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Aboriginal Emotional Maturity Problem-Solving & Awareness Targeting Higher Impulse Control Program
Building the Evidence. Evaluation Summaries ; 2009-ES-20
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Crime Prevention Centre
Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program Sharing Circle Stories : Indian Brook, Nova Scotia
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Description
Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in Indian Brook, Nova Scotia, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.
Another Look in the Mirror: Research into the Foundations for Developing an Alternative Science Curriculum for Mi’kmaw Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Gertrude T. Sable
Description
Education thesis (M.Ed) -- Saint Mary's University, 1996.
Best Practices and Challenges in Mi’kmaq and Maliseet/Wolastoqi Language Immersion Programs
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Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Tompkins
Anne Murray Orr
Description
Looks at impacts on identity, fluency, and academic achievement, links to economic development, lifelong learning and community contributions, and leadership, assets and challenges in establishing programs.
Best Practices in Aboriginal Education: A Literature Review and Analysis for Policy Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Description
"The purpose of this review is to summarize what is known about effective practices in Aboriginal schooling."
Building and Maintaining Authentic Learning Experiences: Educators' Experiences with Mi'kmaw and Treaty Education in Nova Scotia's Public High School Social Studies Classrooms
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexandra Pulchny
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A) -- Acadia University, 2020.
Closing the Aboriginal Education Gap in Canada: The Impact on Employment, GDP, and Labour Productivity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Calver
International Productivity Monitor, no. 28, Spring, 2015, pp. 27-46
Description
Suggests there could be large economic gains from further investments to improve Aboriginal education.
Decolonizing Aboriginal Education in the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann Munroe
Lisa Lunney Borden
Anne Murray Orr
Denise Toney
Jane Meader
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 48, no. 2, Spring, 2013, pp. 317-338
Description
Looks at harmonizing Aboriginal knowledges with tenets of 21st century education in an effort to move forward with Aboriginal education.
Donald Marshall
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News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC-TV News in Review, September 1990, pp. 29-35
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Next Steps
Alternate Title
Parliament of Canada ; 2nd Session, 40th Parliamanet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Eggleton
Wilbert Joseph Keon
Description
Overview of early learning policies and programs in provinces and territories as well as from other countries.
Empowered Mi'Kmaw Community Builds a High School of Its Own
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lewington
Education Canada, vol. 52, no. 5, From Rhetoric to Reality: Meet Some Game Changers, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Looks at Potlotek High School, a community solution to bullying and low graduation rates at off-serve school.
The Evolution of Mi'kmaw Education: Charting the Challenges, the Failures and the Successes
Alternate Title
Kekina’muek: Learning about the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq]
Description
An overview of the traditional forms and philosophies of education in Native communities in Nova Scotia, and the changes that have occurred since pre-contact and colonization to the present. Chapter Four of Kekina’muek: Learning about the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia
Families Learning Together: A Family Literacy Program with Mi'kmaw Communities in Atlantic Canada
Alternate Title
Families Learning Together: A Family Literacy Program with Micmac Communities in Atlantic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vianne Timmons
Fiona Walton
Alaina Roach O'Keefe
Maryam Wagner
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 94-109, 174
Description
Research evaluation from the Mi'kmaw Family Literacy Program which was designed, developed, piloted and implemented in several Atlantic communities.
In Nova Scotia, a Mi'kmaw Model for First Nation Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lewington
Education Canada, vol. 52, no. 5, From Rhetoric to Reality: Meet Some Game Changes, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the success of the Mi'kmaw Kina'matneyway, education authority and self-governance in education. Increased graduation rates reflect success of model.
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Case Studies: The Women of Membertou
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Donnelly
Description
Brief document discusses female leadership in the community, with a focus on Sharon Bernard, principal of Membertou Elementary School, and her efforts to introduce culture-based education.
Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin.
(Duration: 20:29).
Kekina'muek (learning): Learning about the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq]
Description
Teacher's manual for senior grades.
The Learning Circle: Five Voices of Aboriginal Youth in Canada, a Learning Resource For Ages 14 to 16
Alternate Title
Five Voices of Aboriginal Youth in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Learning Through an Aboriginal Language: The Impact on Students' English and Aboriginal Language Skills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Esther Usborne
Josephine Peck
Donna-Lee Smith
Donald M. Taylor
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 34, no. 4, 2011, pp. 200-215
Description
Compares language skills of students attending different Mi'kmaq language programs in Cape Breton using formal language tests.
Learning To See What They Can't: Decolonizing Perspectives on Indigenous Education in the Racial Context of Rural Nova Scotia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Tomkins
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 37, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Education: Ways of Knowing, Thinking, and Doing, 2002, pp. 405-422
Description
Looks at changes to thinking about Indigenous education, from a racial and feminist frame of reference.
Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog): [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaeio Otjiosog). Contains resources, material suggestions and post screening questions.
Mi'kmaq Students with Special Education Needs in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isabel den Heyer
Fred Wien
Description
Includes literature review, examination of different models of funding and delivering special education, results of study of types, prevalence and severity of student needs, and set of recommendations based on information collected. Fifty-six schools, both on and off-reserve, from across Nova Scotia participated in study.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
National Aboriginal Trustees Gathering: A Summary of Strategies for Strengthening First Nations and Métis Student Achievement
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Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 11-03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheryl Hoftyzer
Description
Provides a summary of the gathering, analyzes provincial perspectives and includes an annotated bibliography which highlights successful practices.
Out of the Ruts of Nova Scotia Education: Mi'kmaw Doors of Education Emerge
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Out of the Ruts of Nova Scotia Education: Mi'kmaq Doors of Education Emerge
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Muriel Johnson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
Prevalence of Otitis Media and Hearling Loss and Effects of Sound-Field FM Amplification Among First Nations Elementary School Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Leslie A. Pinard
Description
Thesis (M.Sc.)--Dalhousie University, 2006.
Problematizing Social Studies Curricula in Nova Scotia
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Rogers
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2011.
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Istance
Rowena Phair
Judith Peterka
Peggy Furic
OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
Providing a Lens for First Nations Youth to View Hope in Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael D. Topshee
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2011.
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.
Public Investments in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
RBC Aboriginal Partnership Report: A Chosen Journey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Description
Report features stories of initiatives that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have undertaken in communities across Canada.
Rendezvous: Canada 1606
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joan Henson
Description
Story of the lives of both a French and a Huron boy at the time of first contact. Accompanying material: Rendezvous: Canada 1606 [Study Guide].
Duration: 29:03.
Sexual Misconduct of Educators: A Comparison of Decisions of Courts and Tribunals in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara J. Murray
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--Dalhousie University, 1999.
StatsUpdate: Labour Force, Education and Language Used at Work, 2011 National Household Survey (NHS)
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Employment and Unemployment for Selected Population Groups, Nunavut, 2006 and 2011
Employment and Unemployment for the Population Aged 15 and Over, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 and 2011
Employment and Unemployment for the Population Aged 15 and Over, Nunavut and Communities, 2006 and 2011 Censuses
Population Aged 25 to 64 by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree and by Inuit Identity, Nunavut, 2011
Proportion of Workers Aged 15 and Over Who Use a Non-Official Language, English or French Most Often or Regularly at Work, by Selected Language Groups
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data. 5 tables.
StatsUpdate: Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Expenditures, 2016/2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data compares 2016/2017 to 2015/2016 expenditures in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
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.
"Teach Your Children Well": Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Shubenacadie Residential School, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, 1951--1967
Theses
Author/Creator
Briar Dawn Ransberry
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
That’s Not My History! Examining the Role of Personal Counter-Narratives in Decolonizing Canadian History for Mi’kmaw Students
Alternate Title
That’s Not My History! Examining the Role of Personal Counter-Narratives in Decolonizing Canadian History for Mi’kmaq Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer R. Tinkham
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alberta, 2013.
“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.
Treaty Education Resource for Nova Scotia Teachers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Antoinette Karuna
Karen Fish
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
Two-Eyed Seeing: Creating a New Liminal Space in Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Hogue
Cheryl Bartlett
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, [Aboriginal Student Success], Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Looks at combining the strengths of both Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge for the benefit of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
The 'Verbification' of Mathematics: Using the Grammatical Structures of Mi'kmaq to Support Student Learning
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Lunney Borden
For the Learning of Mathematics, vol. 31, no. 3, November 2011, pp. 8-13
Description
Looks at the combination of using school-based mathematics and cultural ways of knowing for doing mathematics.
['We Are Deeply Sorry' for Abuse in Residential Schools]
Alternate Title
1st Edition ; January 7, 1998
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kas Roussy
Nora Bernard
Jean Knockwood
Reg Moloney
Description
Brief news story discusses history of residential schools, the apology by the Minister of Indian Affairs and some solutions to problems on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 5:13
“We are Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey”: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mi'kmaw Knia'matnewey Self-Government Agreement on the Improvement of Education for Participating Mi'kmaw Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Description
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
[Week 11: Indigenizing the University]
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MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustin
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Eleanor Benard
Dan Christmas
Description
Discusses moving forward with education on all levels. Inspirational story by Eleanor Bernard about successful Indigenous controlled educational approaches.
Presentation begins at 21:40.
Duration: 2:42:25.