Theses
Author/Creator
Ann Blair Callahan
Ann Blair Thomas Callahan
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2002.
Once Upon a Time in the Big City
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristine Sinclair
Visions, vol. 5, no. 1, Aboriginal People, Summer, 2008, pp. 19-20
Description
Presents a story of a top student turned drug addict and how she turned her life around.
One Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
One Mother Earth, One Doctor Water: A Story About Environmental Justice in the Age of Nuclearism. A Native American View
Theses
Author/Creator
Annie Grace Ross
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2002.
'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 Ministry of Education Policy and Aboriginal Learners' Epistemologies: A Fundamental Disconnect
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Cherubini
John Hodson
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 79, August 2, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Overview of policy documents and Aboriginal achievement in publicly funded education and discussion regarding provincial assessments, teacher education and meaningful engagement.
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.
Optimism Cited in Negotiations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, September 2002, p. 12
Description
Update on status of negotiations between government and church on residential schools issue.
Oskayak High School Kickstarts New Tradition
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 31
Description
Comments on the first ever soccer team for Oskayak High School and the enthusiasm the players have for the game.
Article located by scrolling to page 31.
Our Children: Keepers of the Sacred Knowledge: Final Report of the Minister's National Working Group on Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Minster's National Working Group on Education
Description
Identifies issues and makes recommendations in several areas: Indigenous knowledge, language and culture, parental and community participation, early childhood development, special needs and gifted programs, and teacher recruitment, training and retention.
Our Healthy Journey: A Collection of First Nations Children’s Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Description
Publication designed for use in the education of children.
Our Home on Native Land: Cumberland House
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on the Cree Nation of Northern Saskatchewan and the Village of Cumberland House.
Duration: 59:43.
Our Home on Native Land: Wikwemikong
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Johnathan Craven
Description
Documentary aboutthe scars and legacy of residential schools on the First Nations Reserve of Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island In Georgian Bay Ontario.
Duration: 59:29.
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 Legacy Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk T'a bet' a dene dahidli
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan Archives
Description
Presents the welcome page of the Our Legacy digitization project of archival materials relating to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples held by several archival cultural collections in Saskatchewan.
Our Relatives Said: A Wise Practices Guide: Voices of Aboriginal Trans-People
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses appropriate health care treatment and support by community prevention practitioners, volunteers and organizations for Trans-People or Two-Spirit people with HIV/AIDS.
Outward Bound Giwaykiwin: Wilderness-Based Indigenous Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory E. Lowan
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2008.
Overcoming the Obstacles: Postsecondary Education and Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
Brock Education Journal, vol. 18, 2008, pp. [57]-65
Description
Discusses the historical, educational, social, economical, geographical, cultural, and financial obstacles that prevent Indigenous people from qualifying for a post secondary education and some suggestions to help overcome these obstacles.
Pact Foreseen 'In a Few Months'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 6, June 2002, p. 1, 9
Description
Negotiators with the federal government and churches hope to reach agreement on payment in the residential schools issue soon.
Pan-Canadian Study of First Year College Students Report 2 : The Characteristics and Experience of Aboriginal, Disabled, Immigrant and Visible Minority Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Parent and Education Engagement Partnership Project: A Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. A. Malatest & Associates
Description
Identifies several communication-related factors interfering with parent involvement in the public school system.
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.
A Partnership For Access: The Koori Library Pathways Project - A Reflective Review From Shepparton Victoria
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Libby Woodhouse
Sharon Atkinson Firebrace
Tui Crumpen
Description
Critically reviews a project which had two key objectives: to better link the community to local Indigenous information and to deliver improved services to local Indigenous communities.
A Partnership Model in the Development and Implementation of a Collaborative, Cardiovascular Education Program for Aboriginal Health Workers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia M. Davidson
Michelle DiGiacoma
Penny Abbott
Robert Zecchin
Patricia E. Heal ... [et al.]
Australian Health Review, vol. 32, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 139-146
Description
Discusses the successful development of an educational intervention model for coronary heart disease.
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 Community Healing: HIV/AIDS Education Model
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Red Road HIV/AIDS Network Society
Description
Discusses strategies for creating an effective, culturally appropriate workshop to address HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention.
Patterns in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: Radical Change in Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Brenna
Shuwen Sun
Yina Liu
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 43-70
Description
Study examined two groups of books, 57 titles published 2005 and 120 published in 2015 in terms of authors, illustrators, characterization, genre, and audiences.
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
Pedagogy of the Front Float: Dialogue and Aquatics Programming in Taloyoak, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ava C. Baker
Audrey R. Giles
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 233-242
Description
Looks at the experiences of Ava C. Baker with the community aquatics program in Nunavut and shows how a dialogical approach to northern research can improve the quality of aquatic programs.
A Pedagogy of the Land: Dreams of Respectful Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaaren Dannenmann
Celia Haig-Brown
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 37, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Education: Ways of Knowing, Thinking, and Doing, 2002, pp. 451-468
Description
Looks at the development of an Indigenous Knowledge Instructors Program.
The Pedagogy of the Professionals and Practitioners in the Natural and Applied Sciences: The Case of the Aboriginal Professional Class
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2008, pp. 121-138
Description
Contends that in addition to recruitment and retention of Aboriginal practitioners, educators must examine indicators that define membership and address the myth of equal opportunity.
Pelican Lake School — Sioux Lookout, ON
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Presents the history and timeline of Pelican Lake school in 1926 until the establishment of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council in 1979.
People of the Dog Days
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Pre-contact history of Montana.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
The Perceptions and Experiences of American Indian High School Graduates and Dropouts
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Barry Peacock
Description
Education Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Minnesota, 2002.
Perceptions and Practices of Principals: Supporting Positive Educational Experiences for Aboriginal Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
William Rowluck
Brenda Green
International Journal of Leadership in Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 2017, pp. 328-344
Description
Using interviews from Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan principals to discuss their roles in student success through promoting Indigenous learning and values.
Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2007 Reading and Mathematics Assessments
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress
National Indian Education Study 2007: Part I
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[R. Moran
B. D. Rampey
G. Dion
P. Donahue]
Description
Reports on results of survey of 10,000 participants in reading assessment and 10,300 in mathematics assessment. Compares results to National Indian Education Study for 2005.
See Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report.
Persistance Through Pedagogy
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Canadian Literature, no. 198, Autumn, 2008, pp. 176-178
Description
Book reviews of: The New Buffalo: The Struggle for Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in Canada by Blair Stonechild and Healing Wounded Hearts by Fyre Jean Graveline.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 176.
Perspectives on Change: A Continued Struggle For Academic Success and Cultural Relevancy at at American Indian School in the Midst of No Child Left Behind
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Patrick
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 65-81
Description
Proposes implementing five new reforms to sustain academic gains and to promote American Indian/Alaska Native sovereignty in education.
Physician Advocacy Essential for Canada’s First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Warren
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 179, no. 7, September 23, 2008, p. 728
Description
Commentary on the federal residential school policy and its responsibility for Aboriginal health in general.