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.
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.
Discusses approaches to address culturally defined goals for children's early learning and development.
Article from Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online] edited by R. E. Tremblay, R. G. Barr, R. De V. Peters, M. Boivin.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 30-31
Description
Discussion on the goals of the Tumitchiat Leadership Summit in Barrow, Alaska, including maintaining the Inupiaq culture and encouraging youth to carry on with higher education.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 106-113
Description
Discusses the implementation of a culturally sensitive strengths-based intervention approach within an elementary school, and looks at its value to Aboriginal children from the child welfare system.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 52, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 253-300
Description
Article gives a brief history of the schools, explains why the litigation process has been less than satisfactory, disputes ADR's viability as a non-judicial alternative, and discusses the possibility of using some model of restorative justice for dealing with the issue.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 6-25
Description
Examines how cultural and traditional Aboriginal knowledge can improve social work and human service field education for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.
[Detecting Developmental Delays in Young Children of a North American Indian Community]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 117-123
Description
Study used a sample of 12 teachers involved with 213 Mohawk children between the ages of 29-60 months who attended the Step by Step Child and Family Center of Kahnawake, Quebec. Goal was to assess the Ages and Stages questionnaire as a culturally appropriate tool to recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties.
Article in French.
Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 282-295
Description
Argues that current interventions into child welfare are a continuation of past patriarchal attitudes and actions which in turn have produced unhealthy families and communities.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
Description
Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.
Laidlaw Foundation’s Working Paper Series, Perspectives on Social Inclusion
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Description
Explores the renewed focus on social inclusion and exclusion in Canada's public education system by discussing the changes within the education system, the major dynamics to promote social inclusion, and the impact the process on children and youth with an emphasis on Aboriginal communities.
Briefly outlines determinants of children's health and explains various options (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) in programming and service delivery.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-22
Description
Argues that education has been used as a tool for assimilation and that reflection on its power and control is necessary in resisting cultural homogenization.
CCPA Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, July/August 2010, p. 16
Description
Professor discusses her philosophy of action education and education for social change, which involves a responsibility to make a difference in the community.
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.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.