Aboriginal Choice School Concept is Growing
Looks at initiatives carried out by the Aboriginal Education board in Prince George, BC to address the needs of native students in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
Looks at initiatives carried out by the Aboriginal Education board in Prince George, BC to address the needs of native students in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
Relates the determined effort of International Children’s Peace Prize nominee, Shannen Koostachin, who lobbied successfully for a new school for her remote Cree community.
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Argues that the fort is a significant mythic symbol that reinforces colonial divides that continue to affect Aboriginal-Canada relations.
Focuses on the collaboration process among community groups, Aboriginal organizations and university researchers geared to improving retention and graduation rates among Aboriginal students.
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.
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.
A "two-eyed" seeing activity for teaching about solstices and equinoxes.
Presents one principal's effort to motivate First Nation students to succeed in school.
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Reflections on the authors experiences as a non-Aboriginal researcher interviewing five Aboriginal women about parental role in school improvement.
Three recent teaching graduates of NORTEP advocate Aboriginal knowledge be added to the curriculum in Saskatchewan schools, focusing mainly on science.
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Discussess the challenges of implementing Indigenous education, from an Indigenous viewpoint.
Discusses the Mi'kmaq traditional story of the Celestial Bear hunt (Ursa Major).