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Child Protection Services
Department of Community Services and Seniors
Prince Edward Island First Nations
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Resource guide includes information on: Aboriginal Communities and Services, Spirituality, Aboriginal Culture, Cultural Beliefs and Practices, Mi'kmaq Language, Mi'kmaq History and Band Governance and Identity.
Aboriginal Cultural Tourism: Land of the Fog
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Joanne Pyke
Keith G. Brown
David Johnson
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Discusses sustainable cultural tourism and the value of product authenticity on Cape Breton Island and provides an overview of some Mi'kmaq First Nations tourism initiatives.
The Aboriginal Economic Progress Report 2015
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John Borrows
Derek Burleton
David Newhouse
Jacqueline Ottman
Andrew Sharpe ... [et al.]
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Presents update to 2012 report which identified series of benchmark socio-economic indicators and assessed state of Aboriginal economy in Canada.
Aboriginal Peoples and Access to Reading Materials: Final Report
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Stonepath Research Group
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Findings based on literature review, survey (250 respondents), and three case studies. Produced as part of the National Reading Campaign's Aboriginal Policy Initiative.
Additions to Reserve Municipal Tax Loss Concerns: Potential Municipal Property Tax Losses from First Nation ATRs
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Fiscal Realities
Alternative Financing for Indigenous Housing
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Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Researchers conducted interviews with Indigenous leaders, Indigenous financial institutions, mainstream lenders, housing developers, and the public sector, as well as a literature review. Discusses the unique challenges faced by First Nations and possible solutions.
Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program: A Joint Initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: Research Compilation 2016-2017
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Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program: A Joint Initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: Research Compilation, vol. 4
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Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
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Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.
Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program: A Joint Initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: Research Compilation 2013-2015
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Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program: A Joint Initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: Research Compilation, vol. 3
Community-Based Emergency Care: An Open Report for Nishnawbe Aski Nation
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Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
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Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.
An Assessment of the Population Impacts of Select
Hypothetical Amendments to Section 6 of the Indian Act
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Stewart Clatworthy
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Estimates of the baseline (2016) and projected longer-term impacts on the population entitled to Indian registration associated with amendments that would remove the "1951 cut-off" and "second generation cut-off" provisions in the 2010 Indian Act. These estimates are a result of the Descheneaux decision and the proposed amendments contained in Bill S-3.
B.I.G. and First Nations: Cautions for Implementation
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Basic Income Guarantee and First Nations: Cautions for Implementation
Basic Income Guarantee Series
Research Paper (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 19
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Gayle Broad
Jessica Nadjiwon-Smith
Description
Discusses suitability of Ontario's basic income guarantee program. Looks at differences between poverty experienced by First Nations as opposed to general population, challenges associated with administration, results of literature review on implementation, and identifies questions that should be asked during the evaluation phase.
BCAFN Economic Development Survey Results: April 2017
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British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Economic Development Survey Results
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British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN)
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Total of 47 respondents.
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park and Siksika Nation
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Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Author/Creator
Erin Bragg
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Brief case study of the largest Aboriginal owned and operated tourist attraction in Canada.
Blue Sky Indigenous Nation Community Trust
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Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Jan Bearclaw
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief discussion of issues which arose when Chief and Council were asked to ratify new trustees who had not been selected using the usual process.
Canada Knows Better and Is Not Doing Better: Federal Government Documents Show Ongoing Discrimination Against First Nations Children Receiving Child Welfare Services on Reserve and in the Yukon
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First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
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Submitted to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 55 Pre-Sessional Working Group Consideration of List of Issues, Sixth Periodic Report, Canada.
Canada: Submission to the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 55 Session, 9-13 March 2015
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Amnesty International
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Refers to specific articles in the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), outlines concerns about Canada's implementation, and makes recommendations.
Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
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Yellowhead Institute
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Looks at how the Canadian economy has been built by using Indigenous lands and waterways to create corporate profit and national power and how this process has left First Nations impoverished. Discusses the reparations needed as part of decolonization process.
Chasing Paper: Forms over Function in First Nation Administration
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Research Report (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 47
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Caitlin McAuliffe
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Discusses the reporting relationship between federal funders and First Nations governments using the Nipissing First Nations as a case study. Looks at discrepancies and challenges faced by communities and funders' accountability and transparency, as well as best practices in data governance, partnerships, and data collection models.
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
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Jill Giswold
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Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
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Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
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Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Colonial Trauma and Political Pathways to Healing
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Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
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Terry Mitchell
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Looks at the effects of personal and collective trauma through a political lens.
Scroll down to read paper.
Chapter from Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley, and Ashely Hyatt.
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Consulting and Accommodating First Nations in Canada: A Duty That Reaps Benefits
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Dean M. Jacobs
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Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.
Coverage Trends for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families
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Joan Alker
Karina Wagnerman
Andy Schneider
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Predicts rates will rise if there are cuts made to the Medicaid program.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
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Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
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Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Custom Election Codes for First Nations: A Double-Edged Sword
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Joseph Quesnel
Kayla Ishkanian
Delegated Aboriginal Agencies: How Resourcing Affects Service Delivery
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Bernard Richard
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Looks at experiences of social workers in agencies providing guardianship and protective services to children and families within and outside Indigenous communities and reports how current funding arrangements affect availability of supports.
Documenting the Experience and the Success of First Nations Courts in British Columbia
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Yvon Dandurand
Annette Vogt
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Brief description of existing Courts followed by available data.
The Earliest Americans: Reader
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Core Knowledge History and Geography
Core Knowledge Curriculum Series
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Core Knowledge Foundation
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Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources
The Effect of First Nations Modern Treaties on Local Income
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E-Brief (C.D. Howe Institute). Public Governance and Accountability
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Fernando M. Aragón
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Compares communities that implemented a treaty between 1991 and 2006 to those who have not in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon.
Establishing a First Nations Auditor General: A Research Paper
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CAAF Research Paper
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Canadian Audit & Accountability Foundation
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Examines the need for an auditor general, potential benefits, and options for design and establishment of the institution as part of a new fiscal relationship between First Nations and the Government of Canada.
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program 2011-2012 to 2015-2016
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Office of Audit and Evaluation Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
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Describes and analyzes program which was developed to deliver holistic programs to Indigenous children aged 0 to 6. Presents findings and recommendations.
Exploring Water Insecurity in Canadian Indigenous Communities: A Literature Review
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Ayotumde Omosule
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Focuses on challenges and proposed and implement/attempted policy responses.
Federal Spending on First Nations and Inuit Health Care
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Robert Behrend
Jamie Forsyth
Description
Analysis of federal and provincial/territorial government health spending between 2011-2012 and 2018-2019 for First Nations and Inuit as well as for the general Canadian population.
Final Report: Qualitative Research: The Experiences of Indigenous Communities with Tax Filing
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Phoenix Strategic Perspectives
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Purpose of study was to identify barriers to filing and benefit uptake. Conducted 12 discussion groups with community and band council members in six Indigenous communities (Sunchild First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Cree Nation of Mistissini, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation); and 42 in-depth telephone interviews with intermediaries
Final revision date: July 28, 2017.
Financing the Songhees Nation Wellness Centre
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Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Brief case study which discusses First Nations Goods and Services Tax as a potential source of revenue for financing capital projects.
First Nation Mould Remediation Case Study: Montreal Lake Cree Nation
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First Nation Mold Remediation Case Study: Montreal Lake Cree Nation
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Looks at effective solutions to moisture and mold problems in housing.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2014
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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
[Health Canada]
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Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, Regional Health Survey, Aboriginal Peoples' Survey, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2009 to 2013.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
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Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations' Data Governance: Measuring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship
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Marcia Nickerson
Description
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
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FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
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Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
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Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
First Nations Health and Well-being: Interim Update [2015]: A Joint Report from the Provincial Health Officer of BC and the First Nations Health Authority
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Office of the Provincial Health Officer
British Columbia; First Nations Health Authority
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Reports on seven health indicators: life expectancy, mortality rate, youth suicide rate, infant mortality rate, diabetes prevalence, childhood obesity, and number of practising, certified First Nations health care professionals.
"This report was prepared in accordance with commitments in the 2005 Transformative Change Accord."
Related material:
The Health and Well-Being of the Aboriginal Population in British Columbia: Interim Update [2007].
First Nations Rental Policy and Programs: Addressing Key Issues and Challenges
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First Nations National Building Officers Association
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Provides information on incentives, pricing options, engaging in community consultation (includes example of 13 slides which could be used in a presentation), and mechanisms for dispute resolution.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
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Government of Alberta
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Province of Alberta.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations
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[Aboriginal Legal Services]
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Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
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[Aboriginal Legal Services]
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Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
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
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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
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[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Fundamentals of Aboriginal Law Certificate: Land Management Under the First Nation Land Management Act
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John W. Gailus
Caitlin Mason
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Explains the First Nation Land Management Act and the benefits and drawbacks.
Funding Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for Support
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Jenn Tierney
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Reviews how various existing foundations work with Indigenous people and provides tools for effective relationships.
#Future of Forestry: Sustainable Solutions: Summary Report
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Public Policy Forum
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Discusses the factors that shape the management of Canadian forests.
The Future of Indian Education - Opportunities for Increased Tribal Control
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Dawn Sturdevant Baum
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The 19th Annual Tribal and Government Conference: The Future of Indian Education, University of Kansas, March 13, 2015.
"Go Forward with Courage": K – 7: Entry Point Lesson Plans to Help Teachers Indigenize the Curriculum and Classroom
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Jessica Johnson
Stephanie Maki
Heather Myhre
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Six primary and eight intermediate lesson plans in subject areas of English language arts, science, and social studies.