The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 2, April/May 2000, pp. 42-[?]
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Profiles Cree storyteller Louis Bird, who has spent the last 30 years recording, documenting and translating stories in an effort to preserve the oral traditions of his people.
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 2000, pp. 65-86
Description
Examines two works by Erdrich about identity that modify the standard autobiographical narration to create a new set of textual representations of her characters.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 111, October 14, 2010, pp. 1-31
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Interviews non-Indigenous principles to see how their life experiences impacted their professional identities and roles as educational leaders focusing on educational leadership theory and practice.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
Description
Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .
Midwest Modern Language Association Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 1-19
Description
Examines popular American cultural knowledge and illustrates what some have chosen to ignore, through use of critical character analysis, magical realism, and humour in the novel.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. [1]-12
Description
Compares the novels Their Eyes are Watching God by Nora Neale Hurston and The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich as well as the critics responses to them.
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Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1796-1802
Description
Results from 83 interviews identified five themes: system supports, specialists, education through sharing, cultural and community supports, and recreational resource support. Compares results to available literature.
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
Provides overview of education, description of add-on, First Nations control, and partnership approaches, case studies of specific institutions, and interviews with practitioners.
Case studies: First Nations Partnership Program; Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program; first Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia, Malaspina University College; Saanich Adult Education Center.