Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge , vol. 2, no. 3, February 03, 2005
Description
Looks at an Aboriginal program that aims to generate long-term construction careers and will help meet B.C.'s high demand for skilled workers.
First Nations Leadership Development
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Leadership and Management
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Ottmann
Description
Study provides insight into the frustrations, joys, values and beliefs of First Nations people through the reflections of their leaders.
First Nations Leadership Development Within a Saskatchewan Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Ottmann
Description
Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
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
First Panel: Reclaiming American Indian Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Tom Holm
John Red Horse
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 169-177
Description
Viewpoints from a panel discussion on issues in American Indian Studies and the importance of decolonization of Native Americans.
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.
FNUC Needs Major Shakeup
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, October 24, 2005, p. B1
Description
Comments on the interim task force report examining the First Nations University of Canada that advocates a smaller Board of Governors allowing greater academic freedom.
FNUC Restructures Dean Out of a Job
Alternate Title
First Nations University of Canada Restructures Dean Out of a Job
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter T. Derbawka
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 5, August 2005, p. 9
Description
Reports how students grapple with the dismissal of Dean Winona Wheeler when they first heard about the news at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC), Saskatoon campus.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
FNUC to Tribal Council Mess, Silly Seasons Here
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 17, 2005, p. A13
Description
Commentary on Aboriginal international news and developing Saskatchewan issues during a slow, summer.
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.
Footnotes on a Friendship, February 2005
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly Blaeser
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 77-79
Description
Recounts the influence of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff as a mentor.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 77.
For the Next Seven Generations: Early Learning and Child Care Programs for Children in First Nations and Inuit Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Child Care Society
Description
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) consultation with British Columbia First Nations community representatives.
Forgotten Students: American Indian High School Student Narratives on College Access
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy J. Fann
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2005.
Frankie T. Kipp Fights for Blackfeet Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005
Description
Highlights one individual's efforts to create programs to enhance the lives Native American youth through a boxing club, community center and possible suicide hot line.
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 Discussion to Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George S. McClellan
Mary Jo Picnic Fox
Shelly C. Lowe
New Directions for Student Services, no. 109, Spring, 2005, pp. 95-98
Description
Discusses common themes and recommendations for supporting Native American students in higher education: 1) professional lack of knowledge 2) diversity of Native American People, 3) tribal sovereignty, 4) inadequacy of Euro-American theories, models, practises 5) improving participation in higher education, 6) impact of existing procedures, 7) policies and practises, recruit, retain and promote Native American staff and faculty, 8) need for additional research.
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 Sovereignty to Minority: As American as Apple Pie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 2, Fall, 2005, pp. 21-36
Description
Personal perspectives, by the author, on the emergence of American Indian Studies as an autonomous discipline in the United States.
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.
From Trickster Poetics to Transgressive Politics: Substantiating Survivance in Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 79-113
Description
Examines the capacity of the Cree writer's narrative to assist in individual and community closure of residential school trauma and to present evidence of the historical role of government.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 79.
Funding and Best Practices Research: BC First Nations Post-Secondary Institutes: Indian Studies Support Program Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Storytellers’ Foundation
Gitxsan Wet’suwet’en Education Society
Description
Survey results from 10 organizations were divided into four themes: diversity, responsiveness, personalized service and instability from lack of reliable funding.
[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.
Gathering Strength: Canada's Will to Reconcile, Recover and Repair
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Kristy]
Description
Explores healing potential of the Canadian government's Aboriginal Action Action Plan by examining Indigenous philosophy, Canada's multicultural legacy and motivation to recover.
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.
Getting From the Roundtable to Results: Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Process, April 2004-March 2005: Summary Report [Part 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Includes background papers and summary of outcomes in the areas of health, education, housing and self-government.
Part. 2.
[Getting From the Roundtable to Results: Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Process, April 2004-March 2005: Summary Report: Part 2]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Includes background papers and summary of outcomes in the areas of health, education, housing and self-government.
Part 1.
Giving the Best Possible Start: Preschool Programme For Rural Indigenous children in Sabah, Malaysia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Lasimbang
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 42-46
Description
Looks at the success of an early childhood care and development program developed by a community based organization.
To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
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.
Glossary [Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Alternate Title
[Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Brief list of terms relating to Aboriginal land rights and title.
"God of the Whiteman! God of the Indian! God Al-fucking-mighty!": The Residential School Legacy in Two Canadian Plays
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Wasserman
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2005, pp. 23-[?]
Description
Discusses Tomson Highway's Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing and Wendy Lill's Sisters.
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?"
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Gillis
Ron Munro
Description
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Graduate Numbers Prove Stone Child's Success
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005
Description
Reports on the graduating class of 2005 from the Stone Child College on Rocky Boy's Reservation,.
Greenland: Danish-Speaking Students in Denmark Language and Identity Conflicts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laila Chemnitz
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 54-59
Description
Focuses on Greenlanders studying in Denmark and how they are harassed for being "half-Danes".
To access this article, scroll down to page 54.
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.
Harmony, Not War: Diné College Public Health Degree Focuses Upon Hóhzó
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Report on the creation of a public health degree at Diné College in Shiprock, New Mexico.
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.
He Whenua Haumako Te Kōhanga Reo me Te Ataarangi
Alternate Title
Ngā Whakakitenga a Te Kura Roa: Whaibua ; Pūrongo 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rawinia Higgins
Poia Rewi
Vincent Olsen-Reeder
Description
Findings from project involving Maori language.