E-Books
Author/Creator
Inge Kral
Robert B. (Jerry) Schwab
Learning the Language of the Land
Theses
Author/Creator
Aliana Violet Parker
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
Learning the Lessons? Pre-Service Teacher Preparation for Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
David Singh
Jessica Kolopenuk
Adam Robinson
Description
Review of pre-service teacher training at Australian universities. Includes literature review.
Legacy of Betrayal: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison of the Cherokee Removal and the Highland Clearances
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Brown
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of New Mexico, 2012.
The Legacy of Residential School Abuse
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daria Shewchuk
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 36-38
Description
Argues that in order for psychologists to provide effective psychological treatment for Aboriginal people, they need to understand the profound impact the residential school trauma and its ongoing legacy has had on their people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, Scroll to page 36.
Lehae-La-Rona: Epistemological Interrogations to Broaden our Conception of Environment and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsepo Mokuku
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 159-172
Description
Author discusses her involvement in the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project and the process developing an education for sustainable development theory suited to the context of the country of Lesotho.
Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline
Alternate Title
Fur Trade Times
How Furs Built Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description
Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"
Lessons Learned: Achieving Positive Educational Outcomes in Northern Communities
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-212]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Carole Stonebridge
Greg Sutherland
Gilles Rhéaume
Description
Recommendations include: developing an integrated approach which addresses issues of community and individual well-being, facilitating access to post-secondary education, recruiting and retaining experienced teaching professionals, and improving and maintaining technical infrastructure.
Life Stages and Native Women: Memory, Teachings, and Story Medicine
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2012, pp. 226-227
Description
Review of book: Life Stages and Native Women by Kim Anderson.
The Life You Want: A Young Woman's Struggle through Addiction: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
To accompany documentary directed by Michelle Derosier about 22-year-old Fort Hope (Eabametoong First Nation) resident Doris Slipperjack and her struggle to overcome her addiction to Oxycontin.
Documentary.
Listening to the Voices and Stories of Northern Manitoba Aboriginal Survivors of Spousal Violence: A Case Study of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Cross Lake, Northern Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Eva Therese Goulet
Description
Rural Development Thesis (M.A.)--Brandon University, 2019.
Literature Review: Innovative Teaching and Learning Practice for Māori Medium Education (2012)
Alternate Title
Literature Review: Innovative Teaching and Learning Practice for Maori Medium Education (2012)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Haemata Ltd.
Description
"Summary Report".
Literature Review on Factors Affecting the Transition of Aboriginal Youth from School to Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Description
Looks at the obstacles faced by young Aboriginal people in completing their education, and the factors that help or hinder their transition into the workforce.
Literature Review: State of Practice: Essential Skills Applications with First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada
Alternate Title
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Klinga
Description
Includes Canadian sources only.
Little Bear's Vision Quest: Reader's Theatre
Documents & Presentations
Description
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
Local Knowledge as Praxis: A Reflective Critical Narrative of Child Welfare Practice and Service to Aboriginal Children and Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen William Kozey
Description
Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.
Locating a Theoretical Framework for the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Charles Taylor or Nancy Fraser?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Konstantin S. Petoukhov
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Article examines two theories relevant to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); the theory of recognition and justice.
Louisa May Alcott’s Wild Indians: Pedagogy of Love, Politics of Empire
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Steve Benton
Description
Discusses gender discourse and territorial expansion policies in Louisa May Alcott’s novels and its negative effect on many Native American people.
Maintaining The "Achievement Gap": How The Discourses of Wide-Scale Assessments Marginalize Students And Preserve The Educational Status Quo
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Wendy Belisle
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Regina, 2012.
Making Citizens of Savages: Columbia's Roll Call at the Hampton Institute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lezlie Cross
Journal of American Drama and Theatre, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2012, pp. [33]-48
Description
Discusses how the pageant, which traced the history of the U.S. and was enacted during the annual "Indian Day" at the school, was used to teach children that only the white, Christian lifestyle was correct.
The Making of "Indian Arts" in Schools: The Case of Educational Reforms in the American Southwest, 1920s-1930s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yumiko Nakano
Bulletin of the Faculty of Humanities, Seikei University, no. 47, 2012, pp. 27-38
Description
Discusses how new cultural policies instituted under James Collier affected the curriculum in government-run industrial schools.
Managing Racial Risk in the U.S. University of the Twenty-First Century: Racial Theme Parties, Administrative Management, and Strategic Resistance
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa M. Ramos
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012.
Manitoba Aboriginal Languages Strategy Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Lesson Plans
Alternate Title
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Teaching Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Designed for use in K-12 classrooms in First Nations schools.
Manufacturing the Self-Healing Subject: Aboriginal Health Funding in Canada’s Era of “Truth and Reconciliation”
Alternate Title
Munk School Briefings: Comparative Program on Health and Society, Lupina Foundation Working Paper Series, 2011-2012
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
The Many Challenges of Increasing Indigenous Faculty at Medical Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Glauser
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 37, September 16, 2019, pp. E1036-E1037
Description
Explores some of the barriers to increasing the number of Indigenous Instructors in medical schools in Canada, including: hiring biases, a desire on the part of doctors to remain working in underserved communities, and a fear of ongoing discrimination.
Mãori Customary Law: A Relational Approach to Justice
Alternate Title
Regional Educational Laboratory: Contract #ED-01-CO-0006, Deliverable #2002-06
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Vieille
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-20
Description
Study contends traditional holistic approach is often at odds with existing criminal justice systems.
Māori Entrepreneurship: A Māori Perspective
Alternate Title
Maori Entrepreneurship: A Maori Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Bridget Hana Dawson
Description
Business Thesis (MBus) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2012
Māori Health Disability Statistical Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Himona
Natalie Talamaivao
Li-Chia Yeh
Kirk Paterson
Description
Statistics from the 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Stats NZ Disability Surveys.
The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses an entrepreneurship program that focuses on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal youth.
The Master of Aboriginal Social Work Program: Elders and Culture Camp as the Foundation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Sanderson
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 8, Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories, August 2012, pp. 91-104
Description
Discusses an experimental Masters degree program held in a Saskatchewan First Nation community.
The Media and Indigenous Policy: How News Media Reporting and Mediatized Practice Impact on Indigenous Policy: A Preliminary Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Michael Meadows
Lisa Waller
Michelle Dunne Breen
Holly Reid
Menu of Possible Interventions for Native American Students: Guidance, Practices, Programs, Strategies, and Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Central Comprehensive Center
Description
Lists schools and district support recommendations, culturally responsive teaching strategies for the classroom, and state and national programs and initiatives.
Methodological Métissage: An Interpretive Indigenous Approach to Environmental Education Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Lowan-Trudeau
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 113-130
Description
Author issues invitation to researchers from all cultural backgrounds to engage with Indigenous knowledge, philosophies, and methodologies.
Métis People in Alberta: Then and Now
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Helen Servold
Julie Williams
Description
Resources for lesson (four class periods) intended for Grade 4.
Contains links to lesson plan, rubric, reference list, and worksheets.
Metis Students: Learning and Engagement Through Science Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Danette Senterre
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
Metis Timeline Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Learning Bird
Description
Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.
Métis Youth Health in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[S. Tsuruda
A. Smith
C. Poon
C. Hoogeveen
E. Saewyc]
Description
Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).
Mikisew Cree First Nation Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report and Assessment for Shell Canada's Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion, Pierre River Mine, and Redclay Compensation Lake
Alternate Title
MCFN Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report for JPME, PRM, and RCL
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Craig Candler
Firelight Group Research Cooperative
Description
Baseline data collected from 163 individual interviews and 8 oral interviews to determine Indigenous knowledge and land use for the proposed "Shell Projects".
Mindful of the Past, Yarlott Leads With an Eye to the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heidi M. Sherick
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 4, Investing in Education, Empowering Tribal Communities, Summer, 2012
Description
Interview on ethical leadership with the president of a tribal college.
Missing and Dead Residential School Children
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 24
Description
Discusses the role chief coroners and chief medical officers can play in assisting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help bring closure to families of children gone missing from residential schools.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW): Bringing Awareness through the Power of Student Activism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Devon S. Isaacs
Amanda R. Young
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Montana American Indian Student Achievement Data Report Fall 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Denise Juneau
Description
Tracks the achievement gap and provides information on student numbers.
Moving Beyond Cultural Inclusion Towards a Curriculum of Settler Colonial Responsibility: A Teacher Education Curriculum Analysis
Theses
Author/Creator
Susanne Marie Waldorf
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2012.
Music Is the Medicine: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for the documentary which follows blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Derek Miller, a Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, as he releases a CD.
Names Tell a Story: The Alteration of Student Names at Carlisle Indian Industrial School, 1879-1890
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Liliana Elliott
Description
Looks at the role Anglicization of names played in attempts to erase Native American identity and further the goal of assimilation.
History Honors Thesis (B.A.)--University of Colorado Boulder, 2019.
National Aboriginal Caucus: Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Recommendations for Budget 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Caucus
Description
Recommends that Federal government remove funding cap for post-secondary students, develop a plan to extend non-repayable student financial assistance to Métis and Non-status First Nations, and continue support for Aboriginal controlled education.
National First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plan: 2012-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Description
Plan is prepared annually to map out investments in the short and medium term to support an economically stable future for First Nations in Canada.
National Indian Education Association
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Description
Website provides links to policies, student resources, tribal colleges and universities, manuals and publications, Native American studies and research, open sources and freeware tools for researchers and evaluators. Association promotes educational excellence, opportunity and equity for Native students.