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Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Liz Krieg
Peter Seixas
Description
Resources for lesson intended for Grade 11.
Contains links to: lesson plan, rubric, worksheets, primary sources, background material, etc.
Audit of the AANDC and Attawapiskat First Nation (AFN) Management Control Framework
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte
Description
Conducted to provide assurance that the funding provided by the Federal government was being spent in accordance with agreements, specifically with respect to housing, infrastructure, education and administration.
Bee Nation
Alternate Title
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.
Building Relationships Through Reciprocal Student Exchanges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith M. Hewitt
Elizabeth A. Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
The Case for First Nation Education Authorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chuck Strahl
John Richards
Description
Looks at education as one of the most important means to alleviate poverty and marginalization.
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.
Developing a First Nation Education Act: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Looks at the proposed Act which would provide a framework for achieving better outcomes for students through reform.
Diversity in Learning: A Comparison of Traditional Learning Theories with Learning Styles and Cultural Values of Native American Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark S. Parrish
John L. Klem
David R. Brown
VISTAS, vol. 1, 2012, pp. 1-9
Description
Reviews literature supporting traditional methods of learning for the unique cultural values and learning styles of Native American students.
The Earliest Americans: Reader
Alternate Title
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
Éducation et les Premièr Nations - Écoles primaires et secondaires sur réserves indiennes = Education and First Nations - On-Reserve Elementary and Secondary Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
Shows location, number of students, and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing.
Education of Aboriginal Students
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jim McCarter
Description
Makes 5 recommendations, to help aboriginal students succeed in school and reduce the gap in student achievement, to the Ministry of Education and school boards.
Chapter 3 section 3.05 of the 2012 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario.
The Experiences of Native American Students Living on a Reservation and Attending a Predominantly White High School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey C. Stotts
Myrna R. Olson
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 24-41
Description
Interview findings indicated that interviewees faced challenges relating to identity development, racism, and difficult circumstances at home and at school.
First Nation Student Success Program: Success Stories [2012]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
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.
Grading Formula
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
Fishing for Put-Ups
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Elementary teacher resource for use with I Like Who I Am by Tara White.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing
Alternate Title
Common Threads Resource
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lillyanna Joe McKay
Chelsea Jane Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Kimberly Sheila Pumiotook-Nolin
Terrence Joseph Pumiotook-Nolin
Eelata Pamiotook
Tiffany Harrington
Teni Brant
Alan Brant
Suzanne Brant
The Blend Media Group
Description
Six teenagers from Ontario share their stories.
Teacher's Guide
Duration: 35:26.
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.
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.
"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.
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100: Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Archives of Ontario
Description
Lesson plan involves students negotiating an agreement for two disparate groups to share a territory. To be used with the online exhibition James Bay Treaty Turns 100.
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.
National Indian Education Association
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Description
Website provides links to policies, student resources, tribal colleges and universities, manuals and publications, Native American studies and research, open sources and freeware tools for researchers and evaluators. Association promotes educational excellence, opportunity and equity for Native students.
Native American Indian Language & Culture in New York
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NYS Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (Language RBE-RN)
Description
Looks at the history of Native Americans living in New York from 9000 B.C. to the present day.
[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
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 RHS Community Survey
Alternate Title
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 Regional Health Survey Community Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
July 2015 edition.
Position Statement: Effective Service Delivery for Indigenous Children and Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of School Psychologists
Description
Discusses barriers that affect Indigenous children's educational success that school psychologists need to be aware of.
Reconciliation on Whose Terms? the Death of Will Maquinna at the Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Alternate Title
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]
Respect the Water #1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Teacher's resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem “Water/El Agua, video The Story of Bottled Water, and the article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behavior on it, and the role of the public engagement in maintaining healthy, sustainable ecosystems.
Respect the Water #1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Teacher resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem Water/El Agua by Jorge Argueta, video The Story of Bottled Water, and article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behaviour, and how we can maintain healthy and sustainable ecosystems.
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
Reverberations of Narrative Inquiry: How Resonant Echoes of an Inquiry With Early School Leavers Shaped Further Inquiries
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Clandinin
Sean Lessard
Vera Caine
Educacao Sociedade & Culturas, no. 36, 2012, pp. 7-24
Description
Looks at educational experiences of youth that did not complete high school and Aboriginal youths and their families in an urban junior high school.
Saskatoon Public Schools' First Nations, Inuit and Métis Education Action Plan 2012-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations
Inuit and Métis Education Unit
Description
Response to Saskatchewan Ministry of Education request for a three year First Nations and Métis education plan concerning student support.
Square Peg, Round Hole: First Nations Drinking Water Infrastructure and Federal Policies, Programs, and Processes
Alternate Title
#ED-01-CO-0006
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason McCullough
Khosrow Farahbakhsh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.
SSHRC/CURA Resources (North American)
Alternate Title
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council/Canadian University Research Alliance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Community-Based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives?]
Description
Extensive list of monographs (281 pages). Current as of 2011.
Study Guide: Shannen and the Dream for a School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Wilson
Description
To accompany book about the young activist from Attawapiskat, Ontario who campaigned for a new school to replace one that had been contaminated by a massive diesel leak in the late 1970s.
Related material Still Waiting in Attawapiskat video.
Teachers' Associations, Labour Law and Teacher Benefits in First Nations Schools: A Prognosis From Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darryl M. Hunter
W. Rod Dolmage
Education Law Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, May 2012, pp. 111-142
Description
Highlights emerging issues for First Nations teachers in Saskatchewan.
There is No Approach That Will Fit all First Nations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012, p. 19
Description
Discusses the necessity of an Education Act that meets the varying needs of children in 634 First Nations communities across Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
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.
Treaty Education For Ethically Engaged Citizenship: Settler Identities, Historical Consciousness and the Need for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Tupper
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, vol. 7, no. 2, 2012, pp. 143-156
Description
" ... explores the possibilities of treaty education for reconciliation with First Nations people, as corrective to the foundational myth of Canada and as a means of fostering ethically engaged citizenship."
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.