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Shu Yi Chu
Jodie Martinson
Valerie Crystal
Anna Usborne
Sophie Lefrançois ... [et al.]
Description
Final report of three-year research project. Looks at what needs to be protected and what is offered for marine protection by the federal government.
Aboriginal Horizontal Framework
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Horizontal Framework: Programs and Spending Overview
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Author/Creator
[Treasury Board Secretariat
Government of Canada]
Description
Overview of Aboriginal-direct programming and spending offered by the Government of Canada. The 360 programs and services are arranged under seven thematic headings: Health, Lifelong Learning, Housing, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Economic Opportunities, Lands and Resources and Governance and Relationships.
Aboriginal Languages in Canada [2016 Census]
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Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Infographic gives information on prevalence and language spoken at home.
Canada's Native Languages: Wrongs from the Past, Rights for the Future
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Leitch
Description
Examines whether First Nations have an enforceable right to educate children in their own languages at public expense.
Canadian Indigenous Place Name Legislation and Policies
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Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Description
Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.
Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients: An Aboriginal Legal Services Publication
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Author/Creator
Lorna Fadden
Description
Reports on issues raised by Indigenous clients themselves and discusses features of Aboriginal varieties of English and how linguistic prejudice may affect interactions between lawyer and client and court outcomes.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
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Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
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.
First Nations Elders' and Parents' Views on Supporting Children's Language Development
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Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Marlene Lewis
Description
Findings from the study stressed the importance of early language learning and the importance of children learning their Indigenous mother tongue.
First Nations Perspectives and Historical Thinking in Canada
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
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Author/Creator
Robin Jarvis Brownlie
Description
Examines the impact of Aboriginal thinkers on the mid-nineteenth century colonial approach to historical thought and writings.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers [Volume 1]
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Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes terms such as greetings, health phrases, community terms, people, and leaders.
Volume II.
Healthy Children, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: The Road to Wellness: BC First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/2003
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Author/Creator
Mark S. Dockstator
Andrea J. Williams
Heather Spuniarsky
Kienan Williams
Description
Summary of results and findings. Sample consisted of 712 adults, 566 youth and 666 children.
Himwic`a: Our Legends: As Told by Our Hupačasath Elders
Documents & Presentations
Description
Retelling of seven traditional stories including: When the Eagle Went to Borrow Eyes from the Snail; The Shadow; Daughter of Sea Cucumber; The Thunderbird Has a Nest on Thunder Mountain; and When the Codfish Was Sad.
Written in English and Hupačasath.
Implications of First Nations English Dialects for Supporting Children's Language Development
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Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Barbara Bernhardt
Description
Addresses concerns regarding lack of cultural knowledge to inform programs of support, screening, and intervention.
Paper from: World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Aotearoa, New Zealand, November 27-December 1, 2005
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
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Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
[Inuktitut Dialect]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Map displays locations of 14 northern Inuktitut dialects. Data from various sources. See the Wikipedia resource.
Michif Language Research, Literature Review, Teaching Resources and Annotated Bibliography
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Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
David Morin
Description
List includes peer-reviewed and grey literature, on-line resources, oral histories, language videos, audio tapes, and CDs.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
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.
Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Includes articles, papers, books, theses, and learning resources for children.
Revised edition.
Module 2: Identity and Language
Alternate Title
Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies 322: Peoples and Cultures II
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Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Description
Teaching module for use with Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies 322: Peoples and Cultures II.
Module 2: Identity and Language
Alternate Title
Module Two: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Two: Expressions of Self-Determination in North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Description
Reviews concepts of identity and culture and discusses the importance Indigenous languages, reasons they are threatened, and efforts that have been made to revitalize them in northern Canada and United States.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 5: Identity and Language
Alternate Title
Module Five: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Nina Vasilieva
Description
Discusses concept of ethnicity and socio-linguistics of Indigenous peoples of northern Russia, lists languages spoken, gives reasons for assimilation process, and looks at current language usage and policies.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 8: Identity and Language
Alternate Title
Module Eight: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Description
Discusses social construction of language with emphasis on the influence of living conditions, lifestyle, population changes and national policy.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 9: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature
Alternate Title
Module Nine: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vuokko Hirvonen
Description
Brief explanation of how identity and culture are expressed in each of these areas.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
National Indian Education Study 2015: American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[A. M. Ninneman
James Deaton
K. Francis-Begay]
Description
Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.
The New Agenda: A Manifesto for First Nation Education in Ontario
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Author/Creator
[Chiefs of Ontario?]
Description
Report accessed through separate chapters.
On Tribal Consciousness: The Trees That Hold Hands
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Author/Creator
Murdena Marshall
Description
Understanding traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2005 Report
Alternate Title
Second Report on Indigenous Disadvantage
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Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
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Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
Plain Talk 9: Cultural Competency
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Explores the customs, history, values and languages that contribute to the identity and heritage of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Preserving Inuit Dialects in Nunavut: Research Report
Alternate Title
Aulapkainahuarniq Inuit Uqauhiinnik Nunavunmi
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Description
Looks at the Nunavut Government's concerns about the loss of distinct dialects of the Inuit language.
Reconciling Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Perspectives in Aboriginal Literacy Practice
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[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eileen M. Antone
Description
Paper examines Aboriginal perspectives and historical relations impacting literacy .
Recovering From Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kwakwaka'wakw Cultural Heritage
Alternate Title
Recovering From Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kw KW Akw Aka'Wakw Cultural Heritage (January 2005 Draft)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Heather Raven
Heather McCuaig
Description
Examines community efforts to revive cultural practices, reclaim knowledge, and get back cultural objects, specifically involving the potlatch system. Scroll to page 51
Sacred Ways of Life: Traditional Knowledge
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Author/Creator
Chelsea Crowshoe
Description
Discussion on various aspects of traditional knowledge, including traditional knowledge and the law,
comparison of scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge, and tools for maintaining traditional knowledge.
Sahtú Glossary: Cancer Terminology
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Author/Creator
K’áshó Got’ı̨́nę́ Charter Community
Tulı́t’a Dene Band
Goba Group
Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services
Description
Lists: term, English definition, translation into Fort Good Hope, Tulı́t’a, Délįnę dialects, and literal (back) translation.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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