Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela A. A. Willeto
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. [1-24]
Description
Study found no significant correlation between involvement in traditional culture and lack of academic achievement.
Navajo Education and the Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Roessel
Jr.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 3, Special Issue 1, Spring, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Artcicle debates major developments in Native American education over the last fifty years, current issues or trends, and hopes for the future.
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.
New National Qualifications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Flynn
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 17-18
Description
Provides information on updated Australian standards which are expected to be implemented in 2004.
New Scholarship Program For Indigenous Students
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, May/June 1999, p. 25
Description
Announces collaborative effort of the Australian Youth Federation and the Minerals Council of Australia to award 20 scholarships to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
New School to Train Aboriginal Doctors
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 3, June 2003, p. 22
Description
Explains how the Northern Ontario Medical School will be a viable option for Aboriginal student by allowing them to complete their medical education close to home.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.50.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Next Steps: Research and Practice To Advance Indian Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Linda Sue Warner
Tarajean Yazzie
Linda Skinner ... [et al.]
Next Steps, Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathryn D. Manuelito
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Next Steps, Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by Karen Gayton Swisher and John Tippeconic III.
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.
Nineteenth-Century Indian Education: Universalism Versus Evolutionism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
Journal of American Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 1999, pp. 323-341
Description
Argues that while Hampton Institute and Carlisle Indian School were both instruments of assimilation and followed similar curriculums, the philosophy behind them differed. Pratt, the founder of Carlisle, believed that Native Americans could be integrated into the general population within one generation. Armstrong, the founder of Hampton, believed that it would take several generations to move the "savages" up the evolutionary scale.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
No Turning Back: A True Account of a Hopi Indian Girl's Struggle to Bridge the Gap Between the World of Her People and the World of the White Man
E-Books
Author/Creator
Polingaysi Qoyawayma (Elizabeth Q. White)
Northern Indicators 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Dalley
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2)..
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 Resident Helps Bridge the Gap Between Cultures
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 16 s
Description
Brief profile of Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in the Heritage and Spirituality category. Mitiarjuk is a Nunavik storyteller and teacher of Inuit culture, history, language and traditional knowledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.36.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
Carole Lévesque
Eric Guimond
Mary Jane Norris
Paul S. Martin ... Terry Wotherspoon
Evelyn J. Peters ... [et al.]
Description
Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference addressing some issues and needs faced by communities in urban areas.
Notes from the Melting Pot: 463 Years after Cherokees Met DeSoto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Hausman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 233-239
Description
Author examines the way that the current narratives surrounding Indigenous Peoples in what is now The United States historicize first peoples and marginalize their involvement in diversity programs within the academy.
Novel Depicts Agony of Residential School Life
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 6, June 2003, p. 21
Description
Book review of: Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie.
"Now I'm a Mandow": Cree Students Adaptation to Studying in the South
Theses
Author/Creator
Anthony Franchini
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2003.
Nunavut: Birth of a Territory
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
New in Review Online Resource Guide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, April 1999, p. [?]
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
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.
Nunavut Youth Abroad
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adriana Clark
Inuktitut, no. 85, 1999, pp. 41-44
Description
Describes the program designed to provide positive life-changing experiences for students intending post-secondary studies.
Nurturing Native Languages
Alternate Title
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium ; 8th, 2001
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Angayuquq Oscar Kawagley
Gary Owens
Lizette Peter
Ella Christie ... [et al.]
Of Hating, Hurting, and Coming to Terms With the English Language
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lenore Keeshig-Tobias
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 89-100
Description
Discusses how language can empower people or disenfranchise them.
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.
Off-Campus Delivery of Graduate Programs to First Nation Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James P. Kepron
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 321-336
Description
Creation of a certificate program the Faculty of Education, Brandon University, to train teachers to provide special services appropriate to local needs.
Off-Reservation Boarding High School Teachers: How Are They Perceived by Former American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Chavis
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
Description
Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
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.
"Oh How Different!": Regimes of Knowledge in Aboriginal Texts for Children
Alternate Title
"Oh How Different": Regimes of Knowledge in Aboriginal Texts for Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Bradford
The Lion and the Unicorn, vol. 27, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 199-217
Description
Examines Australian children's literature including Booyooburra, a story of the Wakka Wakka people from Barambah in Queensland, Australia, the Papunya School Book of Country and History and Killing Darcy, a novel for adolescents.
Ohio Is Not without Its Share of Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Whitewolf-Marsh
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 452-455
Description
Author discusses their work at a university in Ohio; details progress they have made since they were a graduate student and in their current role as an instructor and describes ongoing anti-Indigenous racism.
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.
Okiskinahamakewak: Aboriginal Teachers in Saskatchewan's Publicly Funded Schools: Responding to the Flux: Final Report, October 31, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Description
Study found expectation was that racial identity alone would make for effective teachers who can solve problems and eradicate racism.
Old School?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anonymous
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 52-61
Description
Author describes their experience as a member of the Natives Studies faculty at an American University; articulates different conflicts and institutional practices that led to their leaving the faculty.
One-Time Negotiator Calls Accord `Unwise': Church Says Cultural Issues are Addressed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 3, March 2003, p. 3
Description
Memo criticizes residential schools agreement as detrimental to relations with Aboriginal peoples; Church claims it will lead toward healing rather than litigation.
Online Learning for Aboriginal Community Health Workers
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Barnett
Irene Buck
Description
Distributed Learning Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.
'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.
Ontario's First Nations Public Libraries: An Overview With Observations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Lawlor
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 240-244
Description
Looks at the six priorities for the future success of First Nations public libraries. The current priorities are start-up support, sustainability, schooling, staffing, salaries and succession planning.
Open Arms, Open Hearts, Open Minds: Welcomed Once Again
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 249-251
Description
The author, a non-Indigenous man and a PhD candidate in Native Studies, describes his experience in the discipline as a generally positive, and notes that it has inspired personal growth and reflection.
An Open Epistle to Dr. Traditional Cherokee of the Nonexistent Bear Clan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Redsteer
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 376-380
Description
Author discusses issues of identity appropriation and identity verification in academic institutions within the United States; provides context of the history of persecution of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Open Letter to Academic Freedom Fighters: What Part of No Don't You Understand?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fyre Jean Graveline
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 203-227
Description
Narrative poem which describes the author’s experience with their University and their faculty association in grieving an issue of Academic Freedom.
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.
The Opening of the First Nations University of Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Leask
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 26-27
Description
Presents the grand opening of the First Nations University of Canada which was formerly the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
[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