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CBC DOCS POV
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Lana Šlezić
Description
Documentary follows three First Nations students as they compete in Saskatchewan's first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee and their subsequent trip to the National Championships in Toronto.
Duration: 44:08.
Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream
E-Books
Author/Creator
Charlie Angus
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
The Earliest Americans: Reader
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Core Knowledge History and Geography
Core Knowledge Curriculum Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources
The Education of an Indigenous Woman: The Pursuit of Truth, Social Justice and Healthy Relationships in a Coast Salish Community Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Mavis Kathleen Underwood
Description
Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2018.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
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First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2018 Progress Update on the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2018 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
Anne Guèvremont
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using data for individuals aged 20 to 34 gathered from Census and National Household Surveys (in 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011), investigates the existence of associations between the two variables in the on- and off-reserve populations.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Alternate Title
First Nations: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
Kahnawake Survival School : A Community Based Case Study in Bicultural Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian R. Arbuthnot
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1984
Let's Talk On-reserve Education: Survey Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hill + Knowlton Strategies Canada
Description
Results of survey conducted with parents and community members from January to April 2017. Gives statistics for general as well as regional responses.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
Major Concerns of Anglo Student Teachers Serving in Native American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Mahan
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 3, May 1984, pp. [19-24]
Description
Examines a preservice teacher preparation program for Navajo, Hopi, and Apache Reservations and ranks cultural and methodological concerns that teachers held.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
[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 Nine: Introduction and Directions
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
Reconciliation on Whose Terms? the Death of Will Maquinna at the Ahousaht Indian Residential School
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Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Guta
Description
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Educational Ambitions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Mobility
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Angela Mashford-Pringle]
Reimagining History: "Righting" Treaty Wrongs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leia Laing
Fortier-Fréçon
Description
Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
Responses to Jury Recommendations: Seven First Nations Youths Inquest Q2016-26 (Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese, Curran Strang & Jordan Wabasse) [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Results of a Utilization-focused Evaluation of a Right to Play Program for Indigenous Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra Arellano
Tanya Halsall
Tanya Forneris
Cindy Gaudet
Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 66, 2018, pp. 156-164
Description
Looks at the program Promoting Life Skills for Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) which is focused helping youth gain skills to become leaders in their communities.
Situation Report: Indian & Inuit Affairs 1982
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D. Snedden Management
Description
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Simon Bird
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simon Bird
Description
Speaker discusses the importance of educators building relationships with students and staff.
Duration: 28:02.
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 89
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvia Moore
"Unlike Their Playmates of Civilization, the Indian Children's Recreation Must be Cultivated and Developed": The Administration of Physical Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1944
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Paeora Te Hiwi
Historical Studies in Education, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 99-117
Description
Looks at the implementation of sport, exercise and recreation as part of an assimilation policy to provide character traits to the students.
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations: Educator Guide for Grades 6-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Frank Bibeau]
[Priscilla Giddings-Buffalohead]
[Jim L. Jones]
[Jack Judkins]
[Nanette Missaghi]
[Amanda Norman]
[Dennis Olson]
[Ramona Kitto Stately] ... [et al.]
Description
For use with the virtual exhibition Why Treaties Matter.
Wicubami: Honoring Alexis Nakota Sioux Ish?awimin through Kinship, Language, Spirit, and Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Sherry Letendre
Elizabeth Letendre
Tanja Schramm-Trethowan
Fay Fletcher ... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Description
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.