Search
Alternate Title
Your Voice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cheryl Jackson
Bentley Cheechoo
Lynnita Jo Guillet
Ron Kanutski
Description
Guests who are invested in the future of education are interviewed.
Part 1 Aboriginal Education: The Past and Present.
Duration: 28:01.
Aboriginal Educators Discuss Recognizing, Reclaiming, and Revitalizing Their Multi-Competences in Heritage/English-Language Use
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene R. Atleo
Laara Fitznor
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 13-34, 154
Description
Looks at a research study in which teachers integrate stories, with critical analysis, in order to illustrate how multi-competences, that heritage languages can provide, benefit Aboriginal students' academic success.
Aboriginal Health Roundtable Discussions: "Why We Accept Your Invitation to Join You"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Lester-Smith
Roberta Price
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.
Aboriginal World Views and Their Implications for the Education of Aboriginal Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter Robert Martin
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1996.
Aboriginal Youth: Risk and Resilience
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Du Hamel
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 213-224
Description
Discusses the psycho-social, economic, educational and environmental factors and the impact they have on the socialization experiences of Aboriginal youth. The article also examines the factors that contribute to risk and resiliency.
Anishinaabe Pedagogy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Chartrand
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 144-162, 221
Description
Discussion on restoring pedagogies of wholeness in Aboriginal education.
As We Come to Being: Indigenous Knowledge, Figurative Language, and Dynamics of Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey P. Lambe
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 77-84, 188
Description
Examines how figurative and symbolic language provide significant ways to make sense of the world. and are common forms of communication across many cultures.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Keith Collins
Cynthia R. Kasee
Bruce Bernstein
Jim J. Buss
Paul V. Kroskrity
Gregory R. Campbell
Audra Simpson
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox
John N. Law
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
Sam Herley
Benjamin L. Perez
Marlette Grant-Jackson
et al
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 113-163
Description
Book reviews of 22 books:
African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizen by Celia E. Naylor.
American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher.
Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King.
Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660 by Cynthia J.
Boye Ladd: A Visit from a Friend
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 21
Description
Powwow dancer, Boye Ladd, relates traditional teachings on various topics relating to First Nations culture, including information about the sacred drum, respect for other people and groups, and the right to wear an eagle feather.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.
Building Cultural Bridges With Aboriginal Leaders and Their 'Classmates' for Transformative Environmental Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annamarie Hatcher
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 2, no. 4, November 2012, pp. 346-356
Description
Looks at the guiding principle of 'two-eyed seeing' used in science classrooms to bridge Indigenous and western ways of knowing.
Building Relationships Through Reciprocal Student Exchanges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith M. Hewitt
Elizabeth A. Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
Celebrating Strengths: Aboriginal Students and Their Stories of Success in Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Committee
Lina Arruda
Betty Ash
Amy Carpenter
Jeremy Daniels
Sherri Denysuik ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on the Seven Oaks School Division study on Aboriginal perspectives of education by former students.
Changing Attitudes, Touching Hearts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicola Burns
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 7, November 2002, p. 15
Description
Relates how a cultural awareness workshop for staff initiated by chaplain Leonard Bananish has changed attitudes about Aboriginal inmates of the Thunder Bay district jail.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
The Concept of Personal Well-Being in the Inupiat Worldview and Their View of Counselor Effectiveness
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Swan Reimer
Description
Education and Human Development Thesis (Ed.D.)--George Washington University, 1996.
Conducting Sacred Research: An Indigenous Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roxanne Struthers
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 125-133
Description
Discusses background research associated with the authors thesis and the importance of reflecting the cultural worldview of the researcher and the participants.
Confessions of an Anthropological Poser
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Delgado Shorter
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 113-117
Description
Discusses the fine line of maintaining "right relations" and being a good anthropologist according to commonly held scholarly expectations.
Creating Space: My Life and Work in Indigenous Education
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 167-170
Description
Book review of: Creating Space by Verna J. Kirkness.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 167.
Cultural Implications for Navajo Students' Learning Styles and Effective Teaching Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rangasamy Ramasamy
Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, vol. 17, Special Issue, Fall, 1996, pp. 139-151
Description
Examines cultural conflicts between Anglo cultures and Navajo students at reservations schools and use of effective teaching methods for resolution.
Cultural Negotiation and Schooling: New Idea or New Clothing For An Old Idea?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 172-185
Description
Reviews articles in the special issue, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, discusses barriers to careers in teaching, expanding knowledge base of Indigenous education and the relationship between school change, culture, power and control.
Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 203-206
Description
Book review of Decolonizing Education by Marie Battiste.
Decolonizing the Classroom Curriculum: Indigenous Knowledges, Colonizing Logics, and Ethical Spaces
Theses
Author/Creator
Annette Furo
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2018.
A Digital Bundle: Exploring the Impact of Indigenous Knowledge Online Through FourDirectionsTeachings.com
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Description
Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Drumming My Way Home: A Secwepemc Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgina Martin
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 107-116
Description
Examines the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional benefits of hand-drumming practices in the pursuit of higher education.
Education as a Healing Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Belkacem Taieb
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2007.
Engaging Native American Youth in Learning
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trinidad Torres-Carrion
Jon Allan Reyhner
Description
Webinar discusses culture, community, and place-based education.
Duration: 1:08:34.
Frontier, Homeland and Sacred Space: A Collaborative Investigation into Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Place in the Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
James Raffan
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 1992.
Grade 3: Mawi-amskwesewey Ankukumkewey na ujit Kkijinu Maqamikew = The First Treaty is with Our Earth Mother = Amsqahsewey Lakutuwakon Wiciw Kci Kikuwosson
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
A Healthy Journey: Indigenous Teachings That Direct Culturally Responsive Curricula in Physical Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Rose Lee Kalyn
Description
Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2006.
Here be Dragons!: Breaking Down the Iron Cage for Aboriginal Children
Alternate Title
Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
Betty Bastien
Description
Chapter 4 from Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices From the Prairies edited by Ivan Brown, Ferzana Chaze, Don Fuchs, Jean Lafrance, Sharon McKay and Shelley Thomas Prokop.
Imagine My Surprise: Smudge Teaches Wholistic Lessons
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fyre Jean Graveline
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 1, Sharing Aboriginal Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing, 2001, pp. 6-18
Description
Collection of poetic renditions "exploring the usefulness of traditional knowledge and ceremony in contemporary Western university classrooms".
In the Voices of the Sul-hween/Elders, on the Snuw’uyulh Teachings of Respect: Their Greatest Concerns Regarding Snuw’uyulh Today in the Coast Salish Hul’q’umi’num’ Treaty Group Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
S. Marlo Paige
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Victoria University, 2004.
Incorporating a Multi-Method Assessment Model in Schools That Serve First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Johnston
Tim Claypool
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 121-138
Description
Looks at constructive assessment strategies, that could be incorporated into classroom practice, to meet the needs of Indigenous students.
Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenizing the Academy
Alternate Title
Equity Matters=Questions d'équité
[2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences]
[Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shanne McCaffrey
Kiera Ladner
Dwayne Donald
Andrea Bear Nicholas
D’Arcy Vermette
Description
Video of panel discussion which took place at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Duration: 01:38:57.
Indigenous Perspectives on Education for Well-Being in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Jarrett Laughlin
Jaime Cidro … [et al.]
no. 4
Indigenous Planning and Community Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ted Jojola
Description
Discusses how communities are reformulating planning practices and incorporating traditional knowledge, cultural identity, and stewardship over land and resources. Includes a case study of the Oneida Tribal Nation of Wisconsin’s Turtle School.
Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge Recovery is Indigenous Empowerment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waziyatawin Angela Wilson
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 359-372
Description
Introduction to special issue.
James Bay Cree Students and Higher Education: Issues of Identity and Culture Shock
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Darius Stonebanks
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2005.
Joining the Circle: Guide for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)
Description
Accompanying material:
Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Prochner
Jonathan Anuik
Noella Steinhauer
Karlee D. Fellner
Harry Lafond ...
Michael Cottrell ...
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Solange Lalonde
Learning about Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Classrooms
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Renee Abram
Nora Allingham
David Anderson
Robin Buyers
Jacqueline Moore Daigle .... et al.]
Learning from Promising Programs and Applications in Nourishing the Learning Spirit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Marie Battiste
Priscilla George
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Looks at educational systems that can facilitate greater understanding of Aboriginal spiritual learning alongside more contemporary formal ones.
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
Niitsitapi Relational and Experiential Theories in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsuaki R. O. Marule
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 131-143, 223
Description
Discusses a proposed Indigenous educational theory centering on Niitsitapi ways of knowing to reappropriate the curricular space.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Cull
Robert L. A. Hancock
Stephanie McKeown
Michelle Pidgeon
Adrienne Vedan
Description
Related material: Foundations. Guides for: Leaders and Administrators.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Leaders and Administrators
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sybil Harrison
Janice Simcoe
Dawn Smith
Jennifer Stein
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Curriculum Developers.
Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
A Quest for Character: Explaining the Relationship Between First Nations Teachings and "Character Education"
Theses
Author/Creator
Yvonne Germaine Dufault
Description
Teaching and Learning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2003.
Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sandy Grande
John Tippeconnic
Alyosha Goldstein
Audra Simpson
Peter McLaren ... [et al.]
Description
Tenth Anniversary Edition.
Redefining Learning and Assessment Practices Impacting Aboriginal Students: Considering Aboriginal Priorities via Aboriginal and Western Worldviews
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim R. Claypool
Jane P. Preston
in education , vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how culturally appropriate practices which balance the academic with the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of students may help Aboriginals succeed in school.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven Hoelscher
Michelene E. Pesantubbee
Jaye T. Darby
Thomas Maxwell-Long
Barbara Krauthamer
Peter Nabokov
Greg O'Brien
James A. Lewis
Sandra Baringer... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.