Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Powell
Description
Exercises to be used as part of student assessment and training plan in conjunction with academic skills profile. After completion, student self-awareness should be increased, initial goals revised, supports identified, and commitment to learning increased.
Measuring the Well-Being of Aboriginal People: An Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 1981-2001
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Daniel Beavon
Mindy McHardy
vol. 1
Description
Examines data from census years 1981 to 2001 to identify whether any progress had been made in narrowing disparities in education, life expectancy, and income.
Chapter three from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Media Practices and Painful Pasts: The Public Testimonial in Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miranda J. Brady
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 149, Indigenous Media Practice, November 2013, pp. 128-138
Description
Explores the public statement-gathering process and ways in which media practices shape and guide testimonials.
The Medicine Room: A Teaching Tool for Elders and Educational Opportunity for Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fidji Gendron
Carrie Bourassa
Danielle Lisa Cyr
Betty McKenna
Lauren McKim
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2013, pp. 83-97
Description
Discusses how Elders shared their knowledge with youth through a joint initiative and workshops. Outcome analysis indicated a greater level of engagement by the students.
Mental Health of Aboriginal Children and Adolescents in Violent School Environments: Protective Mediators of Violence and Psychological/Nervous Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Violet Kaspar
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 81, March 2013, pp. 70-78
Description
Study shows that one-fifth, of the the 12,366 sample children, attend schools where violence is perceived as a problem.
A Metaphoric Mind: Selected Writings of Joseph Couture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joseph Couture
Metis Activist Just Wanted a Fairer Deal for His People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 8 s
Description
Brief profile of Howard Adams, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for education. The article discusses what drove his academic and political aspirations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.
MEW Outcomes Report
Alternate Title
Making Education Work (MEW): Outcomes Report 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Proactive Information Services Inc.
Description
Overview of project to determine if additional services to high school students could assist grades 10 to 12 stay in school and meet graduation requirements. Involved 277 Aboriginal students at six sites across Manitoba.
Map of Community Involvement.
Mikinak Teacher Awareness Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cardinal Communications
Mina’igoziibiing: A History of the Anishinaabeg of Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Georgina Nepinak
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)-- Brandon University, 2013.
Mining and Indigenous Peoples: Case Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
International Council on Metals and the Environment
Minister's Reference on Institutional Child Abuse: Discussion Paper
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Includes background information, needs of survivors and suggested approaches to redress.
The Miqqut Project: Joining Literacy, Culture and Well-Being through Non-formal Learning in Nunavut: Research Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Quluaq Pilakapsi
Gloria Uluqsi,
Adriana Kusugak
Cayla Chenier
Kim Crockatt
Description
Looks at non-formal traditional skills programs with embedded literacy offered in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Module 2: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 3: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Three: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Russia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Mokasige: Redeploying a Colonial Institution to Reaffirm and Revitalize Algonquin Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances MacLellan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Indian Control of Indian Education--40 Years Later, 2013, pp. 77-94
Description
Looks at Kitigan Zibi Kikinamadinan in Quebec, a modern Native school, as an example of a successful model for Native education.
Monitoring Change: SIPI Students Engage in Long-Term Ecological Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret Porter
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 3, The Science of Place, Spring, 2013
Description
Brief article about the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute's Geospatial Information Technologies (GIT) program.
More Than a Food Fight: Intellectual Traditions and Cultural Continuity in Chilocco's Indian School Journal, 1902-1918
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Bess
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2013, pp. 77-110
Description
Examines ways that federal assimilation policies were actualized in the cultivation and consumption of food at the boarding school and the how the newsletter helped the students keep their identities.
The Mother Teresa Middle School: Supporting Regina’s Vulnerable Youth
Alternate Title
Profile (Conference Board of Canada) ; June 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-019]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Christa Ross]
Description
Brief profile of inner city school for grades 6-8. Program features: holistic curriculum, small classroom size, prioritized attendance, lengthened daily class time, shorter summer vacation, and exposure to opportunities in the community. Sixty percent of students are Aboriginal.
Motivators of Educational Success: Perceptions of Grade 12 Aboriginal Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 4, 2013, pp. [257]-279
Description
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students from Urban Saskatchewan schools to discuss the need for more Indigenous pedagogy from educators .
[Moving Forward, Giving Back: Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 188-190
Description
Book review of: Moving Forward, Giving Back: Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education edited by Jim Silver.
Moving Towards Saimaqatigiingniq
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bethany Scott
Julie Harris
David Joanasie
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, Literacy & Democracy, December 2013, pp. 69-76
Description
Examines how government actions into the 1970s, including the killing of sled dogs, negatively affected Inuit people. Also discusses the progress made from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s recommendations.
Mowatt v. Clarke
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
British Columbia Courts
Description
1999 BCSC [British Columbia Supreme Court] 1341Docket 7838. Judgement regarding St. George's Indian Residential School (Anglican Church of Canada) and the sexual abuse of children. Findings of liability made in relation to federal Crown and Anglican Church for actions of dorm supervisor Derek Clarke.
Mvskoke (Creek) Customs and Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Muscogee (Creek) Nation]
Description
Brief overview of the Mvskoke (Muscogee) people.
My Mother Tongue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aviaq Johnston
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, no. 3, Can Modern Treaties Be Saved?, Spring, 2013, pp. 42-44
Description
Author talks about her experience growing up with two dialects: Igloolik and Nunavik.
Naming, Claiming, and (Re)Creating: Indigenous Knowledge Organization at the Cultural Interface
Theses
Author/Creator
Ann Mary Doyle
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.
Nashine Ginwenimazawin: Constant Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Vanderhoef
Description
Information for Aboriginal people with AIDS who are in need of palliative care and their caregivers. Covers physical, spiritual/traditional, emotional, and mental aspects.
National Aboriginal Youth Strategy: December 2, 1999
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Working Group of the National Aboriginal Youth Strategy
"A National Crime": The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879-1986
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History ; 11
E-Books
Author/Creator
John S. Milloy
Manitoba Studies in Native History
[A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System - 1879 to 1986]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Angel
Manitoba History, vol. 38, Autumn / Winter, 1999-2000
Description
Book review of: A National Crime by John Milloy.
The National Health Worker Training Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeannie Roberts
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 17-18
Description
Looks at review to provide an overview of the full scope of health worker roles and training needs.
Native American Assimilation Through Education
Alternate Title
Waynesburg University TPS Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Fortna
Victoria Stapf
Description
Presents lesson plans for an eighth grade educational unit.
Native American Educators' Perceptions on Cultural Identity and Tribal Cultural Education: An Application of Transculturation Theory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Huffman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 3, 2013, pp. 21-40
Description
"This paper reports partial findings from research on the experiences and perceptions of Native American educators serving reservation schools".
Native American Medicine in the Treatment of Chronic Illness: Developing an Integrated Program and Evaluating its Effectiveness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lewis E. Mehl-Madrona
Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine, vol. 5, no. 1, January 1999, pp. 36-44
Description
Recommendations on how traditional medicine should proceed in the modern world, and how to interest non-Aboriginal people in traditional medicine.
Native American Students Going to and Staying in Postsecondary Education: An Intervention Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard S. Adelman
Linda Taylor
Perry Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, Reducing Barriers to Native American Student Success in Higher Education, 2013, pp. 29-56
Description
Discusses what has been done to improve student readiness, increase enrollment, ease transitions, and support completion.
Native American Youth Voices on Success, Identity, and Cultural Values: Educational Success and Positive Identity Development Through Culturally Responsive Mentoring
Theses
Author/Creator
Zoë Higheagle Strong
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Washington, 2013.
Native Americans: Regions and Cultures Tell It Again!™: Read-Aloud Anthology
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge Language Arts: Listening & Learning Strand: Grade 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Rosie McCormick]
Description
Related Material: Image Flip Book
Native Americans Supplemental Guide to the Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology: Listening & Learning™ Strand Kindergarten
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge Language Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beth Engel]
[Rosie McCormick]
[Cate Whittington]
Description
Related Material: Image Cards.
Native Deacon, Husband Off to Lytton
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 10, December 1999, p. 3
Description
Catherine Morrison, the youngest ordained Aboriginal woman in North America, to be sent to British Columbia diocese, which was the site of residential school named in lawsuit.
Native Hawaiian Education: Talking Story With Three Hawaiian Educators
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Kekaulike Sing
Alapa Hunter
Manu Aluli Meyer
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Special Issue 2, Fall, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Dialogue presents definitions and a history of education from a Hawaiian perspective.
Native Illness Meanings: Depression and Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Anne Walker
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 1999.
Native Indian Leadership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicity Jules
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 40-56
Description
Examines unique aspects that exist in Aboriginal leadership by taking into consideration valued qualities and behaviours.
Native Indian Teachers: A Key to Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 57-63
Description
Suggests that Indigenous teachers are best able to create a learning environment that makes education relevant to the needs of children.
Native North Americans in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12
Alternate Title
Literature for Youth ; no. 14
E-Books
Native Peoples of North America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Stebbins
Native Youth Media as Social Justice Youth Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Johnston-Goodstar
Jenna Sethi
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 3, 2013, pp. 65-80
Description
"This article reviews the history of youth development theory and its emergence from colonial, sexist and racist contexts".
Navajo Culture and Family Influences on Academic Success: Traditionalism is Not a Significant Predictor of Achievement Among Navajo Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela A. A. Willeto
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. [1-24]
Description
Study found no significant correlation between involvement in traditional culture and lack of academic achievement.
Navajo Education and the Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Roessel
Jr.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 3, Special Issue 1, Spring, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Artcicle debates major developments in Native American education over the last fifty years, current issues or trends, and hopes for the future.
Negotiating Neoliberal Empowerment: Aboriginal People, Educational Restructuring, and Academic Labour in the North of British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne E. Mills
Tyler McCreary
Antipode, vol. 45, no. 5, November 2013, pp. 1298-1317
Description
Looks at process of Indigenization of Northwest Community College and local academic union resulting in allegiances being caught between desire to support initiative and drive to minimize worker exploitation.