Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 19-24
Description
Study aims to compare the students' aspirations and expectations at the beginning and end of their first year at the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences in Australia.
Literacy More Than Words: Presentations: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education
Canada
Description
Contains links to webcasts and presentations on Aboriginal literacy from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum 2008: Legacy, which was put on by the Council of Ministers of Education and took place in nine different locations across Canada.
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.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 22, 2008, p. A17
Description
Analysis of a 2006 RCMP discussion report on poverty in Aboriginal communities argues that to improve the situation education, skills training, and employment are needed.
Community Outreach Initiative Aboriginal Peoples 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Han Martin Associates
Description
Report is based on feedback from five meetings held to discuss adult learning needs in Atlantic Canada, with a primary focus on literacy, post-secondary education and employment.
RCAP 178 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. The format is an informal round table discussion on the topic of "Education as a Tool for Self-sufficiency." Preceding the discussion are two presentations focusing on a Discussion Paper of the topic and a presentation of a Model of an Aboriginal Education Initiative for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
File contains an Evening Session Round Table Discussion on Education and Youth Issues from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Canadore College, Weaver Auditorium, North Bay, Ontario, Tuesday, May 11, 1993. File contains discussions on Secondary School Issues, Post-Secondary Issues, and Adult Education. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
File contains an opening ceremony and presentation by Marshall George on behalf of the First Nations Post-Secondary Counselling Unit, from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Radisson Hotel, Ballroom West, London, Ontario, May 12, 1993. George discusses unemployment, related social problems, and post-secondary education issues. Following the presentation Commissioners Erasmus and Chartrand discuss some of these with George.
This file contains a transcript of part of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Prince George, British Columbia. This part includes welcoming remarks and a presentation by Mayor John Backhouse, on the relationships and partnerships present between the Aboriginal Community and the municipal government of Prince George.
File contains a presentation by Isabelle Impey. Impey discusses the Gabriel Dumont Institute: its' mandate, guiding principles, organizational structure, and relation to self-government. Impey also discusses some of the Insitute's programs, post-secondary education financing issues, and projects it is involved with. Following brief comments by Commissioner Dussault, Impey delivers the second part of her presentation which deals with Metis women's concerns.
The file contains a presentation by Jason Goodstriker. Goodstriker, President of the Native American Students' Association at the University of Lethbridge, discusses that organization's activities specifically what they have been doing for the past year. Goodstriker discusses Aboriginal enrollment rates, financial assistance, the importance of peer support, employment opportunities as they pertain to post-secondary education, and his organizations work with the Canadian Federation of Students.
The file contains a presentation by Kathy Jensen, School of Social Work Program. Jensen discusses educational opportunities in Northern Manitoba from "the perspective of the Faculty of Social Work" at the University of Manitoba, Thompson campus. Following the presentation Commissioner Chartrand discusses some of the issues raised with Jensen.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith Chiefmoon
Description
File contains a presentation by Keith Chiefmoon. Chiefmoon discusses racism "as it pertains here today" with a focus on off-reserve life. Chiefmoon discusses racism in the city of Lethbridge in the employment, post-secondary, and provincial government services. Chiefmoon also discusses what he deems discriminatory law enforcement practices, and Aboriginal over-representation in prisons. Chiefmoon also makes recommendations about languages, land claims, political representation in the federal parliament, and the need for an "off-reserve Indian government."
Transcript of a presentation concerning post-secondary education for the Aboriginal Community. Also included are questions from the assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.
Salish Kootenai College Video Classes Evolved Over Twenty Five Years
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juan A. Avila Hernandez
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Native Voices, Modern Media, Fall, 2008, p. 20
Description
Discusses the courses offered by the Salish Kootenai College (SKC), the job prospects (including a potential partnership with Disney Studios in California), and the hope that graduates will be able to find work in their own community.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 77-89
Description
Author describes the measures in place to ensure employment equity and the barriers still existing in the workplace.