Analyzes various anthologies and discusses the implications they carry for First Nations literature.
Excerpt from Native North America: Critical and Cultural Perspectives edited by Renée Hulan.
Chapter 2: Colonialism and First Nations Women in Canada
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Winona Stevenson
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Provides an overview of the historical colonization of First Nations women from contact to the end of the early reserve era.
Chapter in Scratching the Surface: Canadian, Anti-racist, Feminist Thought edited Enakshi Dua and Angela Robertson. To view article scroll down to page 49.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues
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Josée Lavoie
John D. O'Neil
Jeffrey Reading
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Examines implications of self-government in health for improving provision of services and providing a voice in political health systems.
Chapter in book: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by J. H. Hylton.
Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
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Tarajean Yazzie
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Chapter 4 in: Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by K. G Swisher and J. Tippeconnic. Research studies of theoretical frameworks, supportive learning environments, communication and interaction style.
American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography
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Sanda Cohen
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Teacher explains her objections to the stereotypes in the novel and classroom activities suggested to accompany it. Instead she chose to focus on the theme of friendship found in the story. Excerpt from American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography, 2nd ed. edited by Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Paulette Fairbanks Molin, and Yvonne Wakim.
Five papers describe the Akira Language Project implemented at White Shield School in North Dakota, Nakoda Language Program at Fort Belknap College in Montana and the development of tools for computer language documentation at the American Indian Studies Research Institute.
Excerpt from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons.
Suggests that history and tradition play an important role in contemporary Inuit art.
Chapter from Unpacking Culture: Art and Commodity in Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds edited by R. Phllips and C. Steiner.
Developmental Health and the Wealth of Nations: Social, Biological, and Educational Dynamics
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Alan R. Pence
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Describes author's experiences while developing an Aboriginal child care training program in collaboration with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.
Chapter from Developmental Health and the Wealth of Nations: Social, Biological, and Educational Dynamics edited by Daniel .P. Keating and Clyde Hertzman.
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
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Shelley Tulloch
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Comments, from interviews with representatives, show that Inuktitut is an important part of Inuit identity and culture.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 106.
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
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Marilyn Walker
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Explores the terms 'shamanism' and 'language' and considers how the physical and metaphysical realms are integrated through shamanic language.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 117.
Discussion Paper: Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
[PCERA Symposium ; 1999]
[Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium]
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Terry Wotherspoon
Bernard Schissel
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Addresses the causes and implications of, and possible solutions to, the "education gap" between Aboriginal people and the general population in Canada. The paper highlights Joe Duquette High School and Princess Alexandria Community School, which are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Excerpt from Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium.
Chapter 2 from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons Yazzie.
Comments on the success of a kindergarten class which mastered a vocabulary of 200 words and phrases at the end of 18 weeks.
Theory, Policy, and Practice in Early Childhood Services
Two Sides of an Eagle's Feather: Co-Constructing Early Childhood Care and Development Training Curricula
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Alan Pence
Jessica Ball
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Looks at the Generative Curriculum Model, a unique program responding to community needs and culture.
Chapter from: Theory, Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Services edited by H. Penn
Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
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K. Tsianina Lomawaima
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Looks at the legacy of colonial education and the roots of some stereotypical assumptions associated with Native Americans.
Chapter one of Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education edited by Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic.