Literacy and Learning: Acknowledging Aboriginal Holistic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eileen Antone
Peter Gamlin
Lois Provost-Turchetti
Description
Examines literacy from an Aboriginal perspective and describes how the literacy training programs must reflect a cultural perspective and honour traditional values.
Making Math Count: Tribal College Leadership in Education Reform on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Ward
Sachiko Jensen Jepson
Kacey Widdison Jones
Richard E. Littlebear
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 3, 2014, pp. 107-134
Description
Discusses control over reservation schools using Chief Dull Knife College as an example.
Medical School Requirements Lock Out Many Indigenous Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 26, July 3, 2018, p. E809
Description
Author examines the barriers to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students being admitted to medical schools. Recommends implementing active outreach and programming to close the educations gap.
A Metissage: Learning in Nature with Indigenous Ways - Environmental Studies, Culture and 'Play' - Lessons That Meet PLO's
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Louise Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
A Missing Link: Between Traditional Aboriginal Education and the Western System of Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynda A. Curwen Doige
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 144-160
Description
Examines spirituality in learning and culturally appropriate education from three different perspectives.
Nain's Silenced Majority: An Anthropological Examination of Schooling in Northern Labrador
Theses
Author/Creator
Dianne S. Grant
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003.
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Needs Assessment: Focus Groups Series on Young Native Adults and Sexual Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Delight E. Satter
Andrea Zubiate
Melissa Gatchell
Description
Findings show that sexual education is felt to be inadequate and does not cover attitudes, beliefs, values or reproductive health. Concludes with a summary of recommendations that will be used in the development of curriculum planning.
[Native Americans on Film: Conversations, Teaching, and Theory]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Erin J. Cotter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 125-127
Description
Book review of: Native Americans on Film edited by M. Elise Marubbio and Eric L. Buffalohead.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 125.
Native Birthrights and Indigenous Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Brant James
Tammy Lunday
Reclaiming Children and Youth, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 56-58
Description
Comments on how the Circle of Courage bridges together Indigenous and Western knowledge and provides a foundation for positive youth development in any culture.
Native Literacy: A Living Language
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhonda L Paulsen
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 23-28
Description
Native literacy is explored in terms of oral tradition, storytelling, culture, and language. Compares Native and Euro-Western definitions of literacy and looks at implications in the field of education.
New School to Train Aboriginal Doctors
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 3, June 2003, p. 22
Description
Explains how the Northern Ontario Medical School will be a viable option for Aboriginal student by allowing them to complete their medical education close to home.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.50.
Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Description
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
Carole Lévesque
Eric Guimond
Mary Jane Norris
Paul S. Martin ... Terry Wotherspoon
Evelyn J. Peters ... [et al.]
Description
Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference addressing some issues and needs faced by communities in urban areas.
Notes from the Melting Pot: 463 Years after Cherokees Met DeSoto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Hausman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 233-239
Description
Author examines the way that the current narratives surrounding Indigenous Peoples in what is now The United States historicize first peoples and marginalize their involvement in diversity programs within the academy.
Nurturing Native Languages
Alternate Title
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium ; 8th, 2001
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Angayuquq Oscar Kawagley
Gary Owens
Lizette Peter
Ella Christie ... [et al.]
"Oh How Different!": Regimes of Knowledge in Aboriginal Texts for Children
Alternate Title
"Oh How Different": Regimes of Knowledge in Aboriginal Texts for Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Bradford
The Lion and the Unicorn, vol. 27, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 199-217
Description
Examines Australian children's literature including Booyooburra, a story of the Wakka Wakka people from Barambah in Queensland, Australia, the Papunya School Book of Country and History and Killing Darcy, a novel for adolescents.
Ohio Is Not without Its Share of Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Whitewolf-Marsh
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 452-455
Description
Author discusses their work at a university in Ohio; details progress they have made since they were a graduate student and in their current role as an instructor and describes ongoing anti-Indigenous racism.
Online Learning for Aboriginal Community Health Workers
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Barnett
Irene Buck
Description
Distributed Learning Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.
Our Blood is Sweet: The Wampum Belt Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Jacobs
Nancy Gibson
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 59-72
Description
Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.
Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Māori–Pākehā Histories for New Zealand Students
Alternate Title
Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Maori–Pakeha Histories for New Zealand Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edgar A Burns
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 209-217
Description
Discusses prior practices of teaching history in the context of the Māori–Pākehā (Māori–White) or them—us dichotomies they create; and the challenges to that binary way of thinking. Explore new methods for teaching history that breakdown narratives of modernization, settler colonization, and racialized beliefs of superiority.
A Pedagogical Aboriginal Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herbert C. Nabigon
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 29-34
Description
Elder Emeritus Herbert Nabigon discusses his use of traditional cultural practices in the classroom.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
"Picking Up the Pieces": A Community-School-Based Approach to First Nations Education Renewal
Alternate Title
Policy Research Paper (Northern Policy Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul W. Bennett
Jonathan Anuik
Description
Looks at the rejection of federal Bill C-33, First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, and an alternative education decision-making model that is more aligned with the Mi'kmaq "Talking Circle" tradition.
A Place in the Middle
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu
Dean Hamer
Joe Wilson
Description
Film about the Hawaiian approach to gender diversity and a true story about a girl who wants to be in an all-boy hula troupe at her school. For grades 6-12.
Duration: 24:41
Discussion Guide.
A Place in the Middle: Classroom Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Faith Rogow
Insighters Educational Consulting
Description
Discussion guide to accompany A Place in the Middle, true story about a girl who wants to be in an all-boy hula troupe at her school. For grades 6-12.
Watch A Place in the Middle.
The Politics of Institutional Development: An Examination of Aboriginal Post-Secondary Institutions in British Columbia and Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Weir
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.
Preparing and Developing Leaders for Indigenous-Serving Schools via the Holistic Blessing of POLLEN's Leadership Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheri Williams
Shawn Secatero
Frank Perrone
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 57, no. 3, Fall, 2018, pp. 27-50
Description
Looks at the POLLEN program, Promoting Our Leadership and Learning and Empowering Our Nations, and how it can help indigenous post-secondary success.
Preparing Teachers to Contribute to Educational Change in Native Communities: Navigating Safety Zones in Praxis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Danielle R. Lansing
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 3, Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences, 2014, pp. 25-41
Description
Reports findings from qualitative study documenting one tribal college's implementation of an early childhood education program designed to develop culturally responsive teachers who support the revitalization of language and culture.
Principal Leadership for Indigenous Student Success in Canada: Student, Parent, and Community Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
William Rowbuck
Brenda Green
International Studies in Educational Administration, vol. 46, no. 3, 2018, pp. 3-23
Description
Analyzes of the internal and external educational relationships between educators and students can lead to Indigenous students success in Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Nunavut.
Les principaux enjeux qui influencent la scolarisation des élèves autochtones au Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Archambault
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 19-40
Description
Looks at factors which contribute to educational gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students: history, political organization, socio-economic status, and health.
Processus d’engagement des Premières Nations, Métis et Inuits dans la révision du curriculum Ontarien
Alternate Title
The Process of Engaging First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in the Revisions of Ontario's Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joannie St-Pierre
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 372-378
Description
Aims to describe Ontario’s curriculum review process related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Summarizes an interview with an education officer from the Ontario Ministry of Education, and outlines actions taken to respond to the Calls to Action in which FNMI Peoples are engaged.
Text in French.
Program Brings Indigenous Knowledge to Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 9, December 2003, pp. 32-36
Description
Describes the benefits of the Indigenous Community Health Worker program, or Enionkwatakariteke, that incorporates traditional medicine with Western medical practices.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.
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.
The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Literacy
Alternate Title
Symposium: Native Literacy and Learning, Aboriginal Perspectives, OISE/UT, May 2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ningwakwe Priscilla George
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Languages and Literacy, 2003, pp. 29-40
Description
Looks at research to promote the whole person approach to literacy, literacy learners, and innovative techniques.
Reciprocity and Nation Building in Native Women's Doctoral Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Shotton
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 488-507
Description
Author examines the motivators for Indigenous students to engage in postgraduate studies; finds that for Indigenous students reciprocity plays a large role in in their decision, that these students feel that higher education is a means by which they can contribute to the betterment of their communities.
Reconciliation in Action: Creating a Learning Community for Indigenous Student Success: A Case Study Report on How One B.C. High School Is Mobilizing a Whole-Community Approach to Raise Indigenous Graduation Rates
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz
Description
Outlines five key ingredients for culturally responsive Indigenous education (Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreements, data collection, targeted funding, Aboriginal District Principals, and advocates and support workers) and profiles the Academy of Indigenous Studies at Mount Boucherie Secondary School.
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Course Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Goal of the course is to help educators think about how they can center or re-center Indigenous ways of knowing into their work.
Duration: 13:18.
Reflections on School Engagement: An Eco-Systemic Review of the Cree School Board's Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Viser
Frédéric Fovet
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 17-41
Description
Looks at factors that may explain the difficulties Cree Students are faced with in present day school format and that these difficulties are also encountered by other school environments.
Regional Characteristics of Sápmi and the Sami People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ándde Sara
Inger Marie G. Eira
John B. Henriksen
Johan Klemet H. Kalstad
Description
Brief overview of four themes: status of language, political empowerment, economy, and higher education and research.
Presentation at the Conference: “The Regional Identity of Ethnic Groups in Europe”
Relational Encounters with Indigenous Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aubrey Jean Hanson
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 312-330
Description
Author uses perspectives from school teachers and Indigenous writers to argue that “Indigenous literary arts can foster relational understandings between readers and Indigenous communities.” Encourages educators to draw on Indigenous literatures for inspiration and motivation in this work.
The Relationships at Play in Integrating Indigenous Knowledges-Sciences (IK-S) in Science Curriculum: A Case Study of Saskatchewan K-12 Science Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Eun-Ji Amy Kim
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) -- McGill University, 2018.
Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzanne Gessner
Tracey Herbert
Aliana Parker
Britt Thorburn
Alex Wadsworth
Description
2nd edition.
Researcher-Teacher Collaboration in Māori-Medium Education: Aspects of Learning for a Teacher and Researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand When Teaching Mathematics
Alternate Title
Researcher-Teacher Collaboration in Maori-Medium Education: Aspects of Learning for a Teacher and Researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand When Teaching Mathematics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ngārewa Hāwera
Merilyn Taylor
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 151-164
Description
Looks at a project supporting children in transformation geometry using Māori ideology.
Respecting the Language: Digitizing Native American Language Materials
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Wise
Sarah
R. Kostelecky
Digital Library Perspectives, vol. 34, no. 3, August 13, 2018, pp. 200-214
Description
Authors use a critical making methodology to engage with the Zuni Pueblo people in the digital humanities project, Zuni Language Materials Collection; argue that collaboration with members of the community of creation dramatically improved item description, collection discoverability and collection interactivity.
Responding to the Calls to Action: Reflections on Teaching Mandatory Indigenous Education to Teacher Candidates in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Natalie Currie-Patterson
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 362-371
Description
Authors describe their experience teaching a mandatory course in Indigenous education at Western University; articulate the challenges, mistakes, and successes they experienced in hopes of further decolonizing the practice of teacher education.
Rethinking Environmental Science Education from Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives: An Experience with a Dene First Nation Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50-66
Description
Examines the importance and implications of land-based approach and discusses how this particular community has taken control of programs, gained leadership in wisdom traditions and taught respect for the land and its inhabitants.
Revitalising Indigenous Languages in Homogenising Times
Alternate Title
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages in Homogenizing Times
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Comparative Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Special Number (27): Indigenous Education: New Possibilities, Ongoing Constraints, May 2003, pp. 147-163
Description
Looks at heritage language immersion and improvement in school performance.