Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Fleming
Lisa Smith
Helen Raptis
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. [1]-24
Description
Biography of one of the few teachers who created a positive environment for students by incorporating cooperative learning and creative arts into his curriculum.
Annual Report on the State of Inuit Culture and Society 2005-2007: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education in Nunavut
Alternate Title
Saqqiqiqpuq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavut Tunngavik
Arnot Finishes Mandate As Treaty Commissioner
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Shield
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, p. 8
Description
Looks at Arnot's accomplishments during his term as Treaty Commissioner including the creation of educational treaty kits for every classroom in Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Bartleman's Efforts Continue to Benefit Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Suthers
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 6, September 2007, pp. 26-27
Description
Relates James Bartleman’s initiatives to institute educational programs that provide more learning opportunities, suicide counseling, and promote literacy and education to the youth.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
Catholic School Board Responding to Disparity Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 13
Description
Looks at a program for school children to improve their health through physical education.
Article located by scrolling to page 13.
Changing the Face of Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorreen Yellow Bird
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Focuses on public health research projects being conducted at two tribal colleges in North Dakota, including the development of a grade K-12 diabetes based science curriculum and looking at genetic research on toxemia.
Connecting Mathematics and Cultural Relevancy for Adult Aboriginal Learners
Theses
Author/Creator
Marc Bissley
Description
Distributed Learning Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2007.
Decolonizing Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather-jane Robertson
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 16, no. 4, Summer, 2007, pp. 191--[?]
Description
Commentary on the report Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools published by the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
Developing a Navajo Educational Media Guide: A Community Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Shawna Lynn Begay
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Nevada, 2007.
Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Discusses a program which involves eight tribal colleges that are developing a diabetes-based science curriculum for K-12 students.
Disrupting Molded Images: Identities, Responsibilities and Relationships— Teachers and Indigenous Subject Material
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Teaching Education, vol. 18, no. 4, December 2007, pp. 329-342
Description
Looks at a method for initiating a critical pedagogy of remembrance and that allows teachers to attend to and learn from the biography of their relationship with Aboriginal people.
Education Reform Project: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at the Education Act Review Committee recommendations and the gap between first Nations and non-First Nation student outcomes. Report contains background papers, position papers and responses to the recommendations of the 2002-04 Education Act Review.
Education Transformation: Issues for Implementing An Aboriginal Choice School in Prince George, B.C.
Theses
Author/Creator
Rheanna Robinson
Description
First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.
Elementary Science Literature Review
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brenda Gustafson
Dougal MacDonald
Yvette d'Entremont
Evaluation of the Mathematics in Indigenous Contexts (K-2) Project : Final Report to the Office of the NSW Board of Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erebus International
Description
Looks at the purpose of the mathematics project, the evaluation activities undertaken, and the outcomes identified as a result of the project.
Examining American Indians' Recall of Cultural Inclusion in School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Freng
Adrienne Freng
Helen Moore
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 2, 2007, pp. 42-61
Description
Comments on sixteen American Indians' school experiences, from elementary to high school, and their visions of ideal American Indian education.
Exploring Motion-Related Technology Through a First Nations' Game: A Lesson to Support Science 10
Alternate Title
Teaching Materials from the Stewart Resources Centre, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Hlady
Description
Lesson from the unit in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide entitled Physical Science: Motion in Our World (MW), which can be used as an introduction to the concept of motion. The lesson uses a First Nations’ game, snow snakes, to illustrate motion.
First Nations Education: A Rationale For Centralizing Art, Nature and Democracy in the Public School Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Amie Elizabeth Williamson (Wolf)
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.
From School in Community to a Community-Based School: The Influence of an Aboriginal Principal on Culture-Based School Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 64, October 9, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at influences on educational reform in the northern community of Aklavik and development of a science curriculum.
How Do You Get the Numbers to Dance? Effective Educational Practices in Mathematics for Native American Learners: A Conference Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inverness Research Associates
Pam Tambe
Becky Carroll
Heather Mitchell
Laurie Lopez ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the needs of Native students in mathematics education and recommends strategies.
How is the Settler Colonial Project Advanced or Challenged in BC Schools through Teachers' Resources?
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Booker
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (MEd) -- McGill University, 2020.
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
Indigenous Standards in Education: A Discussion Paper for the National Inuit Education Summit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Silta Associates
Description
Summarizes successes and gaps within the education systems of each Inuit region.
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum: Avoidance of Conflict-Paaqæaktautaiññiq
Alternate Title
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Slope Borough School District
Description
An Investigation of How Culture Shapes Curriculum in Early Care and Education Programs on a Native American Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. Gilliard
Rita A. Moore
Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2007, pp. 251-258
Description
Looks at early care and eduction programs on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Keeping the Local Local: Recalibrating the Status of Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michiel Van Eijck
Wolff-Michael Roth
Science Education, vol. 91, no. 6, November 2007, pp. 926-947
Description
Discusses the multiculturalism / universalism debate in science education and the position of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in science curricula.
Kindergarten to Grade 12 Aboriginal Languages and Cultures: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Citizenship and Youth
School Programs Division
Description
The Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education, Kindergarten to Grade 12 lead to a consultation process regarding curricula. The framework developed is grounded in tradition and attempts to accommodate differences.
The Language of Success
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cherrington
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Rescuing Critically Endangered Native American Languages, Summer, 2007
Description
Looks at the success of an Alabama school, which is largely due to the introduction of a language and culture program.
Lessons Learned Through Research With Mother Earth's Children's Charter School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Baydala
Nicole Letourneau
Hedy Bach
Marni Pearce
Merle Kennedy ... [et al.]
Pimatisiwin, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 201-216
Description
Looks at the mental and physical health of Aboriginal children who received culturally compatible education at an indigenous charter school.
Making Assessment Practices Valid for Indigenous American Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Nelson-Barber
Elise Trumbull
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 3, 2007, pp. 132-147
Description
Comments on the need for cultural related curriculum, instruction and assessment for American Native students.
Modernizing Colonialism: An Examination of the Political Agenda of the First Nations Governance Act (2002)
Theses
Author/Creator
Riel Dupuis-Rossi
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2007.
Native Education and In-Classroom Coalition-Building: Factors and Models in Delivering an Equitous Authentic Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabrina E. Redwing Saunders
Susan M. Hill
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 30, no. 4, Coalition Work in Indigenous Educational Contexts, 2007, pp. 1015-1045
Description
Looks at mixed-method study curriculum used by Haudenosaunee students and educators.
Native Language Education: An Inquiry Into What Is and What Could Be
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thecla Neganegijig
Mary Breunig
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 305-321
Description
Explores the present state of K-12 and postsecondary Native Language (NL) education in Canada and the feasibility of incorporating outdoor education with NL programs.
Native Teacher Understanding of Culture as a Concept for Curricular Inclusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timothy Begaye
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 35-52
Description
Discusses the challenges of preserving Native American cultures and languages and the pressures to assimilate into English-speaking culture, largely due to colonization and genocide.
Nîhîthewâk Ithînîwak, Nîhîthewâtîsîwin and Science Education: An Exploratory Narrative Study Examining Indigenous-Based Science Education in K-12 Classrooms from the Perspectives of Teachers in Woodlands Cree Community Contexts
Theses
Author/Creator
Herman Jeremiah Michell
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Regina, 2007.
Nunavut Teachers' Association
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Teachers' Association
Description
Provides links to Information on professional improvement, educator certificate and lesson plan bank.
Ojibwe Culture & Knowledge of Climate Change in Fourth-Grade Curricula in Wisconsin Public Elementary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael L. Aprill
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D) -- University of Wisconsin, 2020.
Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Office
Ministry of Education
Description
Related documents:
Implementation Plan
Second Progress Report on Implementation
Oskayak Academies Offer Students a Good Reason To Stay In School
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 16
Description
Looks at the addition of four new academies, hockey, drama, cultural arts and language arts, aimed at keeping students enrolled in school and increasing enrollment.
Article located by scrolling down to page 16.
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Alternate Title
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communitities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Jane Cooper
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 2007.
Appendices not available.
Piaranut For Our Children: Quality Practices for Inuit Early Childhood Education Programs
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Power and Place: Toward Developing and Implementing Native-Based Science Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steve Pavlik
Description
Recommends several considerations for development of a program: spirituality, traditional values, TEK (traditional ecological knowledge), maintain high standards, recognize differences in beliefs with western science.
Promising Practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education: Case Studies of Two Alberta Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations
Métis and Inuit Services Branch
Description
Examines parent and community engagement, cultural and language programming, teachers, instruction and curriculum resources, professional development, and individual students supports at Francis of Assisi Elementary School and Le Roi Daniels Elementary School.
Qanemcikarluni Tekitnarqelartuq [One Must Arrive With a Story to Tell]: Traditional Alaska Native Yup'ik Eskimo Stories in a Culturally Based Math Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Parker Webster
Evelyn Yanez
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 3, 2007, pp. 116-131
Description
Looks at the value of cultural knowledge as a resource for enhancing intellectual development in all students.
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV & AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Alternate Title
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV and AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Beasley
Claire Risley
Moohini Venkatesh
Dereck Springer
Sharlene Johnson
Description
Outlines key findings and recommendations from analysis conducted with stakeholders concerning school health nutrition (SHN) and HIV activities.
Representation of Indigenous Education in Primary Classrooms
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Josie Creaser
Description
Education Portfolio (MEd) -- Lakehead University, 2020.
Reproducing Canada's Colonial Legacy: A Critical Analysis of Aboriginal Issues in Ontario High School Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Jordan Austia Watters
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2007.
The Residential School Experience: Residual Effects Upon First Nations Students in Their Understanding and Mastery of Tasks Within the Mathematics Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenneth J. A. MacDougall
Description
Mathematics and Statistics Thesis (M.T.M.)--Concordia University, 2007.
Some Thoughts on Qallunaat Teacher Caring in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. [1]-12
Description
Discusses issues non-Inuit teachers should consider when trying to support educational success.
Songs of the Spirit: Attending to Aboriginal Students' Emotional and Spiritual Needs Through a Native American Flute Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Alain Dubé
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.