Early Childhood (MCEECDYA) Taskforce on Indigenous Education
Description
Taskforce examines ways of improving the transition of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, in primary and secondary school, to vocational education and higher education
Honoring Life: Aboriginal Youth and Communities Empowerment Strategy (AYCES)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Looks at protective factors and building community capacity to address Aboriginal youth issues such as suicide prevention, mental wellness, educational achievement, and healthy lifestyle.
Canadian Dimension, vol. 43, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 48-50
Description
Comments that while there have been some positive changes in Aboriginal education in the past 25 years, the retention rate of Aboriginal students is still low.
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, p. [?]
Description
2009 Edition contains:
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols by Rachael Selby.
Matariki - A Symbol of Survival by Hohaia Collier.
Windigo Presence in Selected Contemporary Ojibwe Prose and Poetry by Linda LeGarde Grover.
Māori Symbolism - The Enacted Curriculum by Jamie Lambert.
Who Says I Don't Want to Come to School?
Looks at the research on numeracy development of Aboriginal children, and identifies the key factors which affect achievement and the teaching strategies that could help them.
Discusses differences between First Nation and non-first Nation parental involvement in the education system as well as barriers that limit parental involvement in schools.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Research findings indicate that children who are raised in and aware of their peoples' traditional culture have a greater probability of school success.