Discusses a learning circle held to share knowledge and information, evaluate lessons learned, and gather community-level insight on violence issues and determine a direction for the future.
SA-eDUC Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, Special Edition on Education and Ethnicity, November 2009, pp. 100-116
Description
Supports the need to understand First Nations history from an Aboriginal perspective and the effects the Indian Act and residential school systems had on First Nations people in Canada.
Looks at the revival of traditional justice systems and the use of standardized initiatives like the Maori family conferencing model and the sentencing circle.
Looks at a research network developed through the collaboration of universities, agencies and communities in British Columbia to provide research training and resources for Indigenous people working in Indigenous child well-being and research.
Examines the self-determination, governance, and development issues facing Indian Country, including building effective governments, developing strong economies, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change.
Duration: 1:02:39. Includes textual transcript.
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Canadian Teachers’ Federation Symposium on Aboriginal Issues in Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Rattray
Rita Bouvier
Jackie Moore Daigle
David Anderson
Marie Battiste
Doug Willard
Deborah Jeffrey
Celia-Haig Brown
Kaaren Dannenmann
Julius Buski
Cam Willett
Shawneen Pete-Willett
Description
Presentation titles included The Aboriginal Worldview and the Four Goals of Aboriginal Education, Learning About Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Studies in Canadian Classrooms, Bringing Aboriginal Education into the Mainstream, Role and Challenges for CTF and Member Organizations, and Creating a Different Vision of Education.
National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center
Description
Discusses five topics: suggested core values, value and validity of Indigenous knowledge, cultural aspects of research, stewardship of information, sovereignty, and benefits of research.