Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot
Description
Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2017
Siberian Yupik Names for Birds: What Can Bird Names Tell Us about Language and Knowledge Transitions?
Alternate Title
Les désignations des oiseaux en yupik sibérien : Que peuvent nous dire les noms d’oiseaux sur les transitions linguistiques et cognitives ?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 179-213
Description
Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.
SKC Provides Online IT Classes at Crownpoint
Alternate Title
Salish Kootenai College Provides Online Information Technology Classes at Crownpoint
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Looks at the online information technology classes offered to American Indian students in the United States and to Indigenous students in Alberta, British Columbia, and Australia.
SKC Students Conduct Biomedical Research
Alternate Title
Salish Kootenai College Students Conduct Biomedical Research
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Looks at the research projects underway, at Salish Kootenai College in Montana, due to the new modern molecular biology laboratory.
Skills Training Puts Jobs on the Horizon
Articles » General
SaskBusiness, vol. 27, no. 2, March-May 2006, p. S4
Description
Discussion of funding for a skills training program to help Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan get jobs in the oil sands industry.
Smoke and Mirrors at First Nations University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, June 5, 2006, p. B1
Description
Discusses the action strategy of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) executive in response to concerns at the FNUC.
Smokes and Aboriginal Health Worker Training
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Adams
Hannah Walker
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 15-16
Description
Overview of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) set up in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Aboriginal smoking rates are more than twice the overall Australian rate.
'Snag Bags': Adapting Condoms to Community Values in Native American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Joseph Gilley
Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 8, no. 6, November-December 2006, pp. 559-570
Description
Studies how cultural integration can be successfully used in HIV/AIDS prevention strategies.
Social Media and the Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin William Louie
Girlhood Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 97-113
Description
Discusses how the technology, particularly Facebook, has increasingly become a tool to recruit and keep underage girls in the sex trade. Research conducted with 19 staff members of Prince Albert Outreach and 5 survivors indicated the importance of recognizing early signs of exploitation so that intervention could take place, family-based prevention and education, and using survivors as educators.
"Sohkastwawak": They are Resilient (First Nations Students and Achievement)
Theses
Author/Creator
Noella R. Steinhauer
Description
First Nations Education Thesis ( M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.
Sons of Selu: Masculinity and Gendered Power in Cherokee Society, 1775-1846
Theses
Author/Creator
Jamie Myers Mize
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of North Carolina, 2017.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
A Special Education Service Delivery Model for Delores D. Echum Composite School: A First Nation Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine Ann Bagordo
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 1999.
A Speech Prepared for Georges Erasmus: President, The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Transcript of convocation speech given at the University of Western Ontario on June 14, 2006.
The Spiritual Imperative of Native Epistemology: Restoring Harmony and Balance to Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Hanohano
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 206-219
Description
Challenges educators to employ the wisdom and spirituality from Indigenous communities to better fulfil the educational missions.
The St Francis Mission Indians and the National Interscholastic Catholic Basketball Tournament, 1924-1941
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wade Davies
Rich Clow
The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 23, no. 2, March 2006, pp. 213-231
Description
Comments on the reasons organizers invited the St Francis Mission athletes to the Catholic Tournament.
St. Joseph's Industrial School Fonds
Alternate Title
Glenbow Archives Finding Aids
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Glenbow Libraries and Archives
Description
Finding aid has links to scanned copies of letterbook correspondence documents. Includes descriptions and photographs.
St. Michael Indian School: A Place Where Cultures Meet and Children Learn
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara M. Nolan
Description
Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service Thesis (D.Ed.)--Cardinal Stritch University, 2006.
A Stage Set for Assimilation: The Model Indian School at the World's Columbian Exposition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher T. Green
Winterthur Portfolio, vol. 51, no. 2/3, Summer/Autumn, 2017, pp. 95-133
Description
Uses various architecture drafts for the exhibit to examine how the school was to be a physical manifestation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' assimilationist agenda.
Standing Their Ground: The Integration of Community and School in Quinhagak, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Barnhardt
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 100-116
Description
Description of a research project reveals meaningful community values have been adopted into the formal educational system.
The State of the World's Indigenous Peoples [vol. 3]: Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monica Aleman Cunningham
Karla Jessen Williamson
Yvonne Vizina
Prashanta K. Tripura ... [et al.]
Stolen From Our Embrace: The Abduction of First Nations Children and the Restoration of Aboriginal Communities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gale Cyr
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999/2000, pp. 115-116
Description
Book review of: Stolen From Our Embrace by Suzanne Fournier and Ernie Crey.
To access this review, scroll to page 115.
The Stolen Generations: A Documentary Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Manne
Description
A collection of materials on the attitudes and practices associated with the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes. Includes representative testimonies from those who were separated from their families and communities.
The Stolen Generations - Canada and Australia: The Legacy of Assimilation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Cassidy
Deakin Law Review, vol. 11, no. 1, 2006, pp. 131-177
Description
Looks at various issues pertaining to assimilation in Canada and Australia, and discusses how Canadian aboriginal claimants, unlike those in Australia, have successfully brought actions for compensation against the federal government.
The Stolen Generations: The Removal of Aboriginal Children in New South Wales 1883 to 1969
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Description
Originally published 1981.
Stone Child Recoups Chippewa-Cree History
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006, pp. 45-46
Description
Introduces the efforts of the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project to produce materials that help teach Chippewa-Cree history to Montana's public school children.
Stories For Sharing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrew White
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes the experiences of a first year graduate medical student who sought out first hand Indigenous issues.
Stories of Academic Achievement: Case Studies of Successful Native American Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Edward Wiest
Description
[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Arizona State University, 1999.
Stories of Our Elders
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre
Description
Stories in written English and Cree (must have installed proper font to use) as well as audio in both languages.
Stories of Sacrifice and Survival: Discovering Student Life in the Early Years of Haskell Institute, 1884-1900.
Theses
Author/Creator
Theresa Milk
Description
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2006.
Story as a Means of Engaging Public Educators and Indigenous Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Moon
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 25-42
Description
Explores importance of individual and community stories as a method of enhancing non-Indigenous classroom teachers' understanding and success when interacting with Indigenous children and their families.
'Story Catcher' Remembers Walking amongst Giants
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006
Description
Author reflects on his years as editor of Tribal College Journal.
A Story of Identity: A Cautionary Tale
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick J. Lewis
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 114-121
Description
Discusses how a university dealt with a complaint about a student who misrepresented themselves as Métis.
Storying Gendered Violence: Indigenous Understandings of the Interconnectedness of Violence
Theses
Author/Creator
Josie Nelson
Description
Social Justice and Community Engagement Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfred Laurier University, [2017]
Strategic Framework to Increase the Participation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Health Careers
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Strategies for the Recruitment and Retention of Native American Students: Executive Summary
Alternate Title
Project D-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy C. Thomason
Hanna J. Thurber
Strategies To Support The Recruitment, Retention And Professional Development Of Indigenous Managers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joy Angus
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 28-33
Description
Six month research project presents two check lists of actions to support the advancement of Indigenous health managers to middle and senior management in the Queensland (Australia) health sector.
A Strengths Based Examination of the Educational Lives of Alaska Native Alumni of the University of Alaska Anchorage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diane Erickson
Description
Describes study of successful graduates' pre-school through postsecondary educational experiences as factors contributing to positive outcomes.
Structural Violence in Canada: The Role of Winnipeg Educators in Decolonization and Reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Silvie Kroeker
Description
Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tampere, 2017.
Students Thrive in Educational Bumper Zone
Alternate Title
Students Thrive in Educational Bumper Zone [Leap]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Green
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 9, January 1999, p. 27
Description
Details on an alternate school, the Lloydminster Education Advancement Program (LEAP), which is geared to help high school students stay in or return to school by offering education to young offenders, pregnant teens and moms, students from a lower social economic setting and those who need more flexibility or more discipline in the school system.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
A Study of Demographics and Job-Related Categories That Influence the Quality of Teacher Work Life in Montana Schools With Indigenous Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Neil Terhune
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Montana State University, 2006.
A Study of Educational Cost Drivers to First Nations Education: Final Report Prepared for the Joint AFN/INAC BOFF [Band Operated Funding Formula] Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Management Services
Description
Study conducted as part of the review of educational funding and "consisted of background research, surveys of First Nations Schools, and deliberations with a panel of First Nations educators."
A Study of Indigenous Boys and Men
Alternate Title
[Fieldscan (RISE for Boys and Men of Color) ; 7]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Megan Bang
Jeremiah Chin
Amanda Tachine
Nicholas Bustamante … [et al.]
Description
Attempts to identify, highlight and outline educational and social programs and interventions which address needs of 12- to 25-year-olds. Specifically looks what initiatives have been developed, where they have occurred, and what guiding principles and practices have led to success.
A Study of Resiliency of American Indian High School Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Thornton
Michele Collins
Richard Daugherty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2006, pp. 4-16
Description
Research suggests coping mechanisms for youth are affected by three major factors; family, school and community influences.
A Study of South Carolina Teachers' Knowledge and Application of Selected Children's Literature on American Indian Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Stuart Becton
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Carolina, 2006.
Suaangan: [Pauline Gordon's Residential School Experience]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pauline Gordon
David J. Stewart
Description
Interview with a former Inuit student.
Duration: 24:21.
Suicidal Ideation and Related Factors in Native American Adolescents With and Without Learning Disabilities
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Rebecca Medoff
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2006.
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.