Aboriginal Collection: A Thematic Listing of Resources with Aboriginal Content
Each item includes purchase information, annotation, grade level, indication of Indigenous involvement, and comments on representation and diversity reinforcement.
Each item includes purchase information, annotation, grade level, indication of Indigenous involvement, and comments on representation and diversity reinforcement.
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
An introduction of the articles in this particular issues about Indigenous education.
Excerpt from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada ; sec. 2, 1886.
A personal reflection of a non-Indigenous researcher conducting research in within Indigenous communities.
Argues that the limitations of the medium or cultural materials and the offered resistance fuel the creative tension in the novel.
Examines how Indigenous creativity is affected by social, cultural, ethical, and historical contexts.
Speech made in the House of Commons.
Examines the use of the words "band controlled" for schools, when in actuality the schools remains under the control of the federal government.
An edited transcript of Verna Kirkness' speech, at the Mokakit Education Research Conference in 1992, about the teachings of Indigenous ancestors.
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Revised edition.
Looks at the learning style preferences of adult Indigenous students.
Thirty-six articles from peer-reviewed journals and 18 reference documents were reviewed.
Art History Thesis (M.A) -- University of New Mexico, 2007.
Lyrics to Kepmite'tmnej - The Mi'kmaq Honour Song; Wejkwita'jik - the Gathering Song, Kwanu'te' - the Feast Song, Iknmuwetu - the Giveaway Song, and Kitpuewey Ktapekiaqn - the Eagle Song in Mi'kmaw and English.
Lists significant events from 956 to 2002.
Excerpt from Mi’kmaq Resource Guide.
Looks at causes of depopulation after colonization between sixteenth century to the start of the twentieth century as well as the recovery starting in the 1900s.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
Recipes in Cree and English.
Reviews of Canadian made Indigenous films.
Discusses the importance of oral stories for Indigenous education.
Presentation relating to land claims and self-government. The presenter believes that "(T)he difficulty of self-government and land claims is that although it is aimed at reviving the culture and identity of Indian people, it is only accessible to those who are educated and trained in the political, legal and economic intricacies of a non-Indian system."
Villebrun discusses discrimination and low self-esteem issues; alcohol and drug abuse; the need to make Aboriginal history mandatory and a priority in Canadian schools; the intergenerational effects of cultural deprivation; and the need to better equip youth for "living in two cultures."
A reflection on the author's collaboration with Secwepemc Elder Sophie Robert and how it impacted her academic career.
Examines the social and academic failures of Indigenous students moving from Indigenous controlled schools, where they were successful, to non-Indigenous run high schools.
History Graduate Paper (MA) -- Montana State University, 2007.