Improving Labour Market Outcomes Through Education and Training
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 9
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tom Karmel
Josie Misko
Davinia Blomberg
Alice Bednarz
Georgina Atkinson
Improving the Reach of Early Childhood Education for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
The (In)Visibility Paradox: A Case Study of American Indian Iconography and Student Resistance in Higher Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica A. Solyom
Description
Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2014.
Increasing Employment Rates for Indigenous People with a Disability
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 29
E-Books
Author/Creator
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
Indian Play: Indigenous Identities at Bacone College
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
Indian School, Company Town: Outing Students from Sherman Institute at Fontana Farms Company, 1907-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 290-321
Description
Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.
Indigenizing Social Research Methodologies: An Analysis of the Diploma Program for Strengthening Indigenous Women's Leadership (Intercultural Indigenous University and the Centre for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dolores Figueroa Romero
Araceli Burguete Cal y Mayor
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 235-245
Description
Focuses on the experience of facilitators and leaders in the program dealing with the challenges associated with adapting Western research methods to the Indigenous context.
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organisation: Are There Wider Inferences?
Alternate Title
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organization: Are There Wider Inferences?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon K. Chirgwin
Adrienne Farago
Heather d'Antione
Trish Nagle
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Interviews current and past staff to identify positive and negative things that impacted their work life.
Indigenous Games and Sports in the Australian National Curriculum: Educational Benefits and Opportunities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Evans
Steve Georgakis
Rachel Wilson
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 195-213
Description
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
Indigenous Health in Ontario: An Introductory Guide for Medical Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justin Boyle
Patricia Hoyeck
Sanasi Jayawardena
Alexandra Kilian
Mirriam Mikhail … [et al.]
Description
Developed to provide a brief introduction to historical and contemporary circumstances which have produced negative health outcomes for Aboriginal individuals and communities, as well as an appreciation of their resilience and strength despite centuries of discrimination.
Indigenous Housing Employment Benchmarking Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Burr
Steve Pomeroy
Description
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired.
Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
Indigenous Librarians: Knowledge Keepers in the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 175-199
Description
Looks at barriers preventing Indigenous people from entering the field and offers solutions. Author shares responses to questionnaires issued to Indigenous librarians across Canada.
Indigenous Methodologies in Social Research
Alternate Title
Indigenous Social Research : A Methodological Framework
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Description
Provides explanation of Indigenous methodologies, compares Indigenous and Western methodologies, and discusses two examples from Australia which illustrate how the principles can be put into practice.
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anika Reynar
Zoe Matties
Description
Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.
Indigenous Student Matriculation into Medical School: Policy and Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Sadler
Marjorie Johnson
Candace Brunette
Lorne Gula
Mary Ann Kennard ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-15
Description
Looks at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (SSMD) continued policy and process revisions for making access easier for Indigenous students.
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
The Influence of Shifting Pacific Identities in Learning: The Experience of Parents Raising Children of Mixed Pacific Ethnicities
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachael Violeti Leafe
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 2017
Insights Found in the Narratives of Non-Aboriginal Teachers Working with Aboriginal Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Edward Paul Heselwood
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014.
Insights Gained from the Evaluation Surveys Conducted with the School of Native Human Services Students During the Periods of 2008, 2010 and 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 83-91
Description
Surveys provide key results to help improve the curriculum and the content of courses in the Aboriginal Native Social Work program.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 83 to read article.
The Intergenerational Effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the Concept of Historical Trauma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 320-338
Description
Reviews existing empirical research and concludes that present day disparities in well-being are cumulative and span across generations.
Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Women: Implications for Mental Health During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Looks at prenatal depression and other mental health issues that may cause serious maternal, fetal and child health consequences.
Intergenerational Trauma and Education
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Description
Looks at two reasons why educators and students in Canada should learn about Indigenous education.
Duration: 1:27:51.
Introduction: Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Anthony Hart
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work, December 2014, pp. 1-4
Description
Introduction to themed issue containing articles based on presentations given at the Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work, July 8-11, 2013.
Introduction to Human Resources Management in First Nations' Early Childhood Development and Care Programs
Alternate Title
Introduction to Human Resources Management in First Nations' ECDC Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS)
Description
Provides generic information for both employers and employees and addresses issues specific to First Nations settings.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Teresa L. McCarty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 3, Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences, 2014, pp. 1-10
Description
Introduction to three papers delivered at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia.
Inuit Parent Perspectives on Sexual Health Communication with Adolescent Children in Nunavut: "It's kinda hard for me to try to find the words"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25070
Description
Comments on perceived barriers for communicating with youth and the support elders can provide to young people.
Inuit Perceptions of Learning and Formal Education in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Geneviève L. Lalonde
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2017.
Inuvialuit Indicators
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Database used for tracking people and community changes using population, education, culture, labour force, wellbeing, income, government, and housing categories. Sources include Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
InVISIBILITY: Indigenous in the City Indigenous Artists, Indigenous Youth and the Project of Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Angela Salamanca
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 159-188
Description
Discusses an exhibition where youth represent themselves, and tell their own stories to addresses issues of urban Indigeneity and schooling.
Invitations to Dignity and Well-being: Cultural Safety Through Indigenous Pedagogy, Witnessing and Giving Back!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Richardson
Jeannie Carriere
Vicky Boldo
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 190-195
Description
Overview of training course given by the authors to children and youth mental health practitioners.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
Job Satisfaction: Officers Policing Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Samantha Kaarina Lytle
Description
Justice Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2014.
Journeying Toward a Praxis of Indigenous Maternal Pedagogy: Lessons from Our Sweetgrass Baskets
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Rose Brant
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2017.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Alexander Findlay
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2014.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; [no. 14-01]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Findlay
Description
Summary of a Master's thesis that looks at stories of place, curriculum, teachers and administrators.
Full thesis.
Justice Murray Sinclair: What Do We Do About the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools?
Alternate Title
Sol Kanee Lecture on International Peace and Justice ; 11th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presents talk by the Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Includes series of videos from school survivors.
Duration: 2:02:46.
K'w inya'nya:n-ma'awhiniw: Creating a Space for Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kishan Lara-Cooper
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-22
Description
Discusses how a child's self-concept, self-esteem, and social identity is influenced by the identification of giftedness.
Killing the Indian in the Child: Materialities of Death and Political Formations of Life in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Bryanne Huston Young
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
Kindergarten Transitions II: A Scan of Existing Supportive Programs for Aboriginal Children and Families in British Columbia: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Beaton
Linda McDonell
Description
Scan based on questionnaire sent to 14 programs, one of which was on-reserve.
Knowledge Synthesis Report: Aboriginal Youth Employment in Northern Canada
Alternate Title
Report (Carleton Centre for Community Innovation) ; R14-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Senada Delic
Description
Investigates academic research, statistics and government reports to find out what is causing a mismatch between employment opportunities and the Aboriginal youth work force in northern Canada.
Kuranyu-Kutu Nyakula Nyaan Nyanganyi? Imagining the Future
Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rueben Burton
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 33-44
Description
Comments on including cultural values in the education process and instilling positive attitudes about the future in young people.
Kurunta Kanyintja: Holding Knowledge in Our Spirit
Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Tjitayi
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 23-32
Description
Comments on building confidence in young students so they are receptive to new ideas and experiences.
Labour Market Study: A Community-Based Research Report for Mamaweswen: The North Shore Tribal Council, Naadmaadwuiik, Saulteaux Enterprises, and the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14-11
Labor Market Study: A Community-Based Research Report for Mamaweswen: The North Shore Tribal Council, Naadmaadwuiik, Saulteaux Enterprises, and the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Sy
Gayle Broad
Natalie Waboose
Heather Schmidt
Description
Researchers used four methodological approaches to address the requirement of the project goals: labour market survey, focus groups, interviews, and consultation with Serpent River First Nation.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Joseph LeBlanc
Kristin Burnett
François Haman ... [et al.]
Language, Learning, & the Promise of Nunavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurie Pelly
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 61-65
Description
Looks at the Nunavut Agreement and implementation specifically Article 23 dealing with employment within Government and Inuit education.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 61 to read article.
Leading a Fulfilled Life as an Indigenous Academic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Loriene Roy
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 303-310
Description
Commentary about author's life experiences as a scholar/researcher.
Learning from the Land: Indigenous Land Based Pedagogy and Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Wildcat
Mandee McDonald
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Glen Coulthard
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. I-XV
Description
Introduces the special Issue and argues that decolonization requires forms of education that reconnect Indigenous peoples to land and land-based knowledges, languages, and social relations.