Reviews key research findings relating to the challenges Aboriginal people face when making the transition from K–12 to Postsecondary Education and what factors lead to successful transitions.
Discusses theme emerging from literature review: importance of understand ind social and economic relations which shape curriculum; analysis and recommendations regarding pedagogy; policy and governance issues. Identifies gaps in policy and practice.
Related document: Bibliography.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 4, Success by Accountability and Assessment, Summer, 2008
Description
Comments on the college's new library facility which includes innovative design ideas such as displaying digital archives on wall mounted flat screen televisions.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 416-430
Description
Authors engage the 1994 article “Missionization among the Costal Chumash of Central California: A Study of Risk Minimization Strategies;” critically considering how the article emphasizes environmental factors as a motivator of the Chumash people and minimizes the influence of missionary and military factors of colonization.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 82, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 529-537
Description
Discusses how The Little Red River Cree First Nation pursues economic development through a partnership with
the Alberta Government and several forest companies in the region.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 17-21
Description
Discusses the experiences of four adults on Baffin Island living with diabetes and investigates factors that influenced their food choices and perceptions of diabetes and health management.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 403-415
Description
Looks at a study that recorded participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species to explore the impact on traditional food.
Provides an overview of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and locates it in the global trend of TRCs, which are being used increasingly as a transitional justice tool.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 15-20
Description
Focus of the article is the need for Indigenous researchers and scholars to produce Indigenous research, by, for, and about Indigenous people.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Harell
Dimitrios Panagos
Description
Findings show an Aboriginal gender gap in vote choice that is far more pronounced than the non-Aboriginal counterpart. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting, June 1-3, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec.
Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ruana Kuokkanen
Description
Looks at the notion of philosophy from the perspective of Indigenous peoples.
Chapter 14 from Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought edited by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Jürgen Hengelbrock.
Argues that the effort put into delivering information about risks and hazards of contaminants is not achieving the intended result in four Nunavut and Labrador communities.