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Guide for Educators
At the Crossroads
Indigenous in the City
It's Time
Whose Land is it Anyway?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Prince
Description
Material for four episodes: Indigenous in the City, It's Time, Whose Land is it Anyway? and At the Crossroads.
The Aboriginal Capacity Café: Listening to Aboriginal Youth Voice: Three Years of Learnings
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Author/Creator
Arbor Educational & Clinical Consulting
Description
"This document aims to capture the work and the learnings of the Aboriginal Capacity Café, a community-based event that gives youth an opportunity to speak their truth so that adults can learn about the experience of Aboriginal youth."
Aboriginal Cross Cultural Reference for Health Care Providers
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Author/Creator
Guy Hagar
Description
Discusses beliefs systems, ceremonies and culture of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis, accommodation of them in a hospital setting, and lists support agencies.
Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training: Participant's Manual
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Aboriginal Workforce Strategy
IERHA Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop
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Author/Creator
Aboriginal Human Resources
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
[Robert Maytwayashing]
Description
Uses the four directions concept to inform staff about history, contemporary issues, and stereotypes in order to develop a culturally competent work environment.
Aboriginal Perspectives Action Research Project: A Review of Literature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Ottmann
Lori Pritchard
Description
Conducted in conjunction with establishment of new Social Studies curriculum in Alberta.
Aboriginal Tourism Engagement Strategy: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northways Consulting
Description
Discusses the results of the strategy on developing the Aboriginal tourism industry including generating business and employment opportunities, improving economic conditions, and challenges to developing the Aboriginal tourism sector.
Aboriginal Youth Leadership Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Looks at a social justice policy wheel: east (resist), south (reclaim), west (construct) and north (act) and cultural teachings of life cycle responsibilities.
Advancing Reconciliation Resource for School Councils
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Learning Consortium
Description
Basic information on terminology, cultural diversity, history of First Nation peoples in Alberta, Alberta treaties and treaty relationships, legacy of residential schools, theTruth and Reconciliation Commission and respectful ways to interact with Elders.
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves
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Seattle Art Museum Educator Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regan Doody
Description
Teachers' guide developed in conjunction with exhibition mounted to dispel the misrepresentations of cultural beliefs created by Stephanie Myer's Twilight books.
Bringing Balance to the Scales of Justice: Fulfilling Our Responsibility to Indigenous People Involved in the Justice System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island (MCPEI) Justice Program
Justice Canada Indigenous Justice Program
Description
"This resource guide provides a general introduction to justice issues for people who work with Indigenous clients in the Atlantic Canadian justice system."
Buffalo Past and Present
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Montana State Parks Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Education for All, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Description
Uses the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park as a starting point to discuss the buffalo's importance in the economies, cosmologies, social organization, and spiritual life of Indigenous peoples of the plains. Recommended for use with Grade 9-12 students.
Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Mental Health Association of Canada (NMHAC)
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC)
Description
Looks at joint project to develop a national agenda for research on cultural safety and cultural competence and framework for improving health care services for Aboriginal people.
Related Material:
Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Schedules "A" to "E" to Main Report.
Building Bridges 1.
Celebrating Strengths: Aboriginal Students and Their Stories of Success in Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Committee
Lina Arruda
Betty Ash
Amy Carpenter
Jeremy Daniels
Sherri Denysuik ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on the Seven Oaks School Division study on Aboriginal perspectives of education by former students.
Choosing Life: Bobby's Story: Teacher's Guide
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Author/Creator
Christopher McGruer
Description
Guide to accompany the student activities for the novel Choosing Life: Bobby's Story by Gilles Pinette. The target audience is young adults.
The Clash of Religions, Beliefs and Spirituality in Native American Culture: (Based on Analysis of Louise Erdrich's Novels)
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Author/Creator
Eva Humlová
Description
Comments on the tension between native spirituality and Christianity and its impact on the people living on the reservation in Tracks and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.
English Language and Literature Thesis (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2012.
The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study
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Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Geared toward Grades 7 and 8. Designed to improve literacy and communications skills while learning about Inuit traditional beliefs, shamanism and the traditional relationship with the environment.
Cultural Resources for Alaska Families: Traditional Health & Wellness Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
State of Alaska
Department of Health & Social Services
Design for the Contact Zone: Knowledge Management Software and the Structures of indigenous Knowledges
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Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2010 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication Vancouver, Canada, 15-18 June 2010.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maja Van Der Velden
Description
Describes various approaches to using technology to deal with the difficult area of Indigenous knowledge, which does not lend itself to traditional Western systems.
Eagle's Eye View: An Environmental Scan of the Aboriginal Community in Winnipeg
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Relations Council
Description
Report investigates demographic challenges and social issues that influence many aspects of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2nd edition.
Ecohealth and Aboriginal Health: A Review of Common Ground
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margot W. Parkes
Description
Looks at the link between the developing field of ecohealth and a holistic approach to Aboriginal health.
First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework: Implementation Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Hopkins
Jasmine Fournier
Description
Topics include: changing the approach to mental health and wellness; steps to implementation of the Framework; understanding culturally defined standards of care; key concepts; the Framework in practice; collaborations; and implementation opportunities.
First Nations Traditional Models of Wellness [Traditional Medicines and Practices]: Environmental Scan in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FN Health Society
Description
Results of the scan demonstrate that many community respondents define traditional models of wellness as 'having a healthy mind, body and spirit' with a connection to the land, culture and beliefs.
FOOD RELATED: An Online Platform to Invigorate the Social and Cultural Experience of Food in the Arctic
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Inuit People and the Aboriginal World
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rosanne Van Klaveren
Description
Looks at virtual platform which collects experiences and practices related to food in the North.
Ganohonyohk (Giving Thanks): Understanding Prosperity from the Perspectives of Urban Indigenous Friendship Centre Communities in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Results of project showed that the Indigenous perspective was more wholistic than the mainstream and encompassed community safety, environment, beliefs, kinship patterns, social arrangements, and norms of individual, familial and social conduct. Includes case study of a project which failed to move forward because researchers refused to sign a Research Collaboration Agreement.
Related material: Ganohonyohk Tool.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
The Gnawer of Rocks: Graphic Novel Study
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Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Designed for Grades 8 to 12. Adaptation of a traditional Inuit story about two girls to are captured by a mythical creature called Mangittatuarjuk.
The Great Mountain: Study Guide
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Jumping Mouse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Long
Karen Gilodo
Lois Adamson
Tracey Power
Description
Includes curriculum connections, interview with playwright, and pre- and post-show questions and activities. Play is retelling of the story Jumping Mouse.
Growing the Medicines: Tobacco, Sage, Cedar & Sweetgrass
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Friendship Centres
Description
Includes information about cultural uses, growing, transplanting, harvesting, drying, benefits/advantages, and tips/recommendations.
Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Advocates' Society
Indigenous Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario
Description
Includes brief historical overview of Indigenous peoples and cultural competency, practical tools and guidance for advocates, list of resources for specific assistance, and suggestions for further reading.
Related Material: 1st Supplement.
A Guide for Working with Aboriginal People of Northwestern Ontario: A Stroke Resource for Healthcare Providers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network
Description
Provides clinical and educational tools, Aboriginal history, stroke information and best practices for healthcare providers.
Guiding the Way: First Nations, Métis and Inuit: A Guide for Staff
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Judy Nadjiwan
Ray Auger
Teresa Root
Lori Wilder
Lori Kewaquom ... [et al.]]
Description
General overview of Aboriginal history and culture covering topics such as residential school, treaties, Elder protocol, traditional teachings, and best practices.
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Pregnancy
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Sexual Abuse Curriculum for Aboriginal Doula Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Fritzsche
Description
Training guide for Aboriginal doulas supporting women who have suffered childhood sexual abuse.
The Indigenous Cultural Helper Program: Report of Research Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jane] Slessor
Description
Training is for service workers who are facilitating and supporting Indigenous Housing First participants' (re)connection to cultural practices. Findings are arranged under 10 themes: truth and reconciliation; experiential learning; personal transformations; empathy, spirituality, culture and ceremony; practice changes; practicing with intention; observed transformations; challenges in establishing connection to culture, and challenges to integrating culture with work.
Indigenous Health Indicators: A Participatory Approach to Co-designing Indicators to Monitor and Measure First Nations Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paulette Fox
Description
Describes the process of developing indicators based on the concept of biocultural diversity, which incorporates linkages between language, environment, and culture.
Indigenous Knowledge Network for Infant Child & Family Health: Final Community Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Janet Smylie
Laura Sense
Description
The Network was a five-year Knowledge Translation project designed to gather, apply and share information on infant/toddler health promotion and parenting in the context of programs in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Report includes overview of project, research methods and findings, and implications for health policy and research.
Indigenous Well-Being in Schools: Web-Based Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA)
Description
Topics include: identity and worldview; culture and ceremonies; cultural competency; health and well-being; healing; services; and implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.
Companion to: Indigenous Well-being in Schools: Understanding, Promoting and Supporting Indigenous Learners: Final Report.
Integrative Science/Toqwa’tu’kl Kjijitaqnn: The Story of Our Journey in Bringing Together Indigenous and Western Scientific Knowledges
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheryl M. Bartlett
Description
Looks at the efforts to bridge scientific knowledges from Indigenous and western worldviews for the purposes of science education, science research, science applications, and science outreach for youth and the community.
"Iskwĕwak Mīwayawak": Women Feeling Healthy: A Photovoice Project: Draft Final Report Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joelena Leader
Description
Phase two looks at local cultural knowledge and visual ways of thinking about a healthy body weight and image from First Nations women. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".
Learning from Shi-shi-etko’s Story: Indigenous Approaches for a Healthy School
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Author/Creator
Patty Hambler
Gloria Lin
Description
Uses children's book about a young girl's last days at home before leaving for residential school as a starting point for a discussion of nurturing children in traditional ways.
mâmawi-nehiyaw iyinikahiwewin
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Blue Quills First Nations College, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leona J. Makokis
Marilyn V. Shirt
Sherri L. Chisan
Anne Y. Mageau
Diana M. Steinhauer
Description
Looks at Indigenous methods for teaching Cree language immersion.
Moving Mountains: Racial Politics Behind Native American Sacred Land Negotiations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Plotkin
Description
Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.
Native American Collections Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daythal Kendall
Description
Excerpt from the Daythal Kendall Guide to Native American Collections at the American Philosophical Society.
Native American Dance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Shea Murphy
Description
Looks at examples of two very different contemporary dance practices.
Native American Indian Language & Culture in New York
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NYS Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (Language RBE-RN)
Description
Looks at the history of Native Americans living in New York from 9000 B.C. to the present day.
The Plains Indian Clowns, Their Contraries and Related Phenomena
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Plant
Description
Looks at historical information on ceremonial clowns, individual contraries, Reverse Reaction Warriors and the Ceremonial Fool of the Mandan.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
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Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Foundations
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kory Wilson
Description
Guide discusses Indigenous-Canadian relationships from contact to the present, historical and contemporary context, and the diversity of Indigenous peoples.
Related material for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Curriculum Developers.
Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Cull
Robert L. A. Hancock
Stephanie McKeown
Michelle Pidgeon
Adrienne Vedan
Description
Related material: Foundations. Guides for: Leaders and Administrators.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Leaders and Administrators
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sybil Harrison
Janice Simcoe
Dawn Smith
Jennifer Stein
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Curriculum Developers.
Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Teachers and Instructors
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce Allan
Amy Perreault
John Chenoweth
Dianne Biin
Sharon Hobenshield … [et al.]
Description
Explores topics such as locating self and practice, Indigenous worldviews and pedagogies, ethical approach and relational protocols, colonization framework in Canada, and building an Indigenous practice.
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Curr