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Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Anne George
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.
Elim's Cultural Values: Reaffirming and Implementing Indigenous Values in Education
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Samantha C Marchant
Description
Education Master's Project (MEd) -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017.
Enhancing Success in American Indian Students: Participatory Research at Akwesasne as a Part of the Development of a Culturally Relevant Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seth A. Agbo
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2001, pp. [31-56]
Description
Discusses Mohawk Education Project aimed at discovering how attitudes and behaviour patterns are acquired, and how to use knowledge to develop effective strategies.
Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Robin K. Wright
Rebecca Andrews
John A. Putnam
Pat Courtney Gold
Colleen Jollie ... [et al.]
Description
Website for virtual exhibit contains links to images listed by artist and region, study lab, resources, basket game and the Burke Museum database.
Examining Comprehensive School Reform in Schools Serving Native American Communities: Case Study Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dorothy Aguilera
Description
Looks at the process of selecting models, identifies challenges and successes associated with planning, and discusses tribal culture's influence on successful implementation.
Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadiana
Description
History of the fur trade and Hudson's Bay Company to the present. Includes links to personalities, timeline, maps, and teachers' resources.
Exploring Multiple Pathways for Indigenous Students: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministerial Council For Education
Early Childhood (MCEECDYA) Taskforce on Indigenous Education
Description
Taskforce examines ways of improving the transition of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, in primary and secondary school, to vocational education and higher education
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 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 Students: What Some Teachers Do That Make Them Successful
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert M. Peacock
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of San Diego, 2001.
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
Formative Evaluation of a Software Prototype with Grades Five and Six Students Attending School in the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carolyne Jebbink-Whenham
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001.
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 in Creativity Among American Indian Third and Fourth Grade Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen R. Stephens
Frances A. Karnes
James Whorton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Findings revealed that girls scored higher than boys across all subtests with significant differences in Originality and Creative Index scores.
The Geographical Patterns of Socio-Economic Well-Being of First Nations Communities in Canada
Alternate Title
Agricultural and Rural Working Paper Series ; Working Paper ; no. 46
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin P. Armstrong
Description
Discusses extent of well-being, changes since 1986, possible strategies for improvement, and compares conditions to those found in non-Aboriginal population. Data drawn from 1996 Census of Population.
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.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Guidelines for Strengthening Indigenous Languages
Documents & Presentations
Description
Document sets a foundation for the continued learning and promotion of heritage languages for Elders, parents, children and educators. Provides recommendation for implementation of goals set out in foundational document.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our Experience
Alternate Title
Impact of the Treaty 4 Project on Students and Teachers
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 258
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Treaty4: The Next Generation Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Fortier-Fréçon
Leia Laing
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Students talk about the idea of treaty citizenship and relationship with Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan after attending a two-day youth conference with Life Speaker Noel Starblanket and Indigenous artist Ray Keighley.
Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, July 2017, p. Article 2
Description
Examines educator and parent perceptions about the policy through analysis of interviews with 100 individuals within provincial off-reserve school system. Questions reflected three themes: parent-school relationships, roles and expectations, and perceived effectiveness of educational initiatives.
Improving Academic Performance Among Native American Students: A Review of the Research Literature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William G. Demmert
Description
Covers several themes: early childhood development, language and culture programs, teaching and curriculum, community involvement, student characteristics, and factors contributing to post-secondary success. Current as of 2001.
Indian Horse Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Elevation Pictures?]
Description
To accompany film based on the book of the same name by Richard Wagamese.
Indigenous Education: Walking on Both Sides of the River: Brief Presented to the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tino Bordonaro
France Bourassa
Michael Chechlie
Pierre Choulnard
Nancy Clark ... [et al.]
Indigenous Literature Kit: Growing Our Collective Understanding of Truth and Reconciliation: Kindergarten - Grade 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Billie-Jo Grant
Charlotte Kirchner
Phyllis Kelly
Nicole Wenger
Rhonda Nixon
Description
For each title there is an annotation as well as information on related titles, terms and key concepts, sensitivities, themes and topics at a glance, recommended grade level, and project, ideas and activities. Although developed to be used with Alberta curriculum, most information is applicable elsewhere.
An Individualized Computer-Assisted Language Experience Remedial Reading Inquiry: Can Inner-City Students Make the Grade?
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 47
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Anne Izatt Gambell
Gail Neurauter Sajtos
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Focuses on outcomes observed with four students. Data collected through self-assessment, teachers' records of fluency and use of strategies in oral readings, evidence of semantic and syntactic development in stories, and standardized tests.
Study took place at Westmount Community School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Innu: Another Cry for Help
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, February 2001, pp. 18-30
Description
Overview of social problems and land claim demands.
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. February 2001.
Intellectual Functioning among Children and Adolescents Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol
Theses
Author/Creator
Brent Anthony Symes
Description
Educational Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.
Interrogating the Social Construction of Race and Difference in Ontario Public Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Rudy Hazell
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2001.
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
Investigating the Picture Book Preferences of Grade Four Aboriginal Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Elizabeth O'Byrne Boyle
Description
Language and Literacy Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.
Is Time-Structure an Issue for Cowichan First Nations Students in the School System? If So, How Can the School Calendar be Changed to Better Meet Their Educational Needs?
Theses
Author/Creator
H.T. Cadwallader
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001.
"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.
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.
Knowing, Growing Showing: Indigenous Consumer and Financial Literacy: Research to Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Troy Meston
Tony Dreise
Kon and the Circle of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marie: A Disenfrancised First Nation Woman from Kipawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Davis
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Queen's University, 2017.
Mathematical Ecology of the Shoshoni and Implications For Elementary Mathematics Education and the Young Learner
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Barta
Ann Abeyta
Drusilla Gould
Ed Galindo
Georgia Matt
Delverne Seaman
Garrit Voggessor
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Results of two year study which examined use of culturally specific mathematics in Shoshoni traditional living practices and its possible applications with other local cultures.
Meaning Making: Daily Realities of Aboriginal Students Residing on the Territory and Attending Secondary School off the Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvie Séguin Brant
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2001.
Mi'kmaq Students with Special Education Needs in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isabel den Heyer
Fred Wien
Description
Includes literature review, examination of different models of funding and delivering special education, results of study of types, prevalence and severity of student needs, and set of recommendations based on information collected. Fifty-six schools, both on and off-reserve, from across Nova Scotia participated in study.