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: 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 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.
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.
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
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.
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
[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.
Ottawa Owned St George's But Church Ran It, Judge Concludes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 8, October 1999, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on the Lytton, B.C. sexual abuse lawsuit against the Anglican Church, and the church's argument that the federal government should bear the main responsibility.
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 Way Forward: An Advocacy Tool Kit Guide for Ontario First Nation Public Libraries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Advocacy Kit Committee
Painting Culture: Art and Ethnography at a School For Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Ethnology , vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 173-192
Description
Discusses how anthropological works were used to create Indigenous art and ultimately new Indigenous identities to preserve culture.
Parental Roles in Rural Alaska Education: A Model for the Circumpolar North?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Erickson
Gerald A. McBeath
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 11-40
Description
Looks at environment of school-community interactions, involvement in children's schooling, and patterns of control related to student success. Interviews were conducted with parents, teachers, administrators and influential community members in over 20 sites between 1982 and 1993.
Parenting Quality: Confirmation of a Higher-Order Latent Construct with Mothers of Head Start Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Hubbs-Tait
Melanie C. Page
Erron L. Huey
Huei-Juang Starost
Anne McDonald Culp
Rex E. Culp
M. Elizabeth Harper
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 2006, pp. 491-506
Description
Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.
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.
Passports for Native Children: A Best Practice Approach for Tribal Advocates Working With Native Children Who Have Suffered Abuse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Description
Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.
Pathways: A Culturally Appropriate Obesity-Prevention Program for American Indian Schoolchildren
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally M. Davis
Scott B. Going
Deborah L. Helitzer
Nicolette I. Teufel
Patricia Snyder ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 796S-802S
Description
Comments on a program for Native American schoolchildren, in third to fifth-grade, that promotes increased physical activity and healthy eating behaviours.
Pathways for Indigenous Learners: Collaborating across Aboriginal Institutes, Colleges and Universities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning
Description
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.
Pathways to Healing: A Mental Health Guide for First Nations People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bill Mussell
Neasa Martin
Description
Toolkit for consumers, families and caregivers.
Pathways to Success in Pre-College Mathematics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bob Madsen
Ted Hodgson
Carol Ward
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Discusses revisions made to the pre-college mathematics program at Chief Dull Knife College in Montana to increase the success rate of the students.