Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 140-175
Description
Interviews students about factors that contribute to their learning success and presents the characteristics needed for effective teaching especially in the sciences.
Brian Vallo, looks at the history of the Acoma Pueblo and the Tourist Center. Barbara Felix discusses the design proposal and the Tourist Center's redevelopment.
Duration: 56:11.
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, December 2010, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the community 's ongoing fight to have Indian and Northern Affairs replace the elementary school which was shut down in May 2000 due to contamination.
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 2000, pp. 65-86
Description
Examines two works by Erdrich about identity that modify the standard autobiographical narration to create a new set of textual representations of her characters.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
Description
Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .
Discusses attributes of successful programs and the institutions which administer them such as governance, involvement of householders, ability to enforce rules, availability of capital, inspections, and subsidies.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
Reviews key findings on the effects of supporting green and local infrastructure to improve the environment of First Nations communities, promote long-term economic growth, and upgrade infrastructure.
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1796-1802
Description
Results from 83 interviews identified five themes: system supports, specialists, education through sharing, cultural and community supports, and recreational resource support. Compares results to available literature.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 99-128
Description
Describes the challenges faced by Walpole Island Reserve (Bkejwanong) concerning sustainable development, industrialization and with collective forces of community action.