Implementing Montana's Indian-Education-for-All Initiative in a K-5 Public School: Implications for Classroom Teaching, Education Policy, and Native Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis Ngai
Peter Koehn
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
Impossible Escape From Capture: A Journey Toward an Indigenous Political Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Bruce Lloyd Heimbecker Leslie
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2003.
Improving the Early Life Outcomes of Indigenous Children: Implementing Early Childhood Development at the Local Level
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Wise
[Improving the Healthcare System]
Alternate Title
[White Coat, Black Art]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
[Marcia Anderson-DeCoteau
Brian Goldman]
Description
Past-president of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada discusses the treatment her father received in an emergency ward and racism in the health care system.
Duration: 25:29.
Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Native American Students in Psychology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 308-316
Description
Examines barriers Native American students face and ways for Universities to attract students through increased financial aid, advertising, personal faculty outreach and establishing Native American resource centres.
In a Voice of the Heart: Communication of Chest Discomfort among Navajos
Theses
Author/Creator
Miné Seher Seniyé
Description
Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1997.
In an Arctic library: Cleaning Out those Dusty Shelves Told Me a Lot About Northern Education -- and Race
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Mulder
Maclean's, vol. 116, no. 3, January 20, 2003, p. 43
Description
Author hired to teach six week writing course for Adult Literacy Project of Kugluktuk, Nunavut found that while government is pushing towards instruction in Inuit languages, there are few literary resources and most teachers are not Inuit.
In Between Cultures: American Indians in Multicultural American Society
Theses
Author/Creator
[Judit Szathmári]
Description
[Literary Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Debrecen University, 2006.
In Black or White, or Through Marxist Glasses: The Image of the Indian in the Soviet Press and Scholarship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrei A. Snamenski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 119-136
Description
Article discusses the influence of state ideology on social thought as it applies to the coverage of American Indian topics in the Soviet press and in Indian Studies.
"In From the Margins": Government of Saskatchewan Policies to Support Métis Learning, 1969-1979
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 83-99, 154
Description
Discusses the successes and failures by the provincial government on their attempts to modernize schools, and promote racial tolerance and cross-cultural understanding.
In-Group/Out-Group Dynamics of Native American Mascot Endorsement (NAME)
Theses
Author/Creator
John Gonzalez
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 2005.
In Memory of White Wolf's Child
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Al Johnson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 207-210
Description
Relates the history of a residential school where between 1884 and 1889 fifty-two children died, one of whom was only six months old.
In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care [Full Report]
Alternate Title
Addressing Racism Review Full Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe)
Description
Reports findings of an independent review initiated to investigate allegations of a "Price is Right" game played by emergency department health care workers (guessing blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients) and whether the game or other forms of racism were being experienced by Indigenous peoples; makes specific recommendations for addressing systemic prejudice, discrimination and lack of cultural safety.
Related Material: Summary Report.
In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism andDiscrimination in B.C. Health Care [Summary Report]
Alternate Title
Addressing Racism Review Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe)
Description
Summarizes findings of an independent review initiated to investigate allegations of a "Price is Right" game played by emergency department health care workers (guessing blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients) and whether the game or other forms of racism were being experienced by Indigenous peoples; makes specific recommendations for addressing systemic prejudice, discrimination and lack of cultural safety.
Related Material: Full Report.
In Red Man's Land: A Study of the American Indian
E-Books
Author/Creator
Francis E. Leupp
In Search of Greener Grass: Finding the Path from English Hegemony to Multilingualism
Theses
Author/Creator
Carla Alexandra Moffat
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
In the Heart of Indian Country: The Lived Experience of Native American Adult Learners at a Predominantly White University
Theses
Author/Creator
Tom Buckmiller
Description
Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Penn State University, 2009.
In the "Heart of Indian Country": The Lived Experience of Native American Adult Learners at a Predominately White University
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Buckmiller
Description
Survey involved three students who spoke about the clash between Western views on education and their own.
In the Spirit of Sharing: Honoring First Nations Educational Experiences
Theses
Author/Creator
Marcia Guno
K'amyuuwa'a Marcia Guno
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2001.
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.
In the World of Elders: Aboriginal Cultures in Transition
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 4, December 2000, p. 689
Description
Book review of: In the Words of Elders edited by Peter Kulchyski, Don McCaskill and David Newhouse.
The (In)Visibility Paradox: A Case Study of American Indian Iconography and Student Resistance in Higher Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica A. Solyom
Description
Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2014.
Including Decolonization in Social Work Education and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Tamburro
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 2, no. 1, September 2013, pp. 1-16
Description
Discussion on incorporating Indigenous world views into the social work curriculum to provide more effective service.
The Inclusion of Atypical Minorities in Public Policy: Urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and Travellers in Ireland
Alternate Title
Atypical Minorities in Public Policy Processes
Theses
Author/Creator
Joanne Heritz
Description
[Political Science] Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.
The Inclusion of Musical Knowledge and Perspectives of a First Nation in Three Ontario Mainstream Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Marian Louise Archibald
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2011.
Inclusiveness and Relevance in First Nations / Public Education System Schooling: It's All About Praxis of Aboriginal Self-Determination in the Tuition Agreement Education Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George E. Burns
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 139-180
Description
Argues that one way to deal with the imbalance of the mainstream school system is through the process of negotiating, establishing and applying practical aspects of tuition agreements developed by both parties.
Income
Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Used data from the Australian 2006 and 2011 Censuses to analyze the distribution of income and compare it with that of the non-Indigenous population. Found that for almost every demographic, education and employment combination, Indigenous people earned less.
Income Support: A New Vision, a New Direction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Education
Description
Discusses action plan for the Department of Education to address recommendations put forth by the Nunavut Income Support Policy Review.
Income Supports and Indigenous Peoples in B.C.: An Analysis of Gaps and Barriers: Full Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anke Kessler
Jacqueline Quinless
An Incomplete History: Representation of American Indians in State Social Studies Standards
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Journell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 2, 2009, pp. 18-32
Description
Findings from a study of nine state's curriculum reveal that all nine states mostly portray American Indians as victims rather than reporting on their contributions to society.
The Inconvenient Indian
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michelle Latimer
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
90th Parallel Productions
Stewart Henderson
Justine Pimlott ... [et al.]
Description
Documentary inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name by Thomas King explores historical attitudes and efforts to colonize Indigenous peoples and contemporary expressions of resistance.
Duration: 1h, 29 min.
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.
Incorporating Aboriginal Content into Public Education: One Way to Improve Relations Between Aboriginals and Settlers, Old and New, in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wang Hongyan
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 53-57
Description
Looks at inclusive educational programs that serve the needs of Aboriginal students and non-Aboriginal students.
To access article scroll to p. 53.
Increasing Indigenous Employment Rates
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Gray
Boyd Hunter
Shaun Lohoar
Indian Act and Treaties
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Agriculture in the Classroom
Description
Website includes links to three modules on treaties and five on the Indian Act and the reserve system.
Student worksheet for Indian Act and Treaties.
The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 4
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
Indian Activism, the Great Society, Indian Self-Determination, and the Drive for an Indian College or University, 1964–71
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven J. Crum
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-20
Description
Explores Native American socio-political forces during the late 1960s and the efforts to establish an Indigenous based college.
The Indian Adolescent: Psychosocial Tasks of the Plains Indian of Western Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James R. Allen
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, vol. 43, no. 3, April 1973, pp. 368-375
Description
Paper presented at the 1972 annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association in Detroit.
Indian Affairs
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File containing series of newspaper articles regarding the Indian Act and revisions thereof, issues regarding reserve land, anger among the Six Nations, research into indigenous living conditions and discrimination, control of mineral rights, integration into the public school system and society at large, the "Indian Council of Canada", the Indian Claims Commission, community development, the National Indian Council of Canada, Indigenous press,law enforcement on reserves, citizenship rights and treaty rights, band mergers, the Inuit, education, services (and provincial control thereof) represe
Indian and White Attitudes Relating to Indian Assimilation / A Comparison of Indian and White Pupils of Montana with Respect to Goals and Attitudes Towards Each Other. - H.E. Herrington and George V. Douglas. - Booklet. - December 1968.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Montana State University
Description
This study is the result of a questionnaire given to 8th and 12th grade Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students living in Montana who were from reserves or lived close to a reserve. It focused on the occupational, financial and educational goals. The questionnaire also asked about situations in which respondents would be willing to associate with members of the opposite race.
Indian Blues: The Indigenization of American Popular Music
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Troutman
World Literature Today, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 42-46
Description
Discusses how Native American musicians have fused native music styles with other musical traditions to assimilate into United States culture.
The Indian Boarding School Era and Its Continuing Impact on Tribal Families and the Provision of Government Services
Alternate Title
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
Indian Boarding School Life, 1961-1973
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Harjo
Description
Author discusses her boarding school experiences and its effect on her life.
Indian Boarding Schools: A Case Study of Assimilation, Resistance, and Resilience
Alternate Title
[Contemporary American Indian History]
[Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the Yale National Initiative ; vol. 1, 2016]
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Prillaman
Description
Curriculum unit developed for high school students. Objective is for students to be able to answer the following questions: What is assimilation and its variety of terms and how are these sociological concepts related to Native American people? How was assimilation used as a discrimination tool against Native American people? How have Native American people resisted these assimilation attempts? and How have Native American people demonstrated their resilience to these assimilation policies over time?
Indian Boarding Schools: Tools of Forced Assimilations, 1870 to the 1960s
Alternate Title
American Indian Issues: An Introductory and Curricular Guide for Educators
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wild Rivers Teaching American History Project
Description
A 2-4 day lesson plan for Grades 11 and 12; focuses on the American experience.
The Indian Child Goes to School: A Study of Interracial Differences
E-Books
Author/Creator
L. Madison Coombs
Ralph E. Kron
E. Gorgon Collister
Kenneth E. Anderson
"Indian Children at Work in the School Gardens, Duck Lake."
Images » Photographs
Description
An panoramic image of the residential school gardens taken from the front entrance to the school looking out. Several Aboriginal children can be seen working in the courtyard, but they are distant and not clearly recognizable. A man, holding what appears to be a hoe, stands in the circular centre of the garden which is surrounded by a roadway.
Indian Children in White Western Wisconsin Schools: The Racial Abyss
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James R. Parker
Martin Zanger
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 3, May 1974, pp. [9-15]
Description
Discusses how public schools can destroy Winnebago children and how parents must organize and be overseers in order that their children not become institutional victims.
Indian Control of Education: Factors That Determine Success in Indian Education - A Case Study of Two Tribally Controlled Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine A. Campbell
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2010.