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 Fire Survives the Storm: Removal and Defiance in the Cherokee Literary Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2002.
"Our Responsibility to Keep The Land Alive": Voices of Northern Indigenous Researchers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah McGregor
Walter Bayha
Deborah Simmons
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 101-123
Description
Looks at the Research the Indigenous Way workshop, held at the Northern Governance Policy Research Conference in November 2009, where a discussion of Indigenous methodologies took place.
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwa and Midewiwin Worlds
Alternate Title
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwe and Midewin Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael M. Pomedli
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 45-62
Description
Examines stories, images, and voices of the owl in Anishinaabe culture and how these teachings (owl) influenced the signatories of Treaty Three.
Painting Culture: Art and Ethnography at a School For Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Ethnology , vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 173-192
Description
Discusses how anthropological works were used to create Indigenous art and ultimately new Indigenous identities to preserve culture.
Paradox and Transformation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Lee Nichol
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Explores paradox thinking in the Navajo world and how their perspective can differ from the Western experience.
Participatory Archiving: Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Aboriginal Societal Provenance
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Rydz
Description
Archival Studies - History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2010
Passports for Native Children: A Best Practice Approach for Tribal Advocates Working With Native Children Who Have Suffered Abuse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Description
Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.
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.
Peek-Skee-Ton (Let's Talk): Co-Creating the Aboriginal Learner Post-Secondary Experience
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Paul French
Description
Leadership Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2010.
Perceptions of Digital Libraries With Indigenous Knowledge: An Exploratory Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Debra Lynn Capponi
Description
Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Tennessee, 2010.
Performing Musqueam Culture and History at British Columbia's 1966 Centennial Celebrations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Roy
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 55-90
Description
Examines how cultural displays for non-Aboriginal audiences, which were sometimes revised for public presentation, were used as a method to increase political legitimacy.
Perspectives on Health Within The Teachings of a Gifted Cree Elder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 19-31
Description
Comments on the authors friendship and learnings of Indigenous knowledge from Elder Joe P. Cardinal.
Perspectives on Wellness: Journey on the Red Road
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary N. Weaver
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. 5-15
Description
Looks at the path to wellness and balance in First Nations/Native American communities, using a holistic concept.
A Pictorial History of the Canoe
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Charles E. S. Franks
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 192-195
Description
Book review of: The Canoe: A Living Tradition edited by John Jennings.
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 126
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Plants and Patents: A Movement is Afoot to Protect the Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous People who have used Plants as Medicines for Generations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Hilton
Pharmaceutical Executive, vol. 22, no. 9, September 2002, p. 36
Description
World Intellectual Property Organization encourages equitable sharing of benefits derived from local knowledge and practises. Drug companies have frequently exploited Indigenous resources without recognition or compensation.
The Politics of Reintegrating Australian Aboriginal and American Indian Indigenous Knowledge into Resource Management: the Dynamics of Resource Appropriation and Cultural Revival
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Ross
Kathleen Pickering.
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 187-215
Description
Similar views found between Native American and Australian Aboriginal communities concerning culturally based solutions for sustainable resource management.
Power of Place (PoP): Integrating St'át'imc Knowledge Systems into Lillooet Area K-12 School Curricula & Pedagogy: Final Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Graham
Brenda Ireland
Description
Report draws seven conclusions from the data collected and presents recommendations that seek to continue the work that was started by the PoP project.
Power Over Discourse: Linguistic Choices in Aboriginal Media Representations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steffi Retzlaff
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 25-52
Description
Looks at at strategies used to create a cultural identity and empowerment in Aboriginal newspapers and media. Examples from the First Nations Messenger and the Anishinabek News.
Powerful Parallels: Deep Ecology and the Writings of Vine Deloria, Jr.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Examines the similarities between traditional tribal thought as expressed in the writer's work and religious, philosophical and scientific developments in the ecology movement today.
Access through table of contents.
Preparing To Teach Our Children the Foundations For An Anishinaabe Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. Anderson
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 37, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Education: Ways of Knowing, Thinking, and Doing, 2002, pp. 293-308
Description
Looks at the lessons of seven generations.
Preschool Immersion Education for Indigenous Languages: A Survey of Resources
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Johnston
Kimberly A. Johnson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 107-201
Description
Summarizes available information on programs worldwide and examines issues involved in establishing such programs in Indigenous communities.
Preservation of Native American Cultural Property Under U.S. Federal Law: A Discursive Analysis of NAGPRA
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda McCarthy
Description
Anthropology & Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2002.
The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2002, pp. 159-161
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
Prophet River Ethnobotany: A Report on Traditional Plant Knowledge and Contemporary Concerns of the Prophet River First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Bannister
Description
Summarizes the results of an ethnobotanical study, conducted during 2002-2006, which documented traditional plant knowledge and ecological values of Elders and other knowledgeable community members.
Protecting Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Thorne
LINK, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2002, p. 13
Description
Brief description of a workshop sponsored by the Simpcw First Nation (formerly called North Thompson Indian Band) titled: "Constructing Community Consciousness: Intellectual Property Rights and Other Considerations in Research".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article scroll to p. 13.
Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Under International Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Blanche Cathleen Cowley-Head
p. 199
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2002.
Pump up the Volume
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Megan Perry
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 22-25
Description
Discusses how throat singing has evolved and how current artists have helped revive the tradition.
Putting the ‘Last-Mile’ First: Re-framing Broadband Development in First Nations and Inuit Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Susan O’Donnell
Richard Smith
Jason Woodman Simmonds
Brian Walmark
Description
Looks at how First Nations and Inuit communities are using broadband networks and information and communication technologies; and discusses the broadband projects and federal broadband Initiatives in First Nations and Inuit communities.
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions
Kunuk Cohn Productions
Zacharias Kunuk
Ian Mauro
Norman Cohn
Stéphane Rituit ... [et al.]
Description
Leaders, Elders and hunters speak about the social and ecological impact of warming in the Arctic. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.
Duration: 54:07.
Qaujimajatuqangit and Social Problems in Modern Inuit Society. An Elders Workshop on Angakkuuniq
Alternate Title
Qaujimajatuqangit et Problèmes Sociaux dans la Société Inuit Contemporaine. Un Atelier avec des Aînés Concernant l'Angakkuuniq
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. 17-44
Description
Discussion of a workshop held to record the views of Inuit elders on social control and shamanism.
Re-conceptualizing Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin (the Good Life) as Research Methodology: A Spirit-centered Way in Anishinaabe Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Debassige
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 11-28, 154
Description
Discusses Indigenous approaches to knowledge concerning ethical and spiritual ways of knowing and being.
Re-Conceptualizing Research: An Indigenous Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naadli Todd Ormiston
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 50-56
Description
Discusses various Indigenizing approaches to research including concepts of actualizing, regeneration of cultures and communities, and sustainable self-determination.
(Re)Contesting Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Studies Conference: Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 30-31
Description
Conference themes were to challenge, build, and strengthen knowledge, understanding, and possibilities through dialogue.
Re-indigenizing Curriculum: An Eco-hermeneutic Approach to Learning
Alternate Title
Re-indigenizing Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrejs Kulnieks
Dan Roronhiakewen Longboat
Kelly Young
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 15-24
Description
Discusses how eco-hermeneutics that places a priority on oral tradition is needed to reform the academic curriculum for a deeper understanding of the relationship between place and language.
Re-inscribing Mythopoetic Vision in Native American Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelley E. Rowley
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 491-500
Description
Article describes different frameworks for the study of traditional Indigenous stories as "myths."
Realizing 'Quality' in Indigenous Early Childhood Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Nichole Mashon
Description
Language and Literacy Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2010.
[Recensions/Books Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Benoit Ethier
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, Problématiques des Sexes / Gender issues, 2006, pp. 187-189
Description
Review of CD-ROM: When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change by Shari Fox.
Review in French.
The Reciprocity Principle and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Understanding the Significance of Indigenous Protest on the Presumpscot River
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa T. Brooks
Cassandra M. Brooks
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 2010, pp. 11-28
Description
Looks at the story of a Wabanaki sagamore who protested the damming of a river which he and his people relied on for sustenance.
Reclaiming Warrior Spirit: Foundations for a Holistic First Nations Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Michelle Zamluk
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Terry Cross
John George
Ivan Brown
Jocelyn Formsma
Description
Discusses why reconciliation in child welfare is needed, what reconciliation can mean in the context of child welfare, and identifies key values to guide reconciliation in child welfare.
Reconsidering the Canadian Environmental Impact Assessment Act A Place for Traditional Environmental Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Paci
Ann Tobin
Peter Robb
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 22, no. 2, March 2002, pp. 111-127
Description
Examines the legal recognition of Indigenous title as it relates to Canadian environmental policy.
The Rediscovered Self: Indigenous Identity and Cultural Justice
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark K. Watson
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 150-152
Description
Book review of: The Rediscovered Self by Ronald Niezen.
Rekindling the Fire: The Impact of Raymond Harris's Work with the Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
Description
Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2006.
Rekindling the Flutes of Fire: Why Indigenous Languages Matter to Humanity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew C. Bronson
ReVision, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 5-11
Description
Discusses the sacred connection between language, land and people, how language revitalization addresses spiritual needs and, argues that the loss of language represents loss of a unique way of organizing experiences.
The Relationship Between the Oral and Written Mode of Communication within the Fabric of Western Based Society
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Sharon McLeod
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2006.
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The Relationship of School, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Elders in the Education of Youth Within a Nunavut Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam E. Pulpan
Description
[Education] Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2006.