General overview of the importance of literacy and discussion of statistics on level of literacy in the Aboriginal community, investment necessary to improve skills and returns accrued through education.
pt. 1pt. 3pt. 4
Total duration: 48:34.
Examines the labour market challenges confronting Aboriginal people and attempts to identify strategies that will improve Aboriginal labour market outcomes.
Reports on multi-site data collected from families in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba about their asthma and allergy experiences and pilot testing done on culturally appropriate support offered to children, youth and parents in those provinces.
Looks at demographic statistics in three treaty areas, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, cancer, communicable diseases and environmental health.
A compilation of materials in the areas of social sciences, epidemiology, and clinical and basic sciences for people living with HIV and those at risk.
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 3, March 2009, p. 7
Description
Highlights an interdisciplinary conference held at The King's University College in Edmonton, Alberta, where students met with survivors of residential school abuse.
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 62-77, 117
Description
Looks at effective ways to revitalize obsolescing languages through school and community programs such as the Cree Immersion Day Camp at the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Institute.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, vol. 42, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 76-84
Description
Study done to evaluate the Reading=Decoding (D) x Listening Comprehension (C) model done with a sample of First Nations children found that, contrary to the model, average decoding and listening skills did not correlate with average reading comprehension.
WalkingTogether: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Learn Alberta]
Description
Accompanying material for curriculum site. Links to sample workshops and activities for teachers, administrators, school board members, parents and community members.
Curriculum site.
Canadian Social Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, 2013, pp. 31-43
Description
Looks at a curricular initiative in which teachers integrated Aboriginal perspectives into their teaching by providing students with alternative viewpoints on contemporary issues.
Study involved interviews, observations, written surveys, meetings, and other consultations. Sample drawn from residents of Wabasca, Fox Lake, Ft. Mckay, and Fort Chipewyan in 2007-2008.
Accompanies the Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis. Together the two documents provide the context for understanding the case for support of the Walking the Path Together strategy and plan.