Book Reviews
Author/Creator
June Beynon
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 194-196
Description
Review of: First Nations: The Circle Unbroken by Geraldine Bob, Gary Marcuse, Denna Nyce, Lorna Williams. Four video cassettes plus Teachers' Guide and Implementation Workshop for Teachers: A Guide.
First Nations Traditional Teaching Units
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Contains links to lesson plans for bannock making (preschool), fish unit (Grade 2), moose unit (Grade 3), beaver unit (Grade 5), and rabbit snaring unit (Grade 9). Each unit includes rationale, web diagram, advance material preparations, lesson plans, evaluations/reflections, and brief profile of Elder.
First Nations Weather
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lua Young
Description
Teachers' guide looks at how First Nations survived the weather extremes of Saskatchewan and includes personal narratives and legends.
First Nations Women and Information and Communication Technologies
Theses
Author/Creator
Sonja Perley
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed)--University of New Brunswick, 2008.
FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Alternate Title
First Nations Education Steering Committee/First Nations Schools Association Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
Description
For use in conjunction with other publications of the Steering Committee.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
For a Sustainable Future: Indigenous Transborder Higher Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adrian Quijada
Edison Cassadore
Gaye Bumsted Perry
Ronald Geronimo
Kimberley Lund ...[et al.]
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Discusses the establishment of a borderlands educational program by the Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) focused on environmental issues and spiritual relationships with the land.
Forces and Simple Machines: An Integrated Science Learning Unit for Yukon Grade 5 Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Youth
Research
Science Teaching and Learning
University of Manitoba
Forest Management Based on Local Values: An Example of Forest Co-management in British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Beverly Leon
Sue Grainger
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous People, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the collaboration between the University of Northern British Columbia and the Tl'azt'en Nation regarding the John Prince Research Forest on traditional lands.
Forest Resources Education in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vidar J. Nordin
Roxanne Comeau
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 79, no. 4, July 2003, pp. 799-808
Description
Discusses the importance of educating forest practitioners and forest workers of Aboriginal ancestry via partnerships with forest industry, governments, academic institutions, and forestry resources associations.
Forests for the Future: The View for Gitkxaala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wuyee Wi Medeek (John Lewis)
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 8-14
Description
Advocates a more collaborative, inclusive approach to natural resources management research.
Forging Ji-Mino-Bimaadiziwan (The good life for us all)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Paskus
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Brief highlights of the National Science Foundation for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Leaders Forum.
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.
Fort Selkirk Virtual Museum
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Richard Lawrence
Matt Ball
Bruce Barrett
Christopher Griffiths
Adrian Bergles
Description
This site describes the history and geography of the Northern Tutchone (Selkirk First Nation) homeland, and current efforts to “preserve and maintain the townsite". Includes link to Teacher's Corner, which contains list of further readings.
Fostering Indigenous STEM Education: Mobilizing the Adventure Learning Framework Through Snow Snakes
Alternate Title
Reports from the Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brant G. Miller
Aaron Doering
Gillian Roehrig
Robert Shimek
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 66-84
Description
Looks at a novel approach to engaging elementary students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content through the culturally based context of an Indigenous game.
Foundations for Aboriginal Adult Literacy
Alternate Title
Adult Education for Democracy, Social Justice and a Culture of Peace: Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of (AERC) and (CASAE)
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Eileen M. Antone
Peter Gamlin
Description
Looks at literacy from an Aboriginal perspective based on a 'wholistic' worldview.
Chapter from Adult Education for Democracy, Social Justice and a Culture of Peace: Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) (45th National Conference) and the Canadian
Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), (23rd National Conference).
Four Directions: An Indigenous Educational Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Loriene Roy
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Fall, 1998, pp. 59-69
Description
Describes activities to date of a five year educational program set up to train teachers in developing culturally appropriate curricula through technology.
Four Directions Summer Program Guides Native Americans Toward Medical Careers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. J. Friedrich
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 286, no. 11, September 19, 2001, pp. 1301-1303
Description
Program presented by Harvard Medical School for participants that are pursuing biomedical careers.
Framing Canada's Aboriginal Peoples: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous and Mainstream Television News
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Clark
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 41-64
Description
Compares coverage of events on Global Television, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and CTV to that of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Stories covered: shooting of Chelsea Yellowbird, vote buying at Esgenoopetitj First Nation, Air Canada, Winnipeg and First Nation flood evacuees, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Keystone XL pipeline protest.
A Fresh Plot for Indigenous Food Sovereignty at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heidi Ziegenmeyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, April 18, 2019, p. [?]
Description
Article profiles the creation of a new community garden in the Spirit Lake Dakota community; discusses issues of food education, food security, and food sovereignty.
From Dog Days to Horse Warriors: Montana's People, 1700-1820
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Discusses the lifeways of Indigenous peoples of Montana just prior to contact and the impact that Europeans had on them.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
From Health Worker to Health Worker...Across Australia: Aboriginal Studies and Environmental Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emma Collins
Mark Warcon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, January/February 1994, pp. 7-8
Description
Loss of the traditional nomatic lifestyle has created environmental health problems in communities and town camps. Suggests health workers and Aboriginal educators should be employed to help communities develop and manage their own health strategies.
From JSTOR to Jiní: Incorporating Traditional Knowledge in Teaching Information Literacy at Tribal Colleges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Sorrell
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Fall, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Discusses the challenges faced by tribal librarians as they work to teach information literacy in both mainstream news and social media outlets while incorporating traditional or Indigenous knowledge and teachings.
From Nature to iNATURE. Articulating a Sami Christian Identity Online
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Torjer A. Olsen
Nordlit, no. 30, Medier, Kultur og Samfunn, 2012, pp. [157]-170
Description
Looks at an online Christian education website developed for Sami children and youth.
From the Credibility Gap to Capacity Building: An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 29-34
Description
Author looks at possibilities for research conducted by Inuit people for the benefit of Inuit communities; discusses factors including academic credibility (what counts as knowledge), harmonizing science with needs of Inuit, and the marginalization of Traditional Knowledge (TK) by the academy.
From the Editor: Gendered and Intergenerational Violence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. vii-viii
Description
Introduction journal featuring articles about specific forms of violence.
From Turtle Mountains to the Badlands: Learning to Teach Native Ways of Knowing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tibi Marin
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 4, Success by Accountability and Assessment, Summer, 2008
Description
Discusses the Native Ways of Knowing (NWOK) program for pre-service secondary science teachers aimed at integrating Aboriginal and Western science.
From Under the Bow: A Redefinition of the Purpose and Potential of Museums for Society in the Digital Age
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Danika E. Scevers
Description
"This essay examines the legacy of colonialism in museums and, in combination with social digitization trends, its impact on current museum attendance trends".
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in History and Geography--Texas Christian University, 2014.
Frontier, Homeland and Sacred Space: A Collaborative Investigation into Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Place in the Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
James Raffan
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 1992.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
Gaa Bi Ombaashid Migizi Soaring Eagle Project: Final Report: 2001 Project Activities
Alternate Title
Educating Aboriginal Youth Using Traditional Knowledge and Western Environmental Science
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boreal Forest Network
Description
Project was to design and deliver a ten-week community-based environmental education program, which combined Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Environmental Science, to Aboriginal youth (aged 18-30).
Gáan: Berries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Primary science unit also teaches associated words and phrases in Haida. Suitable for Grades K-1.
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.
Garden of Relatives Coloring Book
Alternate Title
Garden of Relatives Colouring Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hawlii Pichette
Description
Colouring pages based on design that features plants and the animals associated with them.
Gastroenteritis Prevention: Improving the Health of Young Indigenous Populations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judith Dean
Journal of Rural and Remote Environmental Health, vol. 2, no. 1, 2003, pp. 6-13
Description
Identifies challenges encountered such as available resources, access and isolation, community motivation, and destruction of societal supports.
GEGENOATATOLTIMG: Sharing the Knowledge: September 8-15, 2008: Elsipogtog First Nation, NB
Alternate Title
Gathering Technical Report: GEGENOATATOLTIMG: Sharing the Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julian Robbins
Description
Event focused on knowledge transmission and traditional healing through the context language, culture, traditional values, medicine and spiritual beliefs.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Gender in Sápmi: Socio-Cultural Transformations and New Challenges
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jorunn Eikjok
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 52-57
Description
Looks at Arctic Indigenous peoples whose lifestyles no longer are tied to nature.
To access this article, scroll down to page 52.
Genocidal Carcerality and Indian Residential Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
James Gacek
Punishment & Society, vol. 18, no. 4, 2016, pp. 400-419
Description
Focusing on Fort Alexander Indian Residential school examines how space applies to physical, biological, and cultural elimination of a group.
Geocentrism and Indian Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George A. Van Otten
Setsuo Tsutsui
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [23-27]
Description
Study provides evidence of severe deficiencies in geographic education throughout Arizona public schools and suggests a need to develop teacher training courses of study that focus on geographic concepts, skills and knowledge.
Geographies of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in a Contemporary Grade-Nine Applied-Level Ontario Geography Textbook
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Brand
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.
Geographies of Indigenous-Based Team Name and Mascot Use in American Secondary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Ezra J. Zeitler
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2008.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Description
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
George First Rider Personal History
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he talks about his childhood and lack of schooling, his development of horsemanship, his membership in holy societies and his alcoholism.
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.
Getting to 'Yes': Aboriginal Canadians and the Next Wave of Nation-Building in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim Prentice
Description
Address given at the 34th Annual Assembly of First Nations, Whitehorse, Yukon, Tuesday July 16, 2013.
Ghosts of the North West Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
BC Heritage Websites Program
Description
Examines the history of B.C. using graphics, text and music. Website covers exploration, transportation, fur trade, colonization, indigenous contact and religion. Site also includes suggestions for educational activities and links to related sites.
The Giant Bear: Book Study
Alternate Title
The Giant Bear: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
The Giant Bear: Junior Book Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.