Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sonya Gulati
Description
Outlines the social and economic problems associated with low literacy rates among Aboriginal peoples, and identifies best practices to address these issues.
Little Butterfly Girl: An Indian Residential School Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi
Description
Storybook suitable for readers aged nine to twelve.
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.
[A Long Road Back to the 'Rez']
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lesli A. Maxwell
Description
Looks at poverty as one roadblock towards achieving an education on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Oglala Lakota Nation.
Duration: 8:31.
Māori Medium Kaiako Survey
Alternate Title
Maori Medium Kaiako Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Research Division
Ministry of Education
Marginalized and Ignored: National Minority Children’s Struggle for Language Rights in Sweden 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaisa Syrjänen Schaal
Description
Comments on governments' lack of action with regard to providing educational support for proficiency and literacy in students' Sami mother tongue.
Marie: A Disenfrancised First Nation Woman from Kipawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Davis
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Queen's University, 2017.
MEW Outcomes Report
Alternate Title
Making Education Work (MEW): Outcomes Report 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Proactive Information Services Inc.
Description
Overview of project to determine if additional services to high school students could assist grades 10 to 12 stay in school and meet graduation requirements. Involved 277 Aboriginal students at six sites across Manitoba.
Map of Community Involvement.
Michif Language Research, Literature Review, Teaching Resources and Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
David Morin
Description
List includes peer-reviewed and grey literature, on-line resources, oral histories, language videos, audio tapes, and CDs.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Mikinak Teacher Awareness Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cardinal Communications
Motivators of Educational Success: Perceptions of Grade 12 Aboriginal Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 4, 2013, pp. [257]-279
Description
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students from Urban Saskatchewan schools to discuss the need for more Indigenous pedagogy from educators .
Mvskoke (Creek) Customs and Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Muscogee (Creek) Nation]
Description
Brief overview of the Mvskoke (Muscogee) people.
My Mother Tongue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aviaq Johnston
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, no. 3, Can Modern Treaties Be Saved?, Spring, 2013, pp. 42-44
Description
Author talks about her experience growing up with two dialects: Igloolik and Nunavik.
Narragunnawali Research Report #6: Visions For Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Hubert Wu
Description
Looks at the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as well as the responses to a whole-school or early learning service Reflection Survey (RS)
National Indian Education Study 2015: American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[A. M. Ninneman
James Deaton
K. Francis-Begay]
Description
Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.
Native American Assimilation Through Education
Alternate Title
Waynesburg University TPS Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Fortna
Victoria Stapf
Description
Presents lesson plans for an eighth grade educational unit.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American Students Going to and Staying in Postsecondary Education: An Intervention Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard S. Adelman
Linda Taylor
Perry Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, Reducing Barriers to Native American Student Success in Higher Education, 2013, pp. 29-56
Description
Discusses what has been done to improve student readiness, increase enrollment, ease transitions, and support completion.
Native American Youth Voices on Success, Identity, and Cultural Values: Educational Success and Positive Identity Development Through Culturally Responsive Mentoring
Theses
Author/Creator
Zoë Higheagle Strong
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Washington, 2013.
Native Americans: Regions and Cultures Tell It Again!™: Read-Aloud Anthology
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge Language Arts: Listening & Learning Strand: Grade 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Rosie McCormick]
Description
Related Material: Image Flip Book
Native Americans Supplemental Guide to the Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology: Listening & Learning™ Strand Kindergarten
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge Language Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beth Engel]
[Rosie McCormick]
[Cate Whittington]
Description
Related Material: Image Cards.
[Native Education Resource LIst]
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 Peoples of North America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Stebbins
Negotiating Northern Pasts: One Archaeologist's Reflections on Learning to Teach History in Nunavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brendan Griebel
Canadian Issues, Teaching (in) the Canadian North, Winter, 2013, pp. 14-18
Description
Looks at how the author changed his curriculum, after working with the community for four years, to better suit the learning style of his students.
To access article scroll to p. 14.
Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
Alternate Title
21st Century Learning - Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
21st Century Learning – Links to Our Collection
Twenty-First Century Learning - Links to Our Collection
Twenty-First Century Learning - Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Presents digitized images and lesson plans to enhance teaching and learning about the Cree people and their cultural traditions.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Estevan, CA [Census Agglomerations] , Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
Catalogue no. 99-011-XWE2011007
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part), CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Moose Jaw, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, North Battleford, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Prince Albert, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Regina, CMA [Census Metropolitan Area], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Saskatoon, CMA [Census Metropolitan Area], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Swift Current, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Yorkton, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
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
Number and Two Languages in the Early Years: Report on a Project With Paraprofessional Indigenous Teachers in Two NT Northeast Arnhem Yolŋu Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Wilkinson
John Bradbury
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 335-354
Description
Looks at program using first language for number concept development.
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.
NWT Arts Strategy Progress Report, as of March 31, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of the Northwest Territories
Description
Comments on various roles of the strategy, school programs, tourism and investment, and reports on progress of action items.
The Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework: A Case Study on its Impact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Looks at what impact the Aboriginal education program initiatives have had on participants, professionally, academically, and personally.
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.
[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