Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Lists recently released works which have been evaluated for representing an "authentic voice" and annotations are written by Indigenous educators. Organized by elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) levels, then alphabetically by title.
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list divided into elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Andrea Carmen
Description
Looks at the purposes of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Chapter 17 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Discusses a program which provides unemployed Aboriginal youth the targeted training they need to obtain either advanced training or employment in a specific occupation or trade.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Comments on the success of the classroom model which has successfully helped a large percentage of participants gain employment in the childcare field.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 182-201
Description
Argues that teaching the history of residential schools in Canada requires an examination of how that history has been recorded and preserved; that this examination reveals an incompatibility between the colonial frameworks in archival institutions and structures of Indigenous knowledges. Discusses the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Canadian archival practices.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 34-35
Description
Reports that using an educational counsellor to provide career education and stay-in-school initiatives from K-12 has had a positive effect on students.
Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Chapter 5 in: Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities by the Ontario School Trustees. Discusses education in First Nations communities and the role of school board.
Presbyterian History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 4-8
Description
Brief article about death of young boy who, in 1966, died while running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School located in Kenora, Ontario.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 229-244
Description
Study surveys 151 children 8 – 12 years old in seven schools in the Northern Slave Region of the Northwest Territories to assess their knowledge and opinion about the wolverine (gulo gulo). Children in rural areas had more knowledge of the species, and in both rural and urban communities there were negative associations with the species, but also an appreciation of their ecological role.
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
2017 Report.
2018 Report
To accompany award-winning book by James Daschuk which examines ecological, economic, and political factors affecting Aboriginal health and mortality from the early 1700s to the end of the 19th century.
Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses the College of the Muscogee Nation commitment to academic excellence, the process of accreditation, and recognition for high industry standards.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 2, 2014, pp. 48-65
Description
Looks at relationships in New Mexico and Oklahoma using qualitative interviews with tribal leaders, quantitative data from survey of 150 Indian education directors, and secondary data on school district characteristics.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 115-135
Description
Author analyzes three different novels in order to provide a complex and nuanced perspective on the different ways that the ‘60’s Scoop has been treated by Indigenous authors over a prolonged period (1983-2018). Includes discussion of Beatrice Mosionier In Search of April Raintree, Robert Arthur Alexie's The Pale Indian, and James Bartleman's A Matter of Conscience.
Representative from the Indian Residential School Survivor's Society speaking on the history and impacts of residential schools.
Duration: 20:51.
Part 2.
Part 3.
In Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Summer, 2014, pp. 57-81
Description
Presents a narrative study that explores the research question: "What are the decolonizing processes of practicing teachers involved in a provincially funded initiative to improve schooling for urban Aboriginal students?"
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 41-55
Description
The author discusses journey as a student in the Indigenous Social Work Program to a professor in the School of Indigenous Relations.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 41 to read article.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 28-29
Description
Includes a commentary from the editors as well as a description of the Native American Scholarship Fund.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 136-169
Description
Film criticism which discusses Lightning’s movie as an act of resistance to colonial backlash to reconciliation, and to settler narratives regarding Indian Residential Schools.
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing.
Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).