Theses
Author/Creator
Judy D. Williams
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Tech University, 2012.
In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Nickel
Madeleine Rose Knickerbocker
Astri Dankersen
Tasha Hubbard
Sarah Nickel ...
Aubrey Jean Hanson
Chantal Fiola
Ramona Beltran ...
Zoe Todd
Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy
Lindsay Nixon
Omeasoo Wahpasiw
Louise Halfe
In School but Not of the School: Teaching Aboriginal Students, Inferiorizing Subjectivities, and Schooling Exclusions
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda Gebhard
Description
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2015.
The Indian in Saskatchewan Elementary School Social Studies Textbooks: A Content Analysis
Theses
Author/Creator
Jerome Alvin Hammersmith
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1971.
Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide 11/12: Book 1
Alternate Title
Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Learning Resources for Senior Secondary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Nations Schools Association
Description
Three components: setting the stage for inquiry, relationship of 150 years, and research projects.
Unit developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call for development of age-appropriate educational materials.
Access Book Two.
An Indian View of Education: "You didn't Have to Know English to Understand Funny Books"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Gregory
Rennard Strickland
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 11, no. 2, January 1972, pp. [1-4]
Description
Description of what it was like for a Cherokee child in English-only school.
Indigenous Children's Survivance in Public School
Alternate Title
Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leilani Sabzalian
Indigenous Voices
Alternate Title
Canada on Screen
Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cinematheque
Cameron Mackenzie
Doreen Manuel
Description
Accompanying material: Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Alternate Title
Canada on Screen
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cinematheque
Description
Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.
Additional material:
Introduction: Through Our Eyes And In Our Own Words
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances V. Rains
Jo Ann Archibald
Donna Deyhle
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Special Issue, July 2000, pp. 337-342
Description
Introductory comment to volume presents the Native perspective through a sample of second generation Native academic scholarship.
Is Diversity a Mask or a Bridge? The Indian Mascot Debate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary Arthur
Description
Discusses how the issue played out in Port Townsend, Washington due to the high school team name Redskins and the associated imagery.
Jim Thorpe: The World's Greatest Athlete: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Description
Guide to accompany DVD of the same name.
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rainy River District School Board
Description
Lesson plans for use in intermediate level classrooms.
Learning about Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Classrooms
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Renee Abram
Nora Allingham
David Anderson
Robin Buyers
Jacqueline Moore Daigle .... et al.]
The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada: Ages 8 to 11
Alternate Title
No. R72-278/2/2011E-PDF
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harvey McCue and Associates
A Line in the Sand
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen M. Strom
Description
Contains links to sovereignty issues, cultural property, legal resources, stereotypes, responses from the Indigenous peoples and resources.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
Minnesota Chippewa Indians: A Handbook for Teachers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dean A. Crawford
David L. Peterson
Virgil Wurr
Description
Due to age of publication, some content may be no longer be considered acceptable.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Representations of Whiteness in Australian History Narratives 1950-2010
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Moore
Description
[Sociology?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tasmania, 2016.
"Most Inhuman Barbarities": A Rhetorical Analysis and Codification of Images of Native Americans in Select Nineteenth Century Informational Texts Written for Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Gayle Marie Mercer
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2000.
Myths and Stereotypes about Native Americans
Alternate Title
Building on Yesterday, Looking to Tomorrow
Indian Education for All: Through Our Eyes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Walter C. Fleming
Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 88, no. 3, November 2006, pp. 213-216
Description
Briefly discusses misconceptions that teachers should take into consideration when assessing curriculum and classroom materials.
Native American Art and Visual Culture Education Through Skateboards
Theses
Author/Creator
Georgian Badoni
Description
Art and Visual Culture Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2009.
The Native American in Juvenile Fiction: Teacher Perception of Stereotypes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Falkenhagen
Inga K. Kelly
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1974, pp. [9-13]
Description
Discussion of what teachers thought was stereotypical in textbooks and trade literature and what was actually in the books.
Native American Issues in Early Childhood Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Guy W. Jones
Sally Moomaw
Description
Chapter one in book: Lessons From Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms by Guy W. Jones, Sally Moomaw.
Native American Literature for Young People: A Survey of Collection Development Methods in Public Libraries
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renee Tjoumas
Library Trends, vol. 41, no. 3, Winter, 1993, pp. 493-523
Description
Review of literature and results of survey conducted to find out to what extent materials were being purchased and what criteria were used to select items.
The Native American Mascot Controversy: A Handbook
Alternate Title
American Indian Imagery and the Miseducation of America
Defensive Dialogues: Native American Mascots, Anti-Indianism, and Educational Institutions
Putting the Moccasin on the Other Foot: A Media History of the "Fighting Whities"
The Problems with Native American Mascots
What the "Fighting Sioux" Tells Us about White People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurel R. Davis
Robert Jensen
Ellen J. Staurowsky
C. Richard King
Bruce E. Johansen
Description
Selection of essays from the book.
Native Americans in Basal Reading Textbooks: Are There Enough?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Reyhner
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 1, October 1986, pp. [14-22]
Description
Study surveyed a number of stories with Native American characters, how they are portrayed and extent of realism in stories.
Native Americans in Elementary School Social Studies Textbooks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maxel J. Ferguson
Dan B. Fleming
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 2, January 1984, pp. [10-15]
Description
Study assesses Native American content of 34 elementary textbooks used in Virginia including some used nationwide.
Native Americans in Picture Books Recommended for Early Childhood Classrooms, 1945--1999
Theses
Author/Creator
Debbie Ann Reese
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
Native Americans in Social Studies Curriculum: An Alabama Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Eileen Barragan
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2000
Native Americans in U.S. History Textbooks: from Bloody Savages to Heroic Chiefs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesus Garcia
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 17, no. 2, January 1978, pp. [15-19]
Description
Results of a study evaluating the portrayal of Native Americans in five history textbooks used in California schools.
Native Americans Today: Stereotypes in Czech Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucie Veselá
Description
Comments on the danger of stereotypes and how difficult it is to discover and disclose them in everyday life. Suggests solutions to avoid stereotypes in teaching.
Bachelor's Thesis [English Language and Literature]--Masaryk University, 2006.
Negotiating the Master Narrative: Museums and the Indian/Californio Community of California's Central Coast
Theses
Author/Creator
Deana Dawn Dartt-Newton
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2009.
Noble Savage: Depictions of Native Americans throughout U.S. History
Alternate Title
Native America: Understanding the Past through Things
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2006, Volume IV
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teresa Tansey Pardee
Description
Unit involves students reading and evaluating images by Theodor DeBry, Simon van de Passes, Mathaeus Merian, D.F. Blanchard, George Catlin, John Gast, and Walter Ufer and contemporary photographs.
[North American Indians: A Collection of Bibliographies, Resource Lists, Questions and Answers, and Other Leaflets]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach Office
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Teacher resource.
The North-West Rebellion
Alternate Title
Ryerson Canadian History Readers
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Howard Angus Kennedy
Description
A brief narrative of the North-West Rebellion written for school children in 1929. The author was a correspondent of The Montreal Daily Witness and New York Herald and is described as "an official observer of many of the events he relates here."
Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses: The Psychological Consequences of American Indian Mascots
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie A. Fryberg
Hazel Rose Markus
Daphna Oyserman
Joseph M. Stone
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, vol. 30, no. 3, 2008, p. 208–218
Description
Case studies examine the consequences of American Indian mascots on Native high school and college students, as well as community members.
Out of the Cupboard and into the Classroom: Children and the American Indian Literary Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
Children's Literature in Education, vol. 27, no. 3, 1996, pp. 167-179
Description
Identifies and discusses several prevalent myths associated with the Native American experience.
Oyate Resource List
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Oyate
Description
Annotated bibliography of books suitable for teaching various grade levels. Current as of 2005.
Pioneers, Progress, and The Myth of the Frontier: The Landscape of Public History in Rural British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Furniss
BC Studies, no. 115/116, Native Peoples and Colonialism, Autumn/Winter, 1997/1998, pp. 7-44
Description
Reflects on colonial traditions of "imagined" history or the myth of the frontier in Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Prejudice about Indians in Textbooks
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Verna J. Kirkness
Journal of Reading, vol. 20, no. 7, April 1977, pp. 595-600
Description
Lists ten types of bias: omission, defamation, disparagement, cumulative implication, lack of validity, inertia, obliteration, disembodiment, and lack of concreteness, and provides examples of prejudicial textbooks in each category.
Provocations on Sneakers: The Multiple Significations of Athletic Shoes, Sport, Race, and Masculinity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dylan A. T. Miner
CR: The New Centennial Review, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 73-107
Description
Looks at how the sneaker has become an object of cultural production, reflecting identity construction of youth subcultures.
(Re)telling to Disrupt: Aboriginal People and Stories of Canadian History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 55-76
Description
Tells how a series of biographical stories, intended for school curriculum, were produced and how they would provide an alternative representation of Aboriginal people.
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian: Education Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for use with the documentary which explores the history of stereotypical portrayals of Indigenous peoples in films.
Review of Ann Rinaldi"s My Heart Is on the Ground
Alternate Title
"Literary License" or "Mutated Plagiarism"?: Additional Comments about Ann Rinaldi's My Heart Is on the Ground
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Beverly Slapin
Barb Landis
Marlene Atleo
Naomi Caldwell
Jean Mendoza
Deborah Miranda
LaVera Rose
Cynthia Smith
Description
Criticism of book, aimed at 9-12 year old girls, on basis of: cultural appropriation, lack of historical accuracy, lack of cultural authenticity, stereotypes, and stereotypical language.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven Hoelscher
Michelene E. Pesantubbee
Jaye T. Darby
Thomas Maxwell-Long
Barbara Krauthamer
Peter Nabokov
Greg O'Brien
James A. Lewis
Sandra Baringer... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.
Revised Criteria from How to Tell the Difference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Carolina State Advisory Council on Indian Education
Description
Adapted from Oyate.org's book How to Tell the Difference: A Guide for Evaluating Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias by Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, and Rosemary Gonzales.
Rhetorics of Authority, Space, Friendship, and Race: A Qualitative Study of the Culturally Responsive Teaching of Native American Literatures
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Jean Sassi
Description
English and Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2008.