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Aboriginal Student Educational Attainment: A Saskatchewan Perspective
Canada's Aboriginal Education Crisis
Looks at the need for quality education for First Nations children equitable to that of all other Canadian children.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
Culture of Sharing: North Slope Leaders Forge Trail into Future
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically at Risk
Explores why students remain academically at risk despite efforts on behalf of Delta administrators to improve the success rate of Aboriginal students.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
Diné College Turns 40: Philosophy of Harmony Forms Foundation for Nation's First Tribal College
Education Achievements Celebrated at Conference
Article describes the successes and innovations in First Nations education in Saskatchewan that were recognized and celebrated during a conference organized by the Muskoday First Nation Community School.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
Education Focus Lacks Indigenous Perspective
Discusses the need to improve Aboriginal education programs that are spiritually oriented, community-based, and rooted in Aboriginal languages and cultures.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Educators Honoured For Work in Incorporating Aboriginal Culture
Enhancing Aboriginal Child Wellness: The Potential of Early Learning Programs
Results of a 2008 survey include the benefits of these programs, the challenges of inaccessibility, and the need for Aboriginal decision-making.
Fostering Aboriginal Leadership: Increasing Enrollment and Completion Rate in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
From Turtle Mountains to the Badlands: Learning to Teach Native Ways of Knowing
How Might Native Science Inform "Informal Science Learning"?
‘Ike Hawai‘i: A Training Program for Working with Native Hawaiians
Indigenous Knowledges and Native Science as Partners: A Rejoinder
An Initial Report of a Community-University Research Alliance: Community-Based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives: Implementation and Evaluation
Focuses on the collaboration process among community groups, Aboriginal organizations and university researchers geared to improving retention and graduation rates among Aboriginal students.
Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom
Looks at the relationship between self-esteem and educational attainment, strategies that work for Aboriginal students and the changes needed to honour Aboriginal students’ culture, language, world view and knowledge.
Mainstream Colleges Could Learn From Tribal Colleges
Making Sense of Aboriginal Education in Canadian Public Schools: a Case Study of Four Inner City Elementary Principals and Their Vision of Aboriginal Education
Examines the concept of Aboriginal education as seen by four urban, inner-city elementary school principals and how they see it being put into practice in their schools.
Native Views: Tribal College Scholars Value Culture, Language
Nurturing a Dream: The Support Program for Aboriginal Nursing Students
Olds, Ermineskin Project Earns Teacher National Nomination
Brief description of a joint project based on Canadian Aboriginal history and local Olds history with crosscurricular components that led to the Governor General's Excellence in Teaching Award nomination for Helene Fisher.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.
The Pedagogy of the Professionals and Practitioners in the Natural and Applied Sciences: The Case of the Aboriginal Professional Class
Contends that in addition to recruitment and retention of Aboriginal practitioners, educators must examine indicators that define membership and address the myth of equal opportunity.
Program Designed to Encourage Business Pros
Re-framing Mainstream Assessment: Colleges Use Native Philosophies of Growth and Reflection
Students Design Project with Traditional Knowledge
Three recent teaching graduates of NORTEP advocate Aboriginal knowledge be added to the curriculum in Saskatchewan schools, focusing mainly on science.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
Two-Eyed Seeing: Building Cultural Bridges for Aboriginal Students
U of S to Honour the Late Gordon Oakes
Where Does Policy Come From?: Exploring the Experiences of Non-Aboriginal Teachers Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into the Curriculum
Why Saving a Seat is Not Enough: Aboriginal Rights and School Community Councils in Saskatchewan
Explores whether School Community Councils are the appropriate vehicle for advancing Aboriginal participation and rights.