Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Education and Aboriginal Services
SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Description
Extensive list of storybooks and novels, colour-coded for grade level and annotated.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Studies Middle Years (Grades 5 to 8): A Teacher's Resource Book
Alternate Title
Renewing Education: New Directions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dan Thomas
Native Treaties: 1871-1897
Alternate Title
1871-1897 Native Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Description
Excerpted from A Country by Consent. Information is intended for elementary school audiences.
Native Views: Tribal College Scholars Value Culture, Language
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kurt Umbhau
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 4, Native American Studies, Summer, 2010, pp. 16-20
Description
Outlines the interests and goals of several tribal college student scholarship recipients.
Native Youth Speak Out
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Windh
Crawford Kilian
Description
Multi-part series that has teenagers sharing their views, with Jacqueline Windh, about school, alcohol and drug use, family, culture and language.
Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates' Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Quintina Ava Bearchief-Adolpho
Aaron P. Jackson
Steven A. Smith
Moroni T. Benally
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-25
Description
Looks at the primary reasons for returning back to the reservation to live and work: family support, community, cultural identity, the simple life, reservation economy, and commitment to the reservation.
Navigating Structural Violence With Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison J. Gerlach
Annette J. Browne
Vandna Sinha
Diana Elliott
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.
New Programs Target Aboriginal and First Nations Youth for Mining Careers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cecilia Jamasmie
Description
Discusses the latest initiatives targeting Aboriginal youth to attract them into mineral exploration and mining careers.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Night: A Collective Creation by Human Cargo, Written and Directed by Christopher Morris: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
Nim-Bii-Go-Nini Ojibwe Language Revitalization Strategy: Families Learning Our Language at Home
Theses
Author/Creator
Rawnda Abraham
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2010.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
NITS-STI-TA-PII: The Real People
Alternate Title
Imataa Manistsi: Blackfoot Dog Travois
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mari King
Description
Lesson plan for constructing a dog travois developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
No More Excuses: Dene Elder's Words for Youth
Alternate Title
Residential School Separation Heartbreaking for Youngsters Coming From Large Dene Family
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Creeson Agecoutay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 3, March 2010, p. 18
Description
Discusses youth making good choices such as staying away from drugs and alcohol.
Article found by scrolling to page 18.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Living Our Way to New Thinking
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 14-18
Description
Looks at the erosion of spirit, the Indigenous renaissance, and the potential of Indigenous knowledge.
Nunavut, Canada & Territories Registered Apprentices and Completions, 2001 to 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada.
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nurturing a Dream: The Support Program for Aboriginal Nursing Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judith C. Kulig
Marilyn Lamb
Jason Solowoniuk
Roy Weaselfat
Chris Shade
et al.
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 89-106
Description
Looks at ways of ensuring success for Aboriginal nursing students in post-secondary educational institutions.
Nurturing a Supportive Learning Community: An Autobiographical Narrative of Change Efforts in a Diverse Setting
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Anne Hoffman
Description
Educational Administration Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Ochapan: Perspectives of Elders and Students on the Elders in Residence Program
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 196
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Russell Fayant
Linda Goulet
Joanne Pelletier
Calvin Racette
Sarah Longman ... [et al.]
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Uses data from talking circles and focused conversations with students from elementary and high schools.
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
Olds, Ermineskin Project Earns Teacher National Nomination
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sharon Goulet
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 28
Description
Brief description of a joint project based on Canadian Aboriginal history and local Olds history with crosscurricular components that led to the Governor General's Excellence in Teaching Award nomination for Helene Fisher.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.
On Critical Frameworks for Analyzing Indigenous Literature: The Case of Monkey Beach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Description
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
On the Edge of Discovery: Purposefulness; Learning and Teaching; Assessment and Accountability
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Bouvier
Description
Power point from presentation that discussed the issues pertaining to complete assessment of Aboriginal learning while acknowledging and integrating elements that are unique to the learning perspectives of Aboriginal people.
On the Path of the Elders
Alternate Title
Mushkegowuk Cree, Anishinaabe Ojibway: Explore Treaty 9: As Understood by Our Elders
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
On The Path of the Elders
Description
Includes links to: on-line game, galleries (elders video collection, Doug Ellis Collection of audio recordings of legends, personal stories, memories and conversations gathered between 1955 and 1965; Deschâtelets Archive of photographs taken around the time of Treaty 9), history, and teacher's guides for grades 4-10.
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy: A Strategic Plan for the Years 2010-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS)
Description
Outlines direction and goals of the organization and the need for continuing HIV/AIDS programming and information.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Opening Many Doors: A Final Report on Creating Conditions for Success of First Nation, Métis and Inuit Students in the Simcoe County District School Board
Alternate Title
Internal Evaluation: the Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project Simcoe County District School Board
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Haig-Brown Research & Consulting
Description
"Internal Evaluation: The Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project Simcoe County District School Board."
Addresses three central questions: How true to the guiding principles has this project been? How successful was the project team in implementing the aspects laid out in the original plan? and What is the model that results from assessment and analysis of this pilot project?
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Optimizing the Effectiveness of E-Learning for First Nations
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; May 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 10-255]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Description
Recommendations include: improving teacher and community engagement, developing and implementing strategies to deliver expanded and flexible programs to a variety of students, increasing and extending funding, and conducting needs and outcomes assessment.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Parents, Their Children, and the State: Intimate Perspectives on Reconciliation in Porcupines and China Dolls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Hazlett
English Studies in Canada, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 49-70
Description
Argues that the Canadian state's efforts to disrupt Aboriginal family life and isolate children from their parents, are not being recognized in redress claims.
"Part of That Whole System": Maritime Day and Residential Schooling and Federal Culpability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Walls
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 361-385
Description
Comments on the flawed day school system which compelled students' attendance at residential school.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Passionate Educator Receives Order of Merit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 3
Description
Presents Myrna Yuzicapi, receipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, honoured for her devotion to Aboriginal students and education.
Article found by scrolling to page 3.