Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 35-41
Description
Reports pastoralists view education as a social disruption, interfering with livelihood, culture, land and natural resources.
To access this article, scroll to page 35.
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxiii-xxvii
Description
Presents the People Awakening Project as a good example of a strength-based and culturally-appropriate approach.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxiii.
Professional Educator, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2005, pp. 10-13
Description
Results from the 2000 Longitudinal English Literacy and Numeracy Survey for Indigenous Students. Reports leadership; good teaching; student attendance and engagement and Indigenous presence at school are factors for achieving success in school.
Australian Journal of Education, vol. 49, no. 2, August 2005, pp. 169-181
Description
Discusses the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in addressing the needs of Indigenous students and argues that VET in Schools cannot be a 'stand alone' solution to the problem of Indigenous educational disadvantage.
Contends improved academic performance is associated with educational experiences structured around local knowledge, culture, and language.
Paper presented at the AARE (Australian Association for Research in Education) Annual Conference, Parramatta 2005.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Mary Eunice Romero-Little
Larisa Warhol
Ofelia Zepeda
Description
Study of five Native American languages and three language families over a period of five years.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, Fair Trade and Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2005
Description
Discusses a six-day indigenous youth conference, attended by worldwide delegates, and the declarations the youth made regarding destructive dams, logging and mining on or near indigenous lands.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at why the author's daughter was drawn to her Aboriginal identity; and examines the use of alternative methods of education focusing on Indigenous knowledge and peace building activities that encourage healing, and reconciliation for Aboriginal youth.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 212-215
Description
Overview revealed that inequalities exist and are on the rise in child and adult populations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.
Paper focuses on child care and implementing a new national system which will be guided by four principles: quality, universally inclusive, accessible, and child care with a developmental focus (QUAD).
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John B. Love
Michael Kallam
Melanie Price
Description
Examines historical and current trends to engage Native American students and offers a list of practical suggestions employed in some Oklahoma schools.
Contends that programs and services must respond to the compounding effects of oppression and repeated exposure to violence that young Aboriginal women face.