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.
An introduction of the articles in this particular issues about Indigenous education.
A personal reflection of a non-Indigenous researcher conducting research in within Indigenous communities.
Examines how Indigenous creativity is affected by social, cultural, ethical, and historical contexts.
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.
Discusses documents found in the Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Archives de l'Archevêché de Saint-Boniface, Public Archives of Canada, Archives de la Chancellerie de l’Archevêché de Montréal, and Les Archives du Séminaire de Québec and the periods in Riel's life which are not represented in any collections. Two appendices list documents and the repositories in which they are found. Research was conducted as part of the Riel Project and published as The Collected Papers of Louis Riel.
Revised edition.
"Reprint of a work which was issued in two pts. in the 21st (1899-1900) and 43d (1925-1926) Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology."
Includes Onondaga, Seneca and Mohawk version.
History Theses (PhD) -- Loyola University, 1980.
Looks at the learning style preferences of adult Indigenous students.
Art History Thesis (M.A) -- University of New Mexico, 2007.
Intended for use with elementary school students. Some language is outdated due year of publication (1980).
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.
Statistics on characteristics of prison population, type of offences committed, use of alcohol, sentencing and recidivism rates.
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.