Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela B. Y. Wong
Robert W. Murphy
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 4, December 2016, pp. 406-420
Description
Interviews Inuit hunters in four Nunavut communities about hunting and how they identify sex, age, body size and health of polar bears.
Inuit Perceptions of Learning and Formal Education in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Geneviève L. Lalonde
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2017.
An Investigation of the Role of Legends and Storytelling in Early Childhood Practices in a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Early Childhood Facility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Deer
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 110-126
Description
Study finds that cultural legends and stories familiar to historical, ceremonial and spiritual practices are vital to the cultural foundation of the Haudenosaunee.
The Issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada: Teaching Unit
Alternate Title
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada Lesson Plans Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Lees
Gordon McMahon
Description
Series of six lesson plans geared toward students in Grades 10 to 12.
Accompanying PowerPoint.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
It Was Very Wrong: A Comparative Examination of Moralization of Residential School Histories at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and in Canadian Comic Books
Theses
Author/Creator
Kate Abarbanel
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2016.
Joining the Circle: Guide for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)
Description
Accompanying material:
Journeying Toward a Praxis of Indigenous Maternal Pedagogy: Lessons from Our Sweetgrass Baskets
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Rose Brant
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2017.
Kanaka Bar Indian Band and Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business and Investment Council
Description
Comments on the success of a hydroelectric project that produces enough energy to power 22,000 houses.
Kanien'kehá:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Description
Traditional Mohawk story, sometimes known as the Sky Woman story.
Kanyen'kehà:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mohawk Language Custodian Association
Description
Traditional Mohawk story also known as the Sky Woman story.
Killing the Indian in the Child: Materialities of Death and Political Formations of Life in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Bryanne Huston Young
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
Kina'muanej Knjanjiji'naq mut ntakotmnew tli'lnu'ltik (In the Foreign Language, Let us Teach our Children not to be Ashamed of Being Mi'kmaq)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Julian
Ida Denny
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 148-160
Description
Comments on an immersion program that works towards language resurgence.
Kiskenimisowin (Self-knowledge): Co-researching Wellbeing With Canadian First Nations Youth Through Participatory Visual Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Victor
Warren Linds
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Linda Goulet
David Benjoe ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 262-278
Description
"This article reports the findings of an after-school program in 2014 that blended a participatory visual method of research with Indigenous knowledge, methodologies, and practices to provide sociocultural health programming for youth in a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada".
Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights
Alternate Title
Learning through Cultural Connections
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynda Mcgilvery
Lori Schoening
Qian Li
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Description
Indigenous Alaskans discuss their experience of the aurora borealis. Duration: 25:25.
Knowing, Growing Showing: Indigenous Consumer and Financial Literacy: Research to Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Troy Meston
Tony Dreise
Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science (Book 1)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gloria Snively
Wanosts'a7 Lorna Williams
Gwixsisalas Emily Aitken
Wii Smax John Corsiglia
‘Nalaga Donna Cranmer
'Welila'ogwa Irene Isaac
Edōsdi Judith C. Thompson
Kon and the Circle of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
Labour Market Conditions for First Nations and Inuit in Quebec: Current Situation and Trends
Alternate Title
Labor Market Conditions for First Nations and Inuit in Quebec: Current Situation and Trends
E-Books
Author/Creator
Régent Chamard
Land-Based Learning
Alternate Title
[McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 269]
[The Wuschusk or Muskrat Project: The Practices]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Renée Carrière
Bonnie Werner
Leda Corrigal
Tim Jardine.]
Description
Brochure which presents the findings and practices of The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation and The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Arnett
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 142-144
Description
Book reviews of:
The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill and Sophie McCall.
The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine Elsey.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 142.
The Last Indian War: Reassessing the Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools and the Emergence of Pan-Indian Identity
Alternate Title
Article 2
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abigail M. Gibson
Global Tides, vol. 10, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-20
Description
Gives some context behind the rise of Pan-Indianism in part due to the divide between urban and reservation American Indians struggling between spiritual and communal connection and learned white individualistic industrial activity.
Learn, Teach, Challenge: Approaching Indigenous Literatures
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
Learn, Teach, Challenge: Approaching Indigenous Literature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deanna Reder
Janice Acoose
Helen Roy
Emma LaRocque
Renate Eigenbrod ...
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson ...
Renae Watchman
Natalie Knight
Jeannette C. Armstrong
Kimberly Blaeser
Craig S. Womack ...
Lisa Brooks
Leanne Simpson
Niigaawewidam James Sinclair ...
Daniel Heath Justice
Jeff Corntassell
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Qwo-Li Driskill
Katsisorokwas Curran Jacobs ...
Warren Cariou ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
Learn Where You Live, Teach From a Distance: Choosing the Best Technology for Distributed Nursing Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Butler
Carol Bullin
Jill Bally
Mark Tomtene
Emmy Neuls
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 39-49
Description
Discusses the "learn where you live" program developed by the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan, which is more learner-centred than traditional distance education delivery models.
Learning Lessons from the Impacts of Relocating Indigenous Scholars for Academic Appointments
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Judge
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2018.
Learning to Relate: An Exploration of Indigenous Science Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeff Jordan Baker
Description
Curriculum and Pedagogy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.
Learning to Teach-in-Relation: Community Service Learning, Phenomenology, and the Medicine Wheel
Theses
Author/Creator
Desiree Streit
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.
The Legacy and Future of the Buffalo People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Buffalo Star Woman (Sandra Delorme)
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, pp. 8-11
Description
Author reflects on how residential schools have impacted herself and her loved ones, and describes how she has freed herself from that inheritance.
A Legacy of Sacrifice and Honor: Celebrating Tribal Resilience and Military Service at Haskell Nations University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jancita Warrington
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the history of service by students, alumni and faculty.
Lessons from the Earth: Storytelling, Art and Indigenous Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Excellent resource contains links to videos of cultural teachings and lesson plans for primary, junior and intermediate grade levels. Topics covered: significance of building local relationships, an agreement with Mother Earth, walking with a good heart, clan system, courage, love, offerings, and working together in a good way.
Lessons Learned Study of the Common Experience Payment Process: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study determined the successes or failures of the design and implementation of the response to the Settlement Agreement.
Let's Talk On-reserve Education: Survey Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hill + Knowlton Strategies Canada
Description
Results of survey conducted with parents and community members from January to April 2017. Gives statistics for general as well as regional responses.
A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Q. Dudley
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes books in OCLC Worldcat with Library of Congress subject heading "Indians of North America", with keywords genocide, holocaust or extermination.
Life Among the Qallunaat
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adriane Epprecht
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 20-16, pp. 185-188
Description
Book Review of: Life Among the Qallunaat by Mini Aodla Freeman.
Lifelong Learning: Supporting Educational Success for Aboriginal People in Urban Areas: Position Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
The Light to the Left: Conceptions of Social Justice Among Christian Social Studies Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Orlowski
In Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 66-91
Description
Study looks at economic and social issues in Saskatchewan and views about Indigenous representation in the curriculum.
Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jesse Devost
Northern Review, no. 45, Innovation in the Circumpolar North, June 2017, pp. 161-163
Description
Book review of: Lines in the Ice by Phillip J. Hatfield.
Lionel Bordeaux on Indigenous Peoples' History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Interview with the longest serving college president of Sinte Gleska University (SGU) in South Dakota.
Literacy and Numeracy among Off-reserve First Nations People and Métis: Do Higher Skill Levels Improve Labour Market Outcomes
Alternate Title
Insights on Canadian Society
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Darcy Hango
Insights on Canadian Society, May 18, 2016, pp. 1-14
Description
Data from the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).
Little Red Spirit, Aboriginal Head Start Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Description
Assessment of program for children between three and six which is based on six key components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support, and parental involvement.
Living in Indigenous Sovereignty: Relational Accountability and the Stories of White Settler Anti-Colonial and Decolonial Activists
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Christine Carlson
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2016.
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Shalene Jobin
Carole Lévesque
Denise Geoffroy
Geneviève Polèse ... [et al.]
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
Lofty Vision, Humble Beginnings: The Development of Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs at SGU
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherry Red Owl
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Bachelors and Masters Programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Fall, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on the first tribal college, Sinte Gleska University, to be accredited at the master's degree level with a Master of Science in elementary education.
Long Ago Will Be in the Future: Interruptus, Residential Schools Research, and Gwich'in Continuities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Crystal Fraser
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 1, Reshaping the Northern Imaginary, February 2016, pp. [20-22]
Description
Anthropologist discusses experience while conducting research for doctoral on Indian residential schools in the Northwest Territories.
A Long Way Home: First Nations Adoptions and Repatriations
Theses
Author/Creator
John Martin Doran
Description
Leadership, Adult and Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Louis Riel Spy Mission Task 2016
Alternate Title
Dominion of Canada Classified Document 1869
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. Ditson
Description
Mock letter from John A. Macdonald requesting students infiltrate the Red River Settlement to gather information. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies.