Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 34, no. 3, Innovations in Career and Employment Counselling, 2000, pp. 172-185
Description
Results of field-test designed to determine whether the Model was viable, practical, and culturally appropriate. Involved 13 high school students from British Columbia.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
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Focuses on public health research projects being conducted at two tribal colleges in North Dakota, including the development of a grade K-12 diabetes based science curriculum and looking at genetic research on toxemia.
Kekina’muek: Learning about the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia
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[Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq]
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An overview of the traditional forms and philosophies of education in Native communities in Nova Scotia, and the changes that have occurred since pre-contact and colonization to the present. Chapter Four of Kekina’muek: Learning about the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia
Results of a ethnographic study on the views of Native women regarding work and employment eligiblility as well as the influence of educational attainment and skills acquisition.
The Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 46, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 282-286
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Discusses a study that was conducted to determine changes in Native American high school students' knowledge and opinions about nursing after attending a 6-day residential summer nursing institute.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 305-322
Description
Explores the current state of Kindergarten to grade 12 and postsecondary Native language education in Canada and examines the possibilities of incorporating outdoor education with Native language programs.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 305-321
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Explores the present state of K-12 and postsecondary Native Language (NL) education in Canada and the feasibility of incorporating outdoor education with NL programs.
International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 33, no. 6, 2000, pp. 621-629
Description
Explains transitional problems as being affected primarily by community characteristics such as socioeconomic status and rural location as well as those unique to the Navajo such traditions, theology and culture.
Presented at Alliance of Sector Councils organized by the Aboriginal Human Resources Council, December 13, 2007.
Contends that education is one of the most effective tools a society has to help disadvantaged populations.
Recommends several considerations for development of a program: spirituality, traditional values, TEK (traditional ecological knowledge), maintain high standards, recognize differences in beliefs with western science.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 25-50
Description
Background history about the creation of the Navajo Community College (NCC). The colleges creation represented to people the establishment of a cross-cultural brokerage intended to overcome assimilationist tendencies.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007
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States that in Montana teachers are obligated to teach American Indigenous history and so in response to a need the Stone Child College has created the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project which will allow the people of the past to tell their own story.