that brought together university students, Aboriginal high school students and former gang members. Focuses on interconnectedness and kinship.
Teaching by the Medicine Wheel: An Anishinaabe Framework For Indigenous Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses concept of Medicine Wheel and use in teachings in the Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Cultural Healing and Learning Program.
Teaching Each Other: Nehinuw Concepts and Indigenous Pedagogies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda M. Goulet
Keith N. Goulet
Tebatchimowin: Promoting Awareness of the History and Legacy of the Indian Residential School System: Activity Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
Ten Steps to Improving Bill C-33, First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act
Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association ; 48th, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barry Anderson
Thomas Fleming
Description
Looks at the intentions of Bill C-33 and lists suggested amendments.
Theorizing Native Studies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 263-264
Description
Book review of Theorizing Native Studies edited by Audra Simpson and Andrea Smith.
Theorizing Native Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Andrea Smith
Dian Million
Teresia Teaiwa
Glen Coulthard ... [et al.]
"There Are No Shortcuts": The Long Road to Treaty 7 Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tarisa Dawn Little
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
“There Is a Difference”: Mi'kmaw Students' Perceptions and Experiences in a Public School and in a Band-Operated School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Daniel B. Robinson
Lisa Lunney Borden
Jennifer Tinkham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 55-80
Description
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
"They All Talk Okanagan and I Know What They Are Saying." Language Nests in the Early Years: Insights, Challenges, and Promising Practices
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalie Alexandra Chambers
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2014.
"They Can't Take Our Ancestors Out of Us": A Brief Historical Account of Canada's Residential School System, Incarceration Institutionalized Policies and Legislations Against Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erica Neeganagwedgin
Canadian Issues, Perspectives on the History of Education in Canada, Spring, 2014, pp. 31-36
Description
Outlines government efforts to assimilate and repress Aboriginals and argues that their identities have remained intact.
To access article scroll to p. 31.
They Made Us Unrecognizable to Each Other: Human Rights, Truth, and Reconciliation in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jaymelee Jane Kim
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, 2014.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Andrea Landry
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Landry
Description
Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017.
Duration: 20:43.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Angie Caron
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Angie Caron
Description
Presenter discusses her Métis roots and her role as an educator.
Duration: 23:16.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Francois Paulette
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Francois Paulette
Description
Speaker discusses lifelong learning and caring for Mother Earth.
Duration: 38:05.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Kevin Lewis
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Lewis
Description
Presenter speaks about education and promotes immersion schools for language preservation.
Duration: 26:31.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Maria Linklater
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maria Linklater
Description
Speaker tells her life story and speaks about youth.
Duration: 23:17.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Max Fineday
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Max Fineday
Description
Presenter speaks about his life story, his work and what he sees happening with youth today.
Duration: 21:08.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Simon Bird
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simon Bird
Description
Speaker discusses the importance of educators building relationships with students and staff.
Duration: 28:02.
[Thinking About Reconciliation]
Alternate Title
[5th Annual Critical Conversations Series]
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
[Jocelyn Thorpe]
Description
Podcast discusses ideas such as: what is nature versus culture' and 'what are gender, race and nation' as well as thoughts on decolonization.
Duration: 18:00.