Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Lowan
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 14, 2009, pp. 42-58
Description
Comments on the Giwaykiwin program for Aboriginal youth and provides recommendations for incorporation of such a program.
Exploring Stress and Social Support in Aboriginal Students at the University of Guelph
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Parrack
Michèle Preyde
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 225-240
Description
Studies the data of an online survey responded to by twenty-two Aboriginal students, notes the highest stressors and makes recommendations for continued assessment.
The "Eye of Awareness": Probing the Hidden Dimension of Bilingual Education
Alternate Title
Focus on Middle and High School Issues
National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues ; 3rd
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edward A. Tennant
Description
Describes a cultural awareness program that uses weekly bulletins to alert teachers to contrasting cultural values and a course for high-school students that teaches them how to recognize and cope with contrasting cultural values.
[Fact Sheets for Nourishing the Learning Spirit]
Alternate Title
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Early Childhood Learning
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners and Gender
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners in Care of Social Services
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners with (Dis)abilities
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners: Thoughts on Holistic Lifelong Learning
Holistics Health and Wellness and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
Indigenous Heritage Languages and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
K-12 Education and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit in Canada
Post-Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
The Learning Spirit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
Description
Explores the potential humans have for learning both as individuals and in groups. Presents brief overviews of 10 resources.
Far From City Lights: Current TCJ Staff Brings Variety of Talents, Enthusiasm For Their Work
Alternate Title
Far From City Lights: Current Tribal Council Journal Staff Brings Variety of Talents, Enthusiasm For Their Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal College Journals 20th Anniversary, Fall, 2009
Description
Profiles some of the employees of the Tribal College Journal, and describes how they have contributed to its success.
Federal Data Scan: Aboriginal Data in Statistics Canada's Education Data Sources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Education Statistics
Description
Synthesis of information gathered from fifteen key and four secondary Statistics Canada surveys.
The Filmic Indian and Cultural Tourism: Indian Representations During the Period of Allotment and Forced Assimilation (1887-1928)
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenneth E. Melichar
Description
[Religion] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Georgia, 2009.
Finding Dawn: A Guide for Teaching and Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fay Blaney
Description
Guide to accompany film, Finding Dawn. Oriented toward Aboriginal groups, professionals and students; contains discussion questions and activities for each group which relate to key learning objectives and discussion themes.
Finding Indigenous Discourse Survivance And Sending It Forward
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Ann MacKay
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
"The Fire That is Beginning to Stand": Teaching Historical Trauma at Stone Child College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
V. P. Allery
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a comprehensive curriculum on historical trauma with the ultimate goal being individual and community healing.
Firing Up White Clay
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kurt Umbhau
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Describes the White Clay Language Immersion School in Harlem, Montana and its mandate to preserve the nearly lost language of A'ani.
First Nations and Economic Prosperity in the Coming Decade
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perrin
Thorau & Associates Ltd.
Description
Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations Children Count: Enveloping Quantitative Research in an Indigenous Envelope
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 135-143
Description
Discusses the goals of Indigenous quantitative research and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being can be used to improve the typical western approach to social science.
First Nations Educational Governance: A Fractured Mirror
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 97, December 10, 2009, pp. [1]-16
Description
Argues that despite the fact that on-reserve schools seem to provide an education equivalent to that obtained through provincial systems, in reality they fall short of this objective. The paper also explores the issues that remain since control has shifted to First Nations Peoples.
First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: A Curriculum Framework for Continuing Medical Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IPAC-RCPSC Advisory Committee on Improving the Health of First Nations
Inuit and Métis Populations Through Enhancements to PGME & CME Programming
Description
Lists seven key competencies along with enabling competencies (objectives) in seven aspects of practice: physician as medical expert, communicator, collaborator, manager, health advocate, scholar, and professional.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations Pedagogy Online
Alternate Title
First Nations Pedagogy for Online Learning
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Contains links to resources for use in the K-12 classroom.
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education: Findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelly Milligan
Evelyne Bougie
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, vol. 6, no. 4, October 28, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Statistics on women aged 25 to 64.
First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education in Canada: Snapshots from the Census
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelly Milligan
Evelyne Bougie
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, vol. 6, no. 4, October 28, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Data from 2001 and 2006 censuses.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
Fish Soup for the Indigenous Soul: A Tool Kit For Siem Smun'eem Research and Training Network For Indigenous Well-Being. "Honoring Indigenous Knowledge and Practice"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacquie Green
Rebecca Taylor
Description
Looks at a research network developed through the collaboration of universities, agencies and communities in British Columbia to provide research training and resources for Indigenous people working in Indigenous child well-being and research.
Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts
Alternate Title
Focusing Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post Secondary Education Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Description
Discusses causes of current disparities in educational attainment, future goals for enrolment and graduation, and economic gains from higher education.
Final draft.
Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Description
Looks at the enrolment gap between First Nation people and other Canadians and the need for improvement in high school completion as a precondition for greater participation in post-secondary education.
Fontaine Says Audience With Pope Closes The Circle
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 7
Description
Comments on the historic meeting of First Nations delegates with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the abuse some children experienced in residential schools and the need for reconciliation.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Foreword
Alternate Title
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Georges Henry Erasmus
Description
Introduces the subject of the book.
Foreword from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
To locate article, scroll to page xi.
Formative Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evaluation Directorate
Strategic Policy and Research
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Former Student Gives Settlement to Homeless
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 5, May 2009, p. 3,10
Description
Discusses the donation a former student of the Elkhorn Indian Residential School has made to a homeless shelter in Winnipeg.
Fort Belknap Earns 10 Years of Accreditation
Alternate Title
Fort Belknap Earns Ten Years of Accreditation
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Reports the affirmation for accreditation awarded to Fort Belknap College, in July 2008, by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
Fort Berthold Plans New Bachelor's in Education
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Comments on a program, scheduled to begin spring of 2010, to launch a four year baccalaureate program in elementary education with a minor in middle school science or mathematics.
Forts, Curriculum, and Indigenous Métissage: Imagining Decolonization of Aboriginal-Canadian Relations in Educational Contexts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dwayne Trevor Donald
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-24
Description
Argues that the fort is a significant mythic symbol that reinforces colonial divides that continue to affect Aboriginal-Canada relations.
Framing Hostilities: Comparative Critical Discourse Analyses of Mission Statements From Predominantly Mexican American and White School Districts and High Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard A. Orozco
Description
Language, Reading and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2009.
The Freedom and the Privacy of an Indian Boarding School’s Sports Field and Student Athletes Resistance to Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis A. Kachur
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2017.
From Reconciliation to Reconciling: Reading What "We Now Recognize" in the Government of Canada's 2008 Residential Schools Apology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorrell Matthew
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], Spring, March 2009, pp. 27-45
Description
Discusses how the apology statement for the Indian residential school system in Canada contained omissions and rewritings.
From the Past, Into the Future: Journeying Through 20 Years of Tribal College Journal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal College Journals 20th Anniversary, Fall, 2009
Description
Presents information on the history of theTribal College Journal from 1989-2009.
Funding For Métis, First Nations Trades Training Announced
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 21
Description
Looks at the program, Bridges and Foundations for Aboriginal Development, developed to train 400 First Nations and Métis people in residential construction.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
The Funding Requirement for First Nations Schools in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashutosh Rajekar
Ramnarayanan Mathilakath
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Homalco Gathering, May 8, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Darren Blaney
John Gagnon
Banchi Hause
Natasha Bob
Devin Pielle … [et al.]
Description
Part 1: Welcome by Darren Blaney; general remarks by John Gagnon, CEO of Wawatay Native Communications Society.
Part 2: Nuxalk Radio featuring Banchi Hanuse; Siem-nu-ts-lhhwulmuhw host Natasha Bob speaks about how the program came about and its content.
Part 3: Gunargie O'Sullivan, a volunteer programmer, talked about the importance of Indigenous presence on community and campus radio stations; Doreen Manuel shared history of Secwepemc Radio.
Part 5: Talk on CiTR Indigenous Collective and the program Unceded Airwaves, presented by Lisa Girbav, Mario P
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gender Differences and Academic Outcomes in British Columbia's K-12 Aboriginal Population
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Aman
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 45-51
Description
Examines differences between female and male aboriginal and non-aboriginal students and details results in terms of official Band status and those not formally affiliated by a Band.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Description
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Glimpses of Métis Society and History in Northwest Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 61, no. 2, Glimpses of Métis Society and History in Northwest Saskatchewan, 2009, pp. 3-6
Description
Guest Editor, Keith Thor Carlson, introduces the issue, and discusses the community centered research.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
Glimpsing Our Past: An Archival Photo Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadine Charabin
Paula Daigle
Andy Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter, 2017-2018, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a project undertaken collaboratively by First Nations University (FNU) in Regina, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS), and the Pasqua First Nation, to research and provide better descriptive information for a number of photos of First Nations people in the FNU library.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Globalising Imperatives and Teaching in a Cross Cultural Context: Teachers' Work in Aboriginal Communities Located in Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason P. Doherty
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.