Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 86-108
Description
Discusses several components of cross-cultural teachers: identification and criteria of effective teachers and the important knowledge to have.
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Prairie Forum, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1979, pp. 1-25
Description
Comments on the importance of missionary work of the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate after 1845 in Western Canada. Oblates were seen as peace makers and educators who contributed to the development of the West.
Ethnohistory, vol. 17, no. 3/4, Summer-Autumn, 1970, pp. 151-167
Description
Study compared the Iroquois and the Bemba to gain insight into the factors which influenced status and concluded that the high status of women among the Iroquois was due to economic responsibilities.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 23, no. 3, Autumn, 1970, pp. [105]-116
Description
Describes North-West Territories Lieutenant-Governor's opinions and influence in the trials of participants in the North-West Resistance, the restoration of the Canadian government’s authority in the Territories, and the relationship between the state and Indigenous peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 105.
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
National Study of American Indian Education ; Series IV, no. 2. Final Report
[Havighurst Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce A. Birchard
Description
Evaluation of schools was part of the final report of The National Study of American Indian Education conducted in the 1970s which is commonly known as the "Havighurst Report".
National Study of American Indian Education ; series 4, no. 6
National Study of American Indian Education Research Reports
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Havighurst
Description
Summarizes findings from numerous research reports conducted as part of the National Study of American Indian Education carried out in the 1970s, also known as the "Havighurst Report".
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 2, January 1979, pp. [28-32]
Description
Outlines criteria for a successful Native American program, lists some objectives and argues that changes should be initiated by educators and school administrators.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 69-92
Description
Using Hopi creation myths to examine how tribal mythology dictates how Indigenous communities are organized, develop their religions, and met challenges for their own survival.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, December 1979, pp. 26-32
Description
Reports on the Community Development and Employment Program (C.D.E.P.) which has flexible guidelines more suited to the remote community in South Australia where it began.
Focuses on situation on Belcher Island, Northwest territories and in particular on Inuit concerns that current educational program is not fulfilling the goal of reducing dependency on the Canadian government.
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, vol. 23, no. 1, Autumn, 1983, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discusses conservation treatment methods using the following considerations: unresolved questions regarding legal ownership, potential for treatments to prejudice future treatment options and the analytical value, consideration of non-physical aspects.
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 350-355
Description
Looks at structure, hearth and floors of historical and pre-historic sites to determine seasonal occupation of American Indians in the Caniapiscau Reservoir.