Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
The Native Science Connections Research Project: Integrating Relevant Cultural Knowledge into the Science Curriculum for Grades 4-6th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert
Description
Shows that cultural knowledge and experiences brought to the class by students are just as important as what is being taught.
Native Seminary Blends Two Traditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 7, August 2006, pp. 10-11
Description
Discussion of the Dr. William Winter School of Ministry in Kingfisher Lake in northern Ontario where classes are conducted in English and Cree.
Native Students Speak What Makes a Good Teacher?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Peacock
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, 2006
Description
Comments on the teaching and personal characteristics that constitute a good teacher including cultural knowledge, good listening skills, respect and patience.
Native Suspicion
Alternate Title
Canada's Colleges and Universities Look for Ways to Recruit Aboriginal Students Wary of a Once-Hostile Educational System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Birchard
Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 52, no. 19, January 13, 2006, pp. 46-49
Description
Discusses the problems associated with recruitment of Aboriginal students to Canadian colleges and universities given the perception that education is a threat to native cultures and traditions.
'Native to Native ... We'll Recapture Our Spirits': The World Indigenous Nations Games and North American Indigenous Games as Cultural Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Kevin B. Wamsley
The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 23, no. 2, March 2006, pp. 294-314
Description
Comments on sport being used as an agent to assimilate Aboriginal peoples.
The Native Training Institute: A Place of Holistic Learning and Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Brown
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 102-116
Description
Discusses the history, curriculum (including the philosophy of healing/learning) and founding principles of the Institute and illustrates its effectiveness through case studies of students.
Native Ways of Knowing: Let Me Count the Ways
Alternate Title
Canadian Institute of Health Research Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Sue Warner
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 149-164
Description
Reviews and analyzes usage of "ways of knowing" and related terms and examines how this approach affects the perspective used in research.
Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates' Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Quintina Ava Bearchief-Adolpho
Aaron P. Jackson
Steven A. Smith
Moroni T. Benally
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-25
Description
Looks at the primary reasons for returning back to the reservation to live and work: family support, community, cultural identity, the simple life, reservation economy, and commitment to the reservation.
Navigating Structural Violence With Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison J. Gerlach
Annette J. Browne
Vandna Sinha
Diana Elliott
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.
Näwahï Hawaiian Laboratory School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William H. Wilson
Kauanoe Kamanä
Nämaka Rawlins
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 42-44
Description
Comments on the success of the Hawaiian medium education program and the challenges involved in expanding the program to include more children.
Negotiating Cultural Identity: Conceptualizing American Indian College Student Experiences in a Communication Course
Theses
Author/Creator
Nanci M. Burk
Description
Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2006.
Negotiating Culturally Incongruent Healthcare Systems: The Process of Accessing Dementia Care in Northern Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Lee Cramer
Description
Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.
Nehiyawewin: Cree Language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade Seven to Grade Nine: Draft
Alternate Title
Nehiyawewin: Cree Language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 7 to Grade 9: Draft
Cree Language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 7 to Grade 9: Draft
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alberta Education
Nehiyawewin: Cree Language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade Ten to Grade Twelve: Draft
Alternate Title
Nehiyawewin: Cree language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 10 to Grade 12: Draft
Cree language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 10 to Grade 12: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Education
Description
Includes teaching aids and strategies for Cree language and culture, instruction plans, classroom evaluation and assessment, and teaching applications.
New FSIN Vice-Chiefs Job Needs Running Start
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 8, 2006, p. A15
Description
Article introduces Lyle Whitefish from Big River First Nation and his accomplishments in the educational field.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
No Child Left Behind Act, Title III, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trini Torres Carrion
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 65-67
Description
Looks at the goal of the 2001 Act to assist schools in teaching English to students with limited English proficiency.
No Treatment Day School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Stanley R. Holder
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 152-176
Description
Looks at a school located on reserve that received Therapeutic Residential Model funding for the 2001-2002 school year.
Noble Savage: Depictions of Native Americans throughout U.S. History
Alternate Title
Native America: Understanding the Past through Things
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2006, Volume IV
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teresa Tansey Pardee
Description
Unit involves students reading and evaluating images by Theodor DeBry, Simon van de Passes, Mathaeus Merian, D.F. Blanchard, George Catlin, John Gast, and Walter Ufer and contemporary photographs.
Non-Māori Beginning Teacher Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of Māori Children Within the Mainstream Classroom: A Case Study: Research Project Report.
Alternate Title
Non-Maori Beginning Teacher Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of Maori Children Within the Mainstream Classroom: A Case Study: Research Project Report.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Hunt
Description
Education Thesis (MTchgLn)--Christchurch College of Education, 2006
Norman Nashkawa Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Norman Nashkawa
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives a general account of his life.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Northern Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Awareness Initiative: Research Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Max Morin
Cecile Caisse
Greg Ross
Rosalena Smith
Sylvia Abonyi ... [et al.]
Northern Writes Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elke Heinneman
Description
Includes text of four stories, classroom handouts, learning activities, writing resources, and instructor notes.
Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Magda Costantino
Denny S. Hurtado
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 45-49
Description
Overview of a curriculum which embraces the students cultural heritage through reading and writing stories.
Notes on Russian Indianists
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
O. Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Examines the present day interest in Native American life and culture.
NSF Enhances Science Teaching at Leech Lake
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Describes the Leech Lake Tribal College's plan to integrate aspects of the Anishinaabe culture into the science curriculum and comments on the five year grant awarded to the college for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Numbered Treaties [Note Taking Frame]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada
Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manitoba Education and Early Learning]
Description
Black line master designed for use with chapter Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada in the Grade 6 Social Studies textbook Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present) by Graham Broad and Mathew Rankin.
Nunavut, Canada & Territories Registered Apprentices and Completions, 2001 to 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada.
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nurturing the Good Mind: A Discussion Paper on Aboriginal Family Literacy and the Friendship Centre Movement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres
Description
Discusses importance and nature of programs, best practices, gives examples of models and how they can be adapted to Aboriginal families, and outlines current Friendship Centre practices.
Occupational and Skill Parity of Aboriginal Canadians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Costa Kapsalis
Description
Analyzes labour market performance using 2001 Census information. Compares Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in terms of type of employment, impact on wages, and main factors contributing to differences.
Of Linguicide and Resistance: Children and English Instruction in Nineteenth-Century Indian Boarding Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Griffin
Paedagogica Historica, vol. 53, no. 6, 2017, pp. 763-782
Description
Examines government documents and school newspapers to explore sanctions against the use of their Indigenous languages by residential school students.
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherry Allison
Robin Butterfield
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 63-64
Description
Describes the vision, goals and intended audience of the program.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
An Ojibwe American Indian Vew of Adult Learning in the Workplace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda LeGarde Grover
Karen M. Keenan
Advances in Developing Human Resources, vol. 8, no. 3, 2006, pp. 391-399
Description
Uses cultural group located in North Central United States and southern Canada ito illustrate how knowledge of culture, world view and learning-styles can inform human resource development practices
Ojibwe Treaty Rights: Understanding and Impact
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Erickson
Description
Designed to introduce younger readers to Ojibwe history, culture and exercising rights and resource management.
5th edition
The Only Aboriginal-Run University in Canada Is in Trouble
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Birchard
The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 52, no. 19, January 13, 2006, p. A47
Description
Examines the surprise firings of administrators and faculty members, a criminal investigation, lawsuits, and a multimillion-dollar deficit at the First Nations University of Canada, in Saskatchewan.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Opening Address
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma LaRocque
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 11-18
Description
Introductory remarks to delegates attending 'For the Love of Words': Aboriginal Writers of Canada conference held in Winnipeg in 2004.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation