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2010 Nunavut Economic Outlook: Nunavut's Second Chance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impact Economics
Description
Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic and environmental performance based on its investments in wealth-generating capital by looking at demographic trends and developments in the areas of education, health, social well-being and income.
2010 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons: Chapter 4: Sustaining Development in the Northwest Territories
Alternate Title
Cat. No. FA1-2010/1-4E-PDF
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Sheila Fraser]
Description
Audit addressed programs and activities of the selected federal departments between 2004 and 2009. Certain tests relied on information dating back as far as 2000.
9th Annual Conference Report: Building and Sustaining Coalitions: Finding Common Ground for Education, Environment and Human Rights Advocacy
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International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) Annual Conference ; 9th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)
Description
Conference focuses on coalition-building to enhance donors' effectiveness, increase grantees' capacity and ensure program sustainability.
Aboriginal Horizontal Framework
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Horizontal Framework: Programs and Spending Overview
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Treasury Board Secretariat
Government of Canada]
Description
Overview of Aboriginal-direct programming and spending offered by the Government of Canada. The 360 programs and services are arranged under seven thematic headings: Health, Lifelong Learning, Housing, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Economic Opportunities, Lands and Resources and Governance and Relationships.
Aboriginal Human Resource Professional and Skill Development Needs in the Bioeconomy and Environmental Servicing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harry Bombay
Description
Looks at the the growth and diversification of the Canadian forest-based economy and the importance of science education for Aboriginal students to better prepare for emerging occupations in the bioeconomy and the provision of ecological goods and services industries.
Aboriginal Perspectives into the Teaching and Learning of Science Education: Beginning the Conversations in Southern Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ali Sammel]
Description
Looks at a guideline developed by the Collaborative Inquiry Committee to produce principles and a structure for Aboriginal science and teaching. Includes an interpretation of the Medicine Wheel for use by teachers.
Aboriginal Science Symposium: Enabling Aboriginal Student Success in Post-secondary Institutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. C. Kulig
M. Duke
J. Solowoniuk
R. Weaselfat
C. Shade
M. Lamb
B. Wojtowicz
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at Indigenous & Western scientific world views and discusses practices & recommendations in support of bridging the two knowledge systems to improve positive learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
Aboriginal Students' Achievement in Science Education: The Effect of Teaching Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jimmy Bourque
Yamina Bouchamma
François Larose
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 57-71
Description
Studied data from 25,000 students from 2,500 Canadian public schools to assess the links between learning and teaching styles and Aboriginal student success.
Aboriginal Transitions: Undergraduate to Graduate: Phase II Final Report
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Transitions: Undergraduate to Graduate Studies (AT: U2G) Phase II Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Michelle Pidgeon
Colleen Hawkey
Description
Describes and evaluates pilot projects undertaken in the areas of relationships, access, and technology.
Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Description
Website contains "Resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing."
Altering Perceptions Through Indigenous Studies: The Effects of Immersion in Hawaiian Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) on Non-Native and Part-Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin Charles Feinstein
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 477-490
Description
Content analysis of course curricula revealed varied responses and demonstrated the importance of a TEK course to education.
The Architecture of Learning: Spaces for Architectural Learning Within the Mi'kmaq Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Brett Ferguson
Description
Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--Dalhousie University, 2010.
Arctic Social Indicators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joan Nymand Larsen
Gail Fondahl
Oran Young
Lawrence Hamilton
Peter Bjerregaard ... [et al.]
Description
Follow up report to the 2004 Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR).
Barefoot Books Encourage Kids to Embrace Reading
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Arts & Entertainment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Iron
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 24
Description
Presents an introduction to childrens books that promote multi-culturalism, and world and environmental issues.
Article found by scrolling to page 24.
Baseline Data for Aboriginal Economic Development: An Informed Approach for Measuring Progress and Success
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
W. Kevin An-Jager
Description
Looks at a variety of indicators measuring economic development to provide the Atlantic Aboriginal community with a tool to measure progress in its economy; and to collect, analyse, and report on indicators of socio-economic progress.
A Bend in the Yarra: A History of the Merri Creek Protectorate Station and Merri Creek Aboriginal School 1841-1851
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gary Presland
Aboriginal History, vol. 29, 2005, pp. 167-168
Description
Book review of: A Bend in the Yarra by Ian Clark and Toby Heydon.
Review located by scrolling to page 167.
Buffalo Past and Present
Alternate Title
Montana State Parks Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Education for All, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Description
Uses the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park as a starting point to discuss the buffalo's importance in the economies, cosmologies, social organization, and spiritual life of Indigenous peoples of the plains. Recommended for use with Grade 9-12 students.
Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous Youth for a Digital Future
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RBC Thought Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada
Description
Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.
Building Green Campuses for the Seventh Generation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
Description
Describes the installation of geothermal heat pumps at Turtle Mountain Community College in an effort to reduce energy costs and find a source of renewable energy.
Building Skills, Building Homes: Community Sustainability, Straw Bale Construction, and Indigenous Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Carol Anne Vandale
Description
Continuing Education Thesis (M.C.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
The Building Skills, Building Homes Project: A Community Education Study in Alternative Lifestyle Practices through Straw Bale Construction
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Vandale
Description
Discusses program that developed skills through the use of environmentally sustainable building methods. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Camp Ignites Aboriginal Youth's Interest in IT
Articles » General
On the Go, Winter, 2005/06, p. 2
Description
Youth from Ktunaxa First Nation attended camp to learn about computers.
The Canoe Is the People: Indigenous Navigation in the Pacific
Alternate Title
LiNKS (Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems)
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Canoe Is the People Project Team]
Description
Accompanying Materials: Teacher's Guide; Learner's Text; Pacific Map; Navigation
CDKC Building Strawbale Early Childhood Center
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
Description
Construction of an Early Childhood Learning Center at Chief Dull Knife College.
Combining the Views of "Both Worlds": Science Education in Nunavut Piqusiit Tamainik Katisugit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Barbara McMillan
Robert Renaud
Rebecca Hainnu
Carolyn MacDonald
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 98, Jnauary 11, 2010, pp. [1]-71
Description
Looks at cases at three Inuit school communities that combine contemporary western science and traditional Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (knowledge).
Community-Based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals, Winner 2005: The Sunchild E-Learning Community Model
Alternate Title
Education and Learning Case Study ; December 2005
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 120-06]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Douglas Watt]
Description
Looks at remote and rural community e-learning delivery service for grades 9 to 12 students.
Compendium of Research Undertaken in Nunavut 2005
Alternate Title
Nunavut Research Compendium 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Research Institute
Description
Lists title, location of research, principal researcher, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: social sciences, traditional knowledge, medical and health, and physical and natural sciences.
Connecting on Country: Closing the Digital Divide for First Nations Students in the Age of COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Vision Australia
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Description
Discusses the nature and scale of the problem of lack of internet access in remote communities, which caused greater issues during the pandemic as schools closed ,and possible solutions; concludes with five recommendations.
Connectivity and ICT Integration in First Nations Schools: Results from the Information and Communications Technologies in Schools Survey, 2003/04
Alternate Title
Connectivity and Information and Communications Technologies Integration in First Nations Schools: Results from the Information and Communications Technologies in Schools Survey, 2003 / 04
Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Research Papers ; no.34
E-Books
Author/Creator
Johanne Plante
Conquering the Dream Killers: Fear, Doubt, Worry, and Guilt
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Ryall
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005, pp. 35-38
Description
Author recounts her personal journey to receiving an education in ethnobotany at a tribal college.
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Numeracy Skills Using a Written and an Interactive Arithmetic Test
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Hippisley
Graham Douglas
Stephen Houghton
Educational Research, vol. 47, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 205-215
Description
Contends that a computer-based test exhibited less cultural bias against Aboriginal children than the written test.
Crude Sacrifice: Pedagogical Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Danielle Delhaes
Pierre Doyon
Clare Gabert
Description
Guide to accompany film, Crude Sacrifice. Target audience ages 13 to 17. Contains questions, fun facts and eleven activities to help students develop a deeper understanding of the issues.
Cultivating Ignorance of Aboriginal Realities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
Jackie Moore
C. Drew Bednasek
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 54, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 417-440
Description
Looks at Canadian and world studies at an Ontario secondary school and the need for more inclusive perceptions of Aboriginal People within geography related curriculums.
"The Darkest Tapestry": Indian Residential School Memorialization at the Keeping Place Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Amber DVA Johnson
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2021.
Digitizing Cherokee Culture: Libraries, Students, and the Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timothy B. Powell
MELUS, vol. 30, no. 2, Pedagogy, Praxis, Politics, and Multiethnic Literatures, Summer, 2005, pp. [79]-98
Description
Uses the example of the University of Georgia's project to preserve, archive and interpret culture to illustrate opportunities and problems associated with using technology to provide access to historical materials.
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Guide for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pooja Ahulwalia
Iain Byrne
Alicia Ely Yamin
Duncan Wilson
Lee Swepston ... [et al.]
The Effect of Centralization on the Social & Political Systems of the Mainland Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq: Case Studies – Millbrook 1916 & Indian Brook 1914
Alternate Title
The Effect of Centralization on the Social & Political Systems of the Mainland Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq: Case Studies – Millbrook 1916 and Indian Brook 1914
Theses
Author/Creator
Anita Tobin
Description
Architecture Thesis (MArch) -- Dalhousie University, 2010.
Einstein, Sacred Science, and Quantum Leaps a Comparative Analysis of Western Science, Native Science and Quantum Physics Paradigm
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ferguson
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2005.
An Emerging Decolonizing Science Education in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Dean Elliott
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 321-338
Description
Describes developments in science education since 2006 related to an agenda to decolonize the Pan-Canadian Science Framework by recognizing Indigenous knowledge as being foundational to understanding the physical world.
Emerging Identities: A Proposed Model for an Interactive Science Curriculum For First Nations Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Trudy Sable
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of New Brunswick, 2005.
Encouraging Cultural Awareness in Engineering Students
Alternate Title
AaeE 2010: Past, Present, Future
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas Goldfinch
Catherine Layton
Timothy McCarthy
Description
Introduces a pilot project aimed to foster cultural intelligence and awareness in students.
Paper from Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
An Evaluation of the American Indian Air Quality Training Program
Theses
Author/Creator
MaryLynn Quartaroli
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 2005.
Evolution of a Dream: The Emergence of Mayan Ethnomathematics and Expressions of Indigenous Ways of Knowing at a Mayan Autonomous School in Chiapas, Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Phoebe Hirsch-Dubin
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005.
An Explorer's Guide to Treaties in Manitoba: An Exercise in Mapping Skills
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Description
Activities teach about types of maps, using a map grid, absolute and relative location, latitude and longitude, reading a key, determining directions, etc. Maps appear at end of document.
Exploring the Night Sky Indigenous Inquiry Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stacy Roblin
Description
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Final Report: Spring 2010 Workshop on the Recruitment and Retention of Native American Male Students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Alternate Title
Native American Males in STEM
Quality Education for Minorities Network (QEM) Native American Males Workshop Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Description
Workshop involved representatives of institutions which serve this particular population. Objective was to identify best practices for channeling enrollment into science programs and increasing graduation rates.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
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Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Geographies of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in a Contemporary Grade-Nine Applied-Level Ontario Geography Textbook
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Brand
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.