Study found that patterns of sharing of country foods varied between hunters and wage earners; hunters tended to favour associations with distant and collateral relatives, while wage earners focused on parents and siblings. Discusses how these affiliations can affect vulnerability to environmental change.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 41, no. 11, 2011, pp. 2247-2258
Description
Compares forest planning strategies, one with collaboration with the Innu Nation, to look at the at the benefits of Indigenous participation in the planning of forestry management
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
Revista Espanola de Educacion Comparada, vol. 18, 2011, pp. 125-156
Description
Addresses the quality and equity of Canada's education systems by drawing on educational indicators and
discussing educational reforms that have taken place.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 50, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-31
Description
"This article traces the Native American policy career of William Demmert, Jr. from the development and implementation of the Indian Education Act of 1972 through the implementation of the Executive Order on American Indian and Alaska Native Education signed by President Clinton to the initiation of a unique research partnership to document the impact of culturally based education on the academic achievement of Native American students".
Writing Postcolonial Histories of Intercultural Education
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Jonas Jakobsen
Description
Comments on the struggle for equal and special rights for the Sami people in the Norwegian education system.
Chapter from Writing Postcolonial Histories of Intercultural Education edited by H. Niedrig and C. Ydesen.
Study of the school and the principal's daily activities during the 1960s as a Federally operated residential school and as operated by the Yukon Department of Education in 2008.
Identifies issues in six areas: financial, institutional, historical, geographical, educational, and personal, and makes 19 recommendations to minimize barriers to education.
Health Education Journal, vol. 70, no. 1, February 24, 2011, p. 1–9
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of an Aboriginal health seminar in altering medical students’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of Aboriginal health issues, and their preparedness and willingness to work in an Aboriginal community.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 11-16, 188
Description
The author shares her experiences and insights from her own culture and people, as well as other Indigenous and non-Indigenous philosophers and scholars.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 32–35
Description
Overview of an interview conducted by Paul Irngaut with an experienced hunter about Inuit knowledge of sea ice and the difficulties documenting and recording this knowledge.
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2011, pp. 9-28
Description
Reveals a higher degree of closeness between non-Sami and Sami than previously assumed as reflected in the attitudes and relationships between the two groups.
Discusses an initiative to provide all students with an understanding and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and traditional and contemporary cultures.
Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [1-6]
Description
Theory states structural risks affecting Aboriginal children's safety and well-being are diminished when relational world view principles are in balance with the community.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 69-92
Description
Using Hopi creation myths to examine how tribal mythology dictates how Indigenous communities are organized, develop their religions, and met challenges for their own survival.