Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, p. 8
Description
Looks at Arnot's accomplishments during his term as Treaty Commissioner including the creation of educational treaty kits for every classroom in Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, 2007, pp. 167-180
Description
Examines an exhibit Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life along the North Pacific Coast to evaluate how it is perceived and promoted by Native American staff and community consultants, and non-Native American staff at the Museum.
The 25-minute black-and-white video filmed and produced by staff of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan in 1978 at Deschambault Lake It records the making of snowshoes, from the splitting of a log to the completed snowshoes.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Discusses the need for program planning and identification of new priorities to aid in arthritis care in Aboriginal populations, due to high prevalence.
Multi-media artist speaks about the various series he has created. Presented as part of the It's Complicated: Art about Home exhibition. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:09:58.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 22-25
Description
Results of survey conducted by Inuit Art Foundation in April 2006. Sample size approximately 100.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 22.
Looks at impact on students and teachers of the Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program regarding positive gains by students in cultural pride, capacity to focus, engagement and success in learning.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Examines how the earthworks Medicine Wheel, at Haskell Indian Nations University, is a visual reminder of support and benefit to all aspects of education at the university, including the arts.
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Description
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission assessment of border town relations and summary of public hearing testimonies held in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Concludes with recommendations .
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.
Discusses the parallels between the experiences of children in residential schools with child protection practices which targeted Roma in Europe to build a case for compensation for the Romani families.
Tribal Colleges and Universities: Advancing Native Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Marie Karlberg
Description
Guide to measuring learning outcomes and demonstrating accountability using three types of information: direct and indirect indicators, and institutional.
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Mary Beth Doucette
Description
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.
Compares the number of those who speak an Aboriginal language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue.
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Compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
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