Learning from Native Adult Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Orr
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 85, Spring, 2000, pp. 59-66
Description
Focuses on incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the curriculum through the use of the medicine wheel.
Learning Models in the Umeek Narratives: Identifying an Educational Framework Through Storywork With First Nations Elders
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlene Renate Atleo
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.
Learning Needs of Nurses Working in Canada's First Nations Communities and Hospitals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara E. Silverman
Wendy M. Goodine
Michael G. Ladouceur
Jillian Quinn
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, January-February 2001, pp. 38-45
Description
Survey provides a basis for comparing and contrasting continuing education issues of these nurses to other nurses working in remote locations around the world.
Learning to be and Anthropologist and Remaining "Native": Selected Writings
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen Buddle
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 207-210
Description
Book review of:Learning to be an Anthropologist and Remaining "Native" by Beatrice Medicine with Sue-Ellen Jacobs, forewords by Ted Garner and Faye V. Harrison.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
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.
Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
Literacy Development Through Knowledge Building Technology in Canada's Eastern Arctic: Educators' Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth J. Tumblin
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--Acadia University, 2001.
Literacy in Aboriginal Education: An Historical Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynda A Curwen Doige
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 117-128
Description
Discusses ways to approach literacy to help non-Aboriginal teachers better appreciate diverse classrooms.
The Lived Experience of a Traditional Female Ojibway Elder
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle C. Frost
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2001.
Looking Forward...: A National Perspective on Aboriginal Student Services in Canadian Universities
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Pidgeon
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001.
Lords of the Prairie: Haskell Indian School Football, 1919-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond Schmidt
Journal of Sports History, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 403-426
Description
Presents and overview of the teams from Haskell Institute at the peak of the school's football history.
Lummi Identity and White Racism: When Location is a Real Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Special Issue, July 2000, pp. 401-414
Description
Discusses a tribal community, a regional university, and recent history of cultural/power relations.
Making a Case for Literacy: The State of Adult Literacy and Adult Basic Education in the NWT: A Summary of Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lutra Associates
Description
Briefly discusses current status of literacy and educational attainment, and impact of low levels on social indicators, and
Making Connections That Work: Partnerships Between Vocational Rehabilitation and Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila R. Hitchen
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 10, no. 2, 2001, pp. 85-98
Description
Discusses suggestions for improving community collaboration.
Making the Connection with Aboriginal Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Kilpatrick
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 164, no. 5, March 6, 2001, p. 736
Description
Presents the story of Dr. Cornelia Wieman and the reasons why she chose to practise psychiatry.
Managing Saskatchewan's Expanding Aboriginal Economic Gap
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marv Painter
Kelly Lendsay
Eric Howe
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 31-45
Description
Assesses the disparities in current income, employment and education between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
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Manne's Generation: White Nation Responses to the Stolen Generation Report
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Schaffer
Australian Humanities Review, no. 22, June 2001, p. [?]
Description
Considers the complexities of Robert Manne's In Denial: The Stolen Generations and the Right.
Maori Education: Revolution and Transformative Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hingangaroa Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 57-72
Description
Discusses how the Maori developed educational changes in response to the loss of their traditions.
Mass Testing and Underdevelopment of Inner-City Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-64
Description
Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.
Mathematical Ecology of the Shoshoni and Implications For Elementary Mathematics Education and the Young Learner
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Barta
Ann Abeyta
Drusilla Gould
Ed Galindo
Georgia Matt
Delverne Seaman
Garrit Voggessor
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Results of two year study which examined use of culturally specific mathematics in Shoshoni traditional living practices and its possible applications with other local cultures.
Meaning Making: Daily Realities of Aboriginal Students Residing on the Territory and Attending Secondary School off the Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvie Séguin Brant
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2001.
Mediating and Negotiating Culture in an Art Museum: A Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandra Dent
Description
Art Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
Medicine Keepers: Issues in Indigenous Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori A. Colomeda
Eberhard R. Wenzel
Critical Public Health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2000, pp. 243-256
Description
Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.
Mennonite-Ojibwe Relations in Manitoba: Memories and Reflections
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Roulette
Margaret Simmons
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. [158]-164
Description
A linguist and an educator reflect on their work and lives.
Metis Nation of Alberta Association Final Report: Native Education Policy Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Alberta Association
Description
Outcomes and recommendations from a review to address issues such as educational attainment and unemployment.
Mi'kmaq Students with Special Education Needs in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isabel den Heyer
Fred Wien
Description
Includes literature review, examination of different models of funding and delivering special education, results of study of types, prevalence and severity of student needs, and set of recommendations based on information collected. Fifty-six schools, both on and off-reserve, from across Nova Scotia participated in study.
Mirror Writing: (Re-)Constructions of Native American Identity. Thomas Claviez and Maria Moss, editors.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ernest Stromberg
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 122-127
Description
Book review of: Mirror Writing edited by Thomas Claviez and Maria Moss.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Modern Indigenous Curriculum: Teaching Indigenous Knowledge of Handicraft at Sámi Colleges in Finland and Norway
Alternate Title
Oddaáigasaš eamiálbmoga oahppoplánat: Arbevealuš Diedu Oahpaheapmis Duoddji Oahpaheapmi Sámi Allaskuvlaiid
Theses
Author/Creator
Charles Blair Stevenson
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2001.
Modified School Years: An Important Issue of Local Control of Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J S Tsuji
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 158-168
Description
Reflects upon the nature of the educational system that begins in September one year and extends to June the next year as an entirely non-Native construct and calls for a modified school year for First Nations schools.
Money Could Run Out in 2001
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 6, June 2000, p. 1
Description
Church facing bankruptcy due to legal fees and residential school settlements.
More than a Game: The Carlisle Indians Take to the Gridiron, 1893-1917
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wallace Adams
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 25-53
Description
Looks at the Carlisle school football team and its importance to the school, students, and cross-cultural relations.
"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.
MP Raises Financial Case of Churches in House
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 5, May 2000, p. 3
Description
NDP MP for Winnipeg-Transcona comments on statement about the consequences of residential schools lawsuits.
Murra: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Indigenous Content on the WWW: Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation in EdNA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)
Description
Includes strategies for finding content on the world wide web, five main questions to ask when assessing credibility and validity of sites, and suggestions for other resources which should be used in conjunction with materials found on the Internet.
My Family
E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Condon
Description
Story suitable for Grades K-3.
My Summer on the Pow-wow Trail
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Narratives of Community
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Renée Hulan
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 110-112
Description
Book reviews of: kwayask ê-kî-pê-kiskinowâpahtihicik: Their Example Showed Me the Way: A Cree Woman's Life Shaped by Two Cultures told by Emma Minde and edited by Freda Ahenakew and H.C. Wolfart; Voices From Hudson Bay: Cree Stories From York Factory edited by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts; Winisk: A Cree Indian Settlement on Hudson Bay by Vita Rordam.
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National Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Training
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 13-14
Description
Describes the steps involved in conducting a comprehensive review of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker training across both community and government sectors.
Native American College Students: A Population That Can No Longer Be Ignored
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deanne H. Maxwell
Vermont Connection, vol. 22, [2001]
Description
Addresses unique challenges faced by students and ways to improved their college experience.
Native American Kids 2001: Indian Children's Well-Being Indicators Data Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte T. Goodluck
Angela A. A. Willeto
Description
"This report produces the actual national percentages and rates for well-being indicators for American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth."
Native American Studies at Dartmouth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin G. Calloway
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 29-34
Description
Overview of Dartmouth College and the establishment of a Native American studies program in 1972.
Native American Studies at West Virginia University: Continuing the Interactions of Native and Appalachian People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellesa Clay High
Daniel W. McNeil
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 43-53
Description
Overview of Native studies program, the university and community involvement.
The Native American Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clara Sue Kidwell
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 71-75
Description
Looks at the strengths of the interdisciplinary Bachelors degree program offered.
Native American Voices: A Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher Teuton
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, Autumn, 2001, pp. 659-660
Description
Book review of: Native American Voices edited by Susan Lobo and Steve Talbot.
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
The Native Hawaiian Health Professions Scholarship Program's Impact on the Community of Ko'olau Loa: A Program Report
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kehau Santiago
Michele Shimizu
Stephany Nihipali Vaioleti
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 450-452
Description
Scholarship program purposes are to increase the number of Native Hawaiians in health professions and to get them back to serving in communities in need.