Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel George
Description
History: Holocaust and Genocide Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Amsterdam, 2013.
Notes on a History of the Indian Residential School System in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Georges Erasmus
Description
Prepared for conference entitled The Tragic Legacy of Residential Schools: Is Reconciliation Possible?
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Coming to Know and Validating Knowledge: Foundational Insights on Indian Control of Indian Education in Canada
Alternate Title
Honoring Our Children: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Description
Chapter 7 from Honoring Our Children: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students edited by Jon Reyhner, Joseph Martin, Louise Lockard and Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert.
NSW Health Celebrates Aboriginal Environmental Health Graduate
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November/December 2004, p. 13
Description
Brief notice celebrates the successful graduation of a student who participated in an exchange program at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College at the University of Regina.
Number and Two Languages in the Early Years: Report on a Project With Paraprofessional Indigenous Teachers in Two NT Northeast Arnhem Yolŋu Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Wilkinson
John Bradbury
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 335-354
Description
Looks at program using first language for number concept development.
Nunavik: Inuit-Controlled Education in Arctic Quebec
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Geraldine Balzer
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 50, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 209-211
Description
Book review of: Nunavik by Ann Vick-Westgate.
Nunavut, Canada & Territories Registered Apprentices and Completions, 2001 to 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada.
Nunavut Economic Development Strategy Report on Research Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aarluk Consulting
Description
Reports on implementation of recommendations in four areas: land; people; community economics, and territorial economics. Information will be used to develop a second Nunavut Economic Development Strategy for 2014-2024.
Nunavut Inuit Youth and Leadership: Perspectives From the Northern Youth Abroad Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Aylward
Audrey R Giles
Nadia Abu-Zahra
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 161-179
Description
Presents information based on 10 interviews with past participants, staff, and board members.
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.
Nurturing Others in Their Grief
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Jamieson
Description
Discusses how nurturing is successfully used as a healing technique for residential school and intergenerational survivors.
Nurturing the "Beginning" in Protecting Our Traditional Practices From the End: Family, Kinship and Kamilaroi Aboriginal First Nation Knowledge in Australia
Alternate Title
Getting it Right: Protecting Family, Kinship and Traditional Practices in Kamilaroi Aboriginal First Nation Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcus Waters
Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1-2, Indigenous Marriage, Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013, pp. 177-192
Description
Discusses the survival of Aboriginal knowledge and definitions of identity and values in the Australian and Torres Strait Island Academy.
NWT Arts Strategy Progress Report, as of March 31, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of the Northwest Territories
Description
Comments on various roles of the strategy, school programs, tourism and investment, and reports on progress of action items.
Obstacles Facing Tribal Language Programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin F. Haynes
Coyote Papers , vol. 13, Special Volume Dedicated to the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, 2004, pp. 87-102
Description
Looks at relationship between education system with local districts, funding, state and federal policies, and standards and sovereignty, all external obstacles effecting language revitalization.
OCHRE: Opportunity, Choice, Healing, Responsibility, Empowerment
Alternate Title
NSW Government Plan for Aboriginal Affairs: Education, Employment & Accountability
E-Books
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-Reservation Boarding School Versus the Stolen Generations: A Comparative Study on Indigenous Educational Policies in the United States and Australia During the Assimilation Period
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peng Tong
Review of International American Studies, vol. 6, no. 1-2, Decoding American Cultures in the Global Context, Spring-Fall, 2013, pp. 131-144
Description
Comments on the similarities of educational policies and practices in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 131.
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.
On the Bottom of the Multicultural Totem Pole: A History of Cultural Assimilation, Appropriation, and Marginalization in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Eric Oledzki
Description
Examines the historical cultural clash between traditional and western worldviews, and an alternative Indigenous frameworks to support multicultural national identity.
History Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
[ONECA Conference 2013]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Talks about Treaty Rights to Education and what the state of Canada is doing.
Duration: 54:51.
'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.
The Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework: A Case Study on its Impact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Looks at what impact the Aboriginal education program initiatives have had on participants, professionally, academically, and personally.
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 Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in Curriculum Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses linking local ecological knowledge and science education.
Opening the Circle: Welcoming Brother Sun
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Styres
Dawn Zinga
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [1-3]
Description
Editorial to special issue focusing on historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
[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
Opportunities For First Nation Prosperity Through Oil and Gas Development
Alternate Title
Studies in Energy Transportation, November 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravina Bains
Description
Shows First Nations communities are in a unique position geographically and have the demographics and labour force to increase employment through skills training and collaboration.
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.
Opportunity Found: Improving the Participation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada’s Workforce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses initiatives and recommendations to engage Aboriginal peoples in education and employment.
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 Roots: Stampede School
Alternate Title
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website explores connection between the Treaty 7 First Nations and Calgary Stampede.
Our Way Is a Valid Way: Personal Educator Reflections: A WNCP Professional Development Resource for Teachers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education
Description
Related material: Our Way Is a Valid Way: Professional Educator Resource.
Our Way Is a Valid Way: Professional Educator Resource - A WNCP Professional Development Resource for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education
Description
Related material: Our Way Is a Valid Way: Personal Educator Reflections.
Paddling Towards Resilience: Benefits of Canoeing For Vulnerable First Nations Children
Theses
Author/Creator
James Nicholas Skwarok
Description
Environmental Education and Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2013.
'Pākēhā Librarianship at the Interface': Being an Ally in Māori Student Success Through Teaching and Learning Information Literacies
Alternate Title
'Pakeha Librarianship at the Interface': Being an Ally in Maori Student Success Through Teaching and Learning Information Literacies
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander J. R. Ritchie
Description
Information Management Thesis (M.I.S.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2013.
Parent Marginalization, Marginalized Parents: Creating a Place For Parents on the School Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Bill Murphy
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 50, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 221-235
Description
Parental involvement is categorized in four types: family support, parent education and school, parenthood, education and home, and parent involvement/parent participation.
Parents as First Teachers: A Resource Booklet about How Children Learn for First Nations and Métis Parents in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Provides information on culture and knowledge about early learning and lists services available to assist families.
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.