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Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
National public opinion survey conducted online (in the provinces) and by telephone (in the Territories) with a representative sample of 5,732 Canadians (ages 18 and over), including 645 persons who identified themselves as Indigenous, between December 14, 2018 and January 16, 2019.
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Executive Summary.
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gatin
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
ACWS in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Alternate Title
Alberta Councial of Women's Shelters in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Building Relations Part 2: Stories from Community
Building Relationships Part 1: Lessons From Lewis
Circle Process
Foundations of Indigenous Worldviews
Indigenous Women in Indigenous Societies
Indigenous Women's Leadership
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Inquiry and Action
Treaty Relations: Spirit, Intent, and First Nations Perspectives
[In Coversation with Lewis Cardinal]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lewis Cardinal
[Tina Fox
Stephanie Harpe
Tracy Bear
Karen MacKenzie
Betty Letendre
Cora Voyageur
Ruth Scalp Lock]
Description
Series of eight hour-long videos developed to educate women's shelter workers, but equally applicable to general audiences. Videos cover wide range of topics such as: treaty relationships; Indigenous worldviews; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Indigenous women in Indigenous societies; women's leadership; and building relationships.
Adult Learning Through Storytelling: A Study of Learning Strategies and Philosophies of American Indian Storytellers
Theses
Author/Creator
J. Rachel Green
Description
[Education] Thesis (D.Ed.)--Oklahoma State University, 2006.
Adversity and Resiliency for Chicago’s First: The State of Racial Justice for American Indian Chicagoans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Scarborough
Faith R. Kares
Iván Arenas
Amanda E. Lewis
Janeen Comenote … [et al.]
Description
Focuses on racial equality in five areas: housing, stereotyping, education, economics, and justice.
Anti-dote for Racism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melissa Nelson
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 6-7
Description
Comments on the Anti-dote Multiracial Girls' and Womens'
Network that helps girls understand the impact of racism on their identity and offers coping strategies.
Bilingual Education for an Indigenous Community: M'chigeeng First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie M. Roy
Description
Social and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2006.
Civil Claims for Uncivilized Acts: Filing Suit Against the Government for American Indian Boarding School Abuses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea A. Curcio
Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2006-2007, pp. 45-129
Description
Brief overview of government policies aimed at eradicating Native Americans, discussion of how schools fit into achieving these goals, and possibilities for achieving redress through litigation.
Ethics Curriculum in Indigenous Pacific: A Solomon Islands Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kabini Sanga
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 243-252
Description
Author argues that Indigenous ethics education in Solomon Islands focuses on shaping and sustaining the character of people as members of a family and clan; suggests that character embedded ethics include a strong sense of clan-based citizenship, temperance, and spiritual existence.
An Exploratory Study of Cultural Identity and Culture-Based Educational Programs For Urban American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin M. Powers
Urban Education, vol. 41, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 20-49
Description
Shows universal principles of learning are important to American Indian students and that supportive relationships with school personnel enhance conditions that lead to success.
A Feasibility Evaluation of the Urban Native Youth Leaders Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Bethany Fatupaito
Morgan Witzel
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 21-37
Description
Describes a mixed-methods evaluation of a culturally grounded program for urban Indigenous (American Indian) youth. Results demonstrate that the project was feasible, and the team makes recommendations for future project based on what was learned.
Fulbright Establishes Historic Link Between O'odham of Mexico and U.S.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ofelia Zepeda
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Profiles Rafael Garcia, a language teacher, who confirms that the O'odham in Mexico and in the United States are the same people who share the same history and language.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
Growing Up in the Torres Strait Region: A Report from the Footprints in Time Trials
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Occasional Paper No. 17
E-Books
The 'Growing Up' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: A Literature Review
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Occasion Paper No. 15
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robyn Penman
How Can Community-University Engagement Address Family Violence Prevention? One Child at a Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 3-28
Description
Case study of four community-university engagement initiatives; documents the policy development used to engage children youth and their families in community development programs aimed at reducing family violence by increasing graduation from secondary and post-secondary education programs.
Identity
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
e Counselling Services of Alberta
Murray Jurak
Greg Miller
Patti Laboucane-Benson
Description
Explores question of what it means to be an Indigenous person in the 21st century by talking to people from Dene, Cree, Blackfoot and Métis communities in Alberta.
Duration: 26:05.
Identity-Based and Reputational Leadership: An American Indian Approach to Leadership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
Journal of Research on Leadership Education, vol. 1, no. 1, April 2006, pp. 1-3
Description
Suggests leadership is reflected through cultural identify.
Indians at Work and John Collier's Campaign for Progressive Educational Reform, 1933-1945
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John J. Laukaitis
American Educational History Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2006, pp. 97-105
Description
Discusses the use of print media to promote educational reforms, substitution of community day schools for boarding schools, replacement of curriculum to promote Aboriginal culture, and the use of vocational programs to benefit Aboriginal communities.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Integrating Culture Into Education: Self-Concept Formation in Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Morotti
Forum on Public Policy, no. [1], [2006], pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses the relationship between identity, culture and education.
An Interrogation of Research on Caribbean Social Issues: Establishing the Need for an Indigenous Caribbean Research Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shakeisha Wilson
Camille Nakhid
Anabel Fernandez-Santana
Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 3-12
Description
Authors review research methodologies used by post-graduate researchers of Caribbean-related subjects in the past 10 years; discusses the absence of culturally-specific research approaches. Author calls for research methods that are more respectful of Caribbean worldviews and practices.
The Inuit Way: A Guide to Inuit Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
A look at traditional and modern Inuit life and variations in regional culture.
Inupiat Youth Suicide and Culture Loss: Changing Community Conversations for Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Marin Wexler
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 63, no. 11, December 2006, pp. 2938-2948
Description
Describes participatory action research and offers suggestions to Inupiat's communities current failure, and highest suicide rate in the world.
Investigations Into Indigenous Research and Education Through an Experiential and Place-Based Lens
Theses
Author/Creator
Kevin Barry O'Connor
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.Ed.)--McGill University, 2006.
It Takes a Native Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Boyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Suggests that the problems many Native American children experience in school, such as low academic achievement and absenteeism, need to be addressed by the school system and Native American communities.
The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me
Alternate Title
The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sherman Alexie
Description
Autobiographical short story. Author writes about his childhood, learning to read, his intelligence, lack of acceptance by others, refusal to fail, and becoming a teacher for other young Native American kids. From The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings edited by Donald McQuade, Robert Atwan.
Language Attitudes and Use in the Innu Community of Sheshatshiu, Labrador
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Thorburn
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006.
Language Revitalization in Northern Manitoba: A Study of an Elementary School Cree Bilingual Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Walter Nikkel
Description
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Leadership Development Forums in Aboriginal Child Welfare:
Making Our Hearts Sing in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
Betty Bastien
Ralph Bodor
Jessica Ayala
Description
Looks at the structure of services based on community ideas and perspectives.
The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada: Ages 8 to 11
Alternate Title
No. R72-278/2/2011E-PDF
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harvey McCue and Associates
A Little School, A Reservation Divided: Quaker Education and Allegany Seneca Leadership in the Early American Republic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark A. Nicholas
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 1-21
Description
Examines the influence of Quaker education on the Allegany Seneca Reservation in western New York in the 1800's.
Living with the Past: The Creation of the Stolen Generation Positionality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Gilbert
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 226-233
Description
Author examine the identity politics at play for Aborigines in Australia; discusses issues of dysphoria (isolation, anxiety, and depression) that results from the assimilationist policies of the 1900s. Proposes that the dysphoria experienced by Indigenous peoples might be considered a legitimate part of Indigenous identity.
MAI Te Kupenga: Supporting Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Scholars within Higher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Jenny Lee-Morgan
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Sarah Jane Tiakiwai
Joeliee Seed-Pihama
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 52-61
Description
Article highlights some of the challenges Māori and Indigenous (MAI) scholars face in the mainstream university context, and the role of the MAI Te Kupenga (a support program for Indigenous doctoral students) in supporting scholars in these contexts.
Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage
Alternate Title
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Description
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
Native American Motivational Interviewing: Weaving Native American and Western Practices: A Manual for Counselors in Native American Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kamilla L. Venner
Sarah W. Feldstein
Nadine Tafoya
Description
Presents guide and strategies for using motivational interviewing.
Negotiating Cultural Identity: Conceptualizing American Indian College Student Experiences in a Communication Course
Theses
Author/Creator
Nanci M. Burk
Description
Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2006.
Notes on Russian Indianists
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
O. Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Examines the present day interest in Native American life and culture.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
Planning for the Next Generation: Capital Infrastructure at Colleges and Universities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily R. White Hat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes three projects that have been initiated by the college fund to meet the evolving needs of tribal colleges and universities and address some of the shortcomings in the current infrastructure.
Racial-Settler Capitalism: Character Building and the Accumulation of Land and Labor in the Late Nineteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. K. Fong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], May 2019, pp. 25-48
Description
Using a comparative approach to the two institutions argues that their primary goal was to mold Indigenous and Black students into a labor force for U.S. racial-settler capitalism.
Reclaiming Warrior Spirit: Foundations for a Holistic First Nations Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Michelle Zamluk
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Second Place at the Polish Pow Wow
Theses
Author/Creator
Tyler Twarowski
Description
Aboriginal and World Indigenous Educational Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queens University, 2019.
Stories from Parents: Raising Proud Inuk Children - "It Starts at Home"
Theses
Author/Creator
Aloka Wijesooriya
Description
Health Science Thesis (MSc) -- McMaster University, 2019.
Supporting Children and Families with Sustained Community Transformations
Alternate Title
Supporting Indigenous Children's Development: Community-University Partnerships
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Alan Pence
Description
Preface and chapter eight from book: Supporting Indigenous Children's Development: Community-University Partnerships.