Theses
Author/Creator
Cameron Riopelle
Description
Sociology Theses (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.
The Educational Status of Federally Recognized Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenn I. Latham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [25-33]
Description
Explores data from study on the drop out rate of students in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools and public schools.
The Effect of Social Variables on the Career Aspirations of New Brunswick Aboriginal Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Hennessey
Description
Counselling Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 2017.
The Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Testing Reports as Perceived by Teachers in an Intertribal Secondary Boarding School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Bryce Fifield
Marvin G. Fifield
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [16-24]
Description
Verifies that data obtained from these tests and the resulting evaluation reports on areas of strengths and weaknesses are valuable to the school personnel who design individual education plans for students who require special education services.
Elders Teachings: Wisdom We Need for Addressing Social Exclusion and Building Better Relationships in Society
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John George Hansen
Rose Antsanen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at interviews of Cree Elders on how to promote respect and acceptance in Indigenous schools and communities.
Elim's Cultural Values: Reaffirming and Implementing Indigenous Values in Education
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Samantha C Marchant
Description
Education Master's Project (MEd) -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017.
Emergent and Revolutionary: Telling Native Peoples' Stories at Tribal Colleges
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Crazy Bull
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the role of Native studies at tribal colleges.
Emerging LTSS Issues in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country
Alternate Title
Emerging Long Term Services and Support in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaufman & Associates
Description
Includes literature review focused on need for and benefits of training and assessment of existing programs, recommendations, and a profile of an innovative program.
Ending an Era
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhet Diessner
Edwin E. Rousculp
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [17-24]
Description
Project shows that word processing with computers can improve students' writing.
The Enweyang Program: Indigenous Language Nest as Lab School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian McInnes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 105-120
Description
Examines the University of Minnesota Duluth's Ojibwe language program.
The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frances Henry
Enakshi Dua
Carl E. James
Audrey Kobayashi
Peter Li
Howard Ramos
Malinda S. Smith
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program 2011-2012 to 2015-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of Audit and Evaluation Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
Describes and analyzes program which was developed to deliver holistic programs to Indigenous children aged 0 to 6. Presents findings and recommendations.
Evaluation of the Saskatchewan Indian Community College Occupational Training Programs 1976-1981
Theses
Author/Creator
Vern G. Bachiu
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1985.
Evidence Brief: Wise Practices for Indigenous-specific Cultural Safety Training Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Churchill
Michèle Parent-Bergeron
Janet Smylie
Cheryl Ward
Alycia Fridkin ... [et al.]
Description
Surveyed peer-reviewed and grey literature for information regarding designing and implementing training for non-Indigenous healthcare professionals.
An Exploration of the Effects of Mentor-Apprentice Programs on Mentors' and Apprentices' Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Jenni
Adar Anisman
Onowa McIvor
Peter Jacobs
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 25-42
Description
Comments on the link between language, health and wellbeing.
Exploring and Revitalizing Indigenous Food Networks in Saskatchewan, Canada, as a Way to Improved Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidji Gendron
Anna Hancherow
Ashley Norton
Health Promotion International, vol. 32, no. 5, October 2017, pp. 808-817
Description
Project involved exploring state of current networks, creating a Facebook page, organizing volunteer opportunities, and surveying workshop participants regarding knowledge and interest in traditional foods.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - Staff and Students of Government Industrial School
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of the staff and students of a government industrial school in Fort Qu'Appelle. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Factors Facilitating and Impeding Implementation of a Prevention Program in an Innu Elementary School in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Jacques Joly
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
Factors That Support Indigenous Involvement in Multi-actor Environmental Stewardship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle P. Whyte
Deborah McGregor
M. A. (Peggy) Smith
James F. Jenkins
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 58-68
Description
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
A Family Systems Approach for Serving Rural, Reservation Native American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne C. O’Connell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [1-6]
Description
Presents a model for delivering education and rehabilitation services to young handicapped Native American students on rural reservations.
"The Father Tells Me So!" Wovoka: The Ghost Dance Prophet
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. G. Moses
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 335-351
Description
Explores the Ghost Dance social and religious movement and its prophet Wovoka. The Ghost Dance was created during times of hardships for the American Indigenous people in hopes of a return to happier times.
Finding Indigenous Discourse Survivance And Sending It Forward
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Ann MacKay
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
"The Fire That is Beginning to Stand": Teaching Historical Trauma at Stone Child College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
V. P. Allery
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a comprehensive curriculum on historical trauma with the ultimate goal being individual and community healing.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Presence in the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
John Rose
Laura Schaefli
Sheila Freake
Jennifer Massey
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
Flourishing on the Margins: A Study of Babies and Belonging in an Australian Aboriginal Community Childcare Centre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda J. Harrison
Jennifer Sumsion
Ben Bradley
Karen Letsch
Andi Salamon
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins, 2017, pp. 189-205
Description
Describes how relations to family, community and culture are Incorporated into day-to-day interactions at Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Service (MACS) in Queensland, Australia.
Following in the Footsteps of the Wolf: Connecting Scholarly Minds to Ancestors in Indigenous Language Revitalization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T’łat’łaḵuł Patricia Rosborough
čuucqa Layla Rorick
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 11-17
Description
Authors discuss their experiences as language learners and importance of using a holistic approach.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lianne Marie Leda Charlie
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anthony Snethen
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
The Freedom and the Privacy of an Indian Boarding School’s Sports Field and Student Athletes Resistance to Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis A. Kachur
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2017.
From Indian Boys to Canadian Men? The Use of Cadet Drill in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan J. Habkirk
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [227]-247
Description
Looks at how some students used military drill as a way to survive the abuse faced at school by finding relief in travel opportunities to participate in performances and competitions off of the school grounds.
From Treaties to Reserves: The Federal Government and Native Peoples in Territorial Alberta, 1870-1905; From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 119-120
Description
Book reviews of From Treaties to Reserves by D. J. Hall and From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Homalco Gathering, May 8, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Darren Blaney
John Gagnon
Banchi Hause
Natasha Bob
Devin Pielle … [et al.]
Description
Part 1: Welcome by Darren Blaney; general remarks by John Gagnon, CEO of Wawatay Native Communications Society.
Part 2: Nuxalk Radio featuring Banchi Hanuse; Siem-nu-ts-lhhwulmuhw host Natasha Bob speaks about how the program came about and its content.
Part 3: Gunargie O'Sullivan, a volunteer programmer, talked about the importance of Indigenous presence on community and campus radio stations; Doreen Manuel shared history of Secwepemc Radio.
Part 5: Talk on CiTR Indigenous Collective and the program Unceded Airwaves, presented by Lisa Girbav, Mario P
Gabriel Dumont
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Glimpsing Our Past: An Archival Photo Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadine Charabin
Paula Daigle
Andy Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter, 2017-2018, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a project undertaken collaboratively by First Nations University (FNU) in Regina, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS), and the Pasqua First Nation, to research and provide better descriptive information for a number of photos of First Nations people in the FNU library.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Guidance of American Indian Children: Their Heritage and Some Contemporary Views
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet K. Light
Ruth E. Martin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [42-46]
Description
Study shows Native American pre-school teachers employ traditional cultural values and disciplines as teaching methods.
Hampton Institute 1868 to 1885: Its Work for Two Races
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen W. Ludlow
Elaine Goodale
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Maori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ngaropi Cameron
Leonie Pihama
Jocelyn Millard
Awhina Cameron
Bry Kopu
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 105-115
Description
Research project aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide.