Linking Whānau With Support for Learning: A Whānau Approach to Care Provision
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen McLeod
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 43-57
Description
Discusses the philosophy of whānau, and the implications for a collaborative relationship between teacher and learner which is founded on reciprocity.
Listening to the Voices and Stories of Northern Manitoba Aboriginal Survivors of Spousal Violence: A Case Study of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Cross Lake, Northern Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Eva Therese Goulet
Description
Rural Development Thesis (M.A.)--Brandon University, 2019.
Literature Review on Factors Affecting the Transition of Aboriginal Youth from School to Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Description
Looks at the obstacles faced by young Aboriginal people in completing their education, and the factors that help or hinder their transition into the workforce.
Literature Review: State of Practice: Essential Skills Applications with First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada
Alternate Title
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Klinga
Description
Includes Canadian sources only.
Living Indigenous Leadership: Native Narratives on Building Strong Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
Yvonne G. McLeod
Alannah Young Leon
Evelyn Steinhauer ...
Tina Ngaroimata Fraser
Stelómethet Ethel B. Gardner ...
Gail Cheney
Michelle Archuleta
Michelle M. Jacob
Patricia Doyle-Bedwell
Annette Squetimkin-Anquoe
Alanaise Goodwill
Local Knowledge as Praxis: A Reflective Critical Narrative of Child Welfare Practice and Service to Aboriginal Children and Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen William Kozey
Description
Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.
Locating Citizenship: Curriculum, Social Class, and the 'Good' Citizen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Tupper
Michael P. Cappello
Phillip R. Sevigny
Theory and Research in Social Education, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 336-365
Description
Study explores students understandings and experiences of citizenship at two high schools in Regina, Saskatchewan.
"The Look of Recognition": Transcultural Circulation of Trauma in Indigenous Texts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
Canadian Literature, no. 215, Winter, 2012, pp. 16-32
Description
Looks at material by five different Indigenous authors who have been affected by memories of colonial trauma in varying degrees.
Louisa May Alcott’s Wild Indians: Pedagogy of Love, Politics of Empire
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
Steve Benton
Description
Discusses gender discourse and territorial expansion policies in Louisa May Alcott’s novels and its negative effect on many Native American people.
Lumaajuuq
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Description
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Lumaajuuq. Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Visual Arts.
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.
Maintaining the Illusion of Democracy: Policy-making and Aboriginal Education in Canada, 1946-1948
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Raptis
Samantha Bowker
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 102, March 27, 2010, pp. [1]-21
Description
Looks at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons minutes and proceedings from 1949 which recommended a move away from segregated to integrated schools for Aboriginal children.
Making a Diversity Difference: Stories of Leadership in Creating a More Inclusive Nursing Profession
Theses
Author/Creator
Lois Elaine Berry
Description
Education Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Making the Best of the Early Years: Tambellup Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. D. Clark
J. Oosthuizen
S. Beerenfels
A. C. Rowell
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1407, July 28, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Investigates rural community with high Aboriginal population whose children scored very well in the 2007 regional Australian Early Development Index test. Results showed community support and primary school help facilitate in the development and well-being of children and youth.
Managing Racial Risk in the U.S. University of the Twenty-First Century: Racial Theme Parties, Administrative Management, and Strategic Resistance
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa M. Ramos
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012.
Manitoba Metis Federation
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Includes links to media releases, community events, educational training, and employment opportunities.
Manitoba's Demographic Challenge: Why Improving Aboriginal Education Outcomes is Vital for Economic Prosperity
Alternate Title
E-Brief (C.D. Howe Institute). Economic Growth and Innovation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Busby
Description
Argues that while Aboriginals constitute the source of most new additions to the workforce, their potential contributions will go unrealized because of the gap in educational attainment.
Manufacturing the Self-Healing Subject: Aboriginal Health Funding in Canada’s Era of “Truth and Reconciliation”
Alternate Title
Munk School Briefings: Comparative Program on Health and Society, Lupina Foundation Working Paper Series, 2011-2012
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Maori Cowboys, Maori Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Te Punga Somerville
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 663-685
Description
Examines Maori articulations of identification with other Indigenous groups in comparative Indigenous studies.
Māori Health Disability Statistical Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Himona
Natalie Talamaivao
Li-Chia Yeh
Kirk Paterson
Description
Statistics from the 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Stats NZ Disability Surveys.
The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses an entrepreneurship program that focuses on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal youth.
Mathematics in Indigenous Contexts Years, 6-8, 2003-2005
Alternate Title
Community Capacity Research Project
Learning Mathematics: Perspectives of Australian Aboriginal Children and Their Teachers
Mathematics in Aboriginal Contexts: Building School-Community Capacity
Working Together to Enhance Australian Aboriginal Student’s Mathematics Learning
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Peter Howard
Bob Perry
Mavis Feirer
Kevin Lowe
Suzanne Ziems
NSW Education Standards Authority ... [et al.]
Description
Website contains the process used to develop Australian context-based Mathematics units and links to four reports.
The Media and Indigenous Policy: How News Media Reporting and Mediatized Practice Impact on Indigenous Policy: A Preliminary Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Michael Meadows
Lisa Waller
Michelle Dunne Breen
Holly Reid
Melting Snow: The Changing Roles of Iqaluit Women in Family, Work and Society
Theses
Author/Creator
Mathilde Matthijsse
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Durham University, 2010.
Memory of Atrocity in Canada: How Do You Engage Canadian Civil Society in Truth and Reconciliation?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010/2011, pp. 9-25
Description
Argues the process should be an opportunity to change the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, but this change hinges on the general public's acceptance of the need to redefine history and national identity.
Mentoring Aboriginal Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Darlene Evans
Description
Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Menu of Possible Interventions for Native American Students: Guidance, Practices, Programs, Strategies, and Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Central Comprehensive Center
Description
Lists schools and district support recommendations, culturally responsive teaching strategies for the classroom, and state and national programs and initiatives.
Métis Education in Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherry Farrell Racette
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 14
Description
Comments on the various ways Métis children in Saskatchewan have been educated over the years including church run and residential schools.
Article found by scrolling to page 14.
Métis Youth Health in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[S. Tsuruda
A. Smith
C. Poon
C. Hoogeveen
E. Saewyc]
Description
Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).
Missing and Dead Residential School Children
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 24
Description
Discusses the role chief coroners and chief medical officers can play in assisting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help bring closure to families of children gone missing from residential schools.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW): Bringing Awareness through the Power of Student Activism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Devon S. Isaacs
Amanda R. Young
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Montana American Indian Student Achievement Data Report Fall 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Denise Juneau
Description
Tracks the achievement gap and provides information on student numbers.
Motivational Characteristics of Native and Non-Native Students in Rural Public High Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia L. Hardré
Brian Lieuanan
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 41-65
Description
Contends that rural schools offer advantages to both Native American and non-Native American students.
Multicultural Multimedia Learning for Sustainability: A Narrative Case Study of Green Guerrillas Youth Media Tech Collective
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason N. Corwin
Description
[Natural Resources and Conservation?] Thesis (M.Sc.)--Cornell University, 2010.
“Must Not Their Languages Be Savage and Barbarous Like Them?”: Philology, Indian Removal, and Race Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P. Harvey
Journal of the Early Republic, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 505-532
Description
Looks at the linguistic precursor to biological essentialism, evidence of white philologists’ reliance on Native tutors and discusses why the federal government began moving toward assimilation.
Myths and Misconceptions Training Modules: Meeting the Needs of Employers and First Nations, Métis, and Aboriginal Peoples Seeking Employment
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Alana Morrissette
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nametau Innu
Description
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
Nana Yaa Asantewaa, The Queen Mother of Ejisu: The Unsung Heroine of Feminism in Ghana
Theses
Author/Creator
Nana Pokua Wiafe Mensah
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2010.
Narrative as Lived Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
National First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plan: 2012-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Description
Plan is prepared annually to map out investments in the short and medium term to support an economically stable future for First Nations in Canada.
National Indian Education Study 2009: Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in
Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[N. Mead
W. Grigg
R. Moran
M. Kuang]
Description
Based on survey findings, looks at how students, teachers and schools integrate Native culture and language into their education.
See Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.
National Indian Education Study 2011: The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Center for Education Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences
Description
Findings of the report, and results from a survey focused on the integration of Native language and culture into school and classroom activities.
National Indian Education Study 2015: A Closer Look
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NCES ; 2019-048
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Center for Education Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences
Description
Focuses on two major concerns raised throughout first decade's results from the National Indian Education Study: contextual factors associated with higher- and lower-performing students and how students see themselves in terms of their languages, culture and hopes for the future.
Studies related to academic performance of fourth- and eighth-grade students in mathematics and reading, and their school experiences.
National Overview of the Community Well-Being Index, 1981 to 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Includes information on Inuit, First Nations, and non-Indigenous communities.
Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).
National Tribal Priorities For Indian Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians
National Indian Education Association
Description
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Native American Children and Families in New Mexico: Strengths and Challenges: A New Mexico Kids Count 2012 Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Hollis
Description
Reports data on economic security, housing conditions and education and language for twenty two tribal communities; nineteen pueblos and three tribes.
The Native American Mascot Controversy: A Handbook
Alternate Title
American Indian Imagery and the Miseducation of America
Defensive Dialogues: Native American Mascots, Anti-Indianism, and Educational Institutions
Putting the Moccasin on the Other Foot: A Media History of the "Fighting Whities"
The Problems with Native American Mascots
What the "Fighting Sioux" Tells Us about White People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurel R. Davis
Robert Jensen
Ellen J. Staurowsky
C. Richard King
Bruce E. Johansen
Description
Selection of essays from the book.
The Native American Mascot Controversy: A Handbook
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elise Boxer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 177-179
Description
Book review of: The Native American Mascot Controversy edited by C. Richard King.
Review located by scrolling to page 177.