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.
Navajo Youth and Anglo Racism: Cultural Integrity and Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Deyhle
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Fall, 1995, pp. 403-[444]
Description
Ten-year anthroplogical study tracked students from 1980-1981 to 1988-1989. Author argues problems of retention and success in school are part of conflict in the larger community.
Navajo Youth and Anglo Racism: Cultural Integrity and Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Deyhle
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Fall , 1995, pp. 403-444
Description
Results of a ethnographic study on the lives of Navajo youth, describing the racial and cultural struggle between Native American Indians and non-Native Americans.
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.
Neighbors Matter: Poor Neighborhoods and Urban Aboriginal Policy
Alternate Title
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 175
Neighbours Matter: Poor Neighbourhoods and Urban Aboriginal Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)
New Aboriginal STD Education Kit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donnaleen Campbell
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, p. 15
Description
Discusses the importance of providing professional training and resources for Aboriginal health workers.
New Mexico Tribal Libraries: Bridging the Digital Divide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Dorr
Richard Akeroyd
Computers in Libraries, vol. 21, no. 9, October 2001, pp. 36-42
Description
After experiencing visits to five tribal libraries, staff members of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discuss the special circumstances and problems encountered by those providing services at this level.
New Paper Words: Historical Images of Navajo Language Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Lockard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 17-30
Description
Author explores 150 years of Navajo education and of language preservation, teaching and learning, and resurgence.
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.
Northern Exploring: A Case Study of Non-Native Alaskan Education Policymakers' Social Construction of Alaska Natives as Target Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Beth Hirshberg
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2001.
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 Writes 9: Entries from the 2001 NWT Writing Contest
Alternate Title
Northern Writes Nine
E-Books
Author/Creator
Samantha Kenney
Grace Nowdlak
Denise Beaulieu
Melanie Phillips
Erica Kritsch ... [et al.]
Northwest Coast Basketry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Silvia Koros
Description
Accompanies virtual exhibit, Entwined With Life: Native American Basketry. Teacher's guide for K-12. Contains maps, activities and explanation about baskets, basketry types, uses, materials and techniques.
Notes for a speech delivered by Michael DeGagné, Executive Director, The Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Moving Forward: Reparations for the Stolen Generations Conference: August 15 and 16, 2001, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Documents & Presentations
Description
Transcript of speech centered on the history residential schools in Canada as well as the history and work of the Foundation.
NT Aboriginal Health Work Leading the Way
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, May/June 2001, p. 8
Description
Describes how Northern Territory, Australia is ensuring health worker competency in order to properly recognize qualified individuals.
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.
Nursing Recruitment and Retention Workshop Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 23-24, 2001: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claudette Dumont-Smith
Description
Includes brief description of panel presentations, highlights of findings from Survey of Nurses in Isolated First Nations Communities, discussion on band-employed nursing issues, and key elements of a nursing recruitment plan.
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.
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 Oji-Cree Student in Two Worlds in Northwest Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Campbell
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. [168]-170
Description
Personal narrative of year at residential school and good relationship with Mennonite people.
Ojibwe Women as Adult Learners in a Teacher Education Program: Towards an Understanding of Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Learning and Change
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathryn Mary Freeman
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 2001. Department of Adult Education, Community Development, and Counselling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
One Successful Aboriginal Health Worker: A Case Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terrence Ritharrmiwuy Guyula
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 6, November-December 2001, pp. 3-6
Description
Autobiographical article of Aboriginal health worker in Northern Territory, Australia and how he has made a positive impact in his community.
'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.
"Onward ever, backward never": Student Life and Students' Lives at Haskell Institute, 1884-1920s
Theses
Author/Creator
Myriam Vuckovic
Description
American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, [2001]
An Open Letter
Alternate Title
Honoring What They Say: An Open Letter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Sheena Selkirk Bowman
Floy Pepper
Carl Urion
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Honor What They Say: Postsecondary Experiences of First Nations Graduates, 1995, pp. 2-3
Description
An introduction to the special edition about Indigenous post-secondary students.
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.
[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
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Orality in Northern Cree Indigenous Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Weber-Pillwax
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 149-165
Description
Author contextualizes the topic of orality in a discussion of the practice of shared memories and their functions in personal and communal healing among the Northern Cree, in particular as this relates to orality in Indigenous worlds.
Ottawa Makes Unilateral Offer
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 10, December 2001, p. 1
Description
Federal government will pay 70 per cent of proven out-of-court damage settlements but refuses to put a cap on churches liability in residential schools lawsuits.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
"Our Songs Are Alive": Traditional Diné Leaders and a Pedagogy of Possibility for Diné Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann McCauley
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 2001.
Outsides-In Insides-Out: A Leadership System Case Study of One Canadian Indian Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan James McDonald
Description
Rural Planning & Development Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2001.
A Participant's Response to: Recreating the Circle With We Al-Li: A Program for Sharing and Regeneration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 22-23
Description
Author shares personal experience in the We Al-Li workshops.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.