in education exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the results and analysis of a study that looks at factors, issues, and problem affecting teacher recruitment, retention, attrition, and student achievement in one provincial school system and schools in one Tribal Council in Saskatchewan.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 36, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 65-76
Description
Data drawn from semi-structured interviews with 50 current and former Australian teachers highlights knowledge in three areas: Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous learners' lives beyond the classroom and building relationships
Saskatchewan History, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 3-17
Description
Examines the policies of the Saskatchewan government under Premier Ross Thatcher; notes that while the intentions of the government were based in empathy and a desire to implement changes that would improve the quality of life for First Nations peoples, their practice was rooted in paternalistic methods and assimilation policies bringing the Provincial government into conflict with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI, now the FSIN).
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 83rd, 2011]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nadine Changfoot
Description
Argues that meaningful reconciliation must take into account the need for social changes based on relationship building between non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal groups.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, pp. 23-24
Description
Conference held in 1995 looks at the imbalance in health circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and provides recommendations to address the situation through policy changes and funding.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer, 1996, pp. 433-450
Description
Comments on the crisis of conscience in academic institutions where Indigenous religions are taught.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-17
Description
Discusses issues impacting spiritual revitalization of Indigenous communities and policies to support development and maintenance of traditional knowledge.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 5, May 2011, p. 11
Description
Looks at a system used by a group of pre-teens to solve personal problems, increase grades, and develop into strong women using traditional First Nations teachings.
Article found by scrolling to page 11.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 434-439
Description
Describes the Manitoba First Nation Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health Project which involved national, regional and community-level activities.
[Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume 2]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Smith
Description
Excerpt from Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, vol. 2 edited by Cora J. Voyageur, David R. Newhouse, and Dan Beavon.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 63-76, 187
Description
Discusses the challenges still facing Canadian universities since the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing into academic institutions.
Concludes that land skills continue to be transmitted most often from older to younger generations through observation and apprenticeship in the environment.