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Author/Creator
[Sandy E. James
Trudie Jackson
Mattee Jim]
Description
Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents.
Related material:
2008 Survey Results.
Academic Achievement of American Indian and Alaska Native Students: Does Social-Emotional Competence Reduce the Impact of Poverty?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Chain
Valerie B. Shapiro
Paul A. LeBuffe
Ann McKay Bryson
American Indian and Alaska Native Advisory Committee
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Sample of 335 students across six schools was evaluated using Fisher's R to Z transformations.
Becoming Comfortable With the Uncomfortable: Introducing the Topic of Residential Schools in Kindergarten: Lesson Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norah L'Espérance
Richard Messina
Raadiyah Nazeem
Renée Smith
Krista Spence
Carol Stephenson
Description
Uses two picture books, that focus on the experience, as the basis of the lesson.
Birth of a Family [Educational Version]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Tasha Hubbard
Betty Ann Adam
Bonnie Thompson
David Christensen
Description
Documentary about three sisters and a brother meeting for the first time after being taken from their mother and adopted out as part of the "Sixties Scoop". Edited version of the original.
Duration: 45:00.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
Bridging the Horizon: American Indian Beliefs and Whole Language Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy C. Kasten
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, June 1992, pp. 108-119
Description
Draws parallels between whole language philosophy and the way Native American children are taught to socialize in the home environment.
Casting a New Light on a Long Shadow: Saskatchewan Aboriginal High School Students Talk About What Helps and Hinders their Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Stelmach
Margaret Kovach
Larry Steeves
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 63, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students to discuss the influences to the their educational experiences and what can be learned from those students' voices.
Children and the Future: Indian Education at Wallaceburg District Secondary School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edmund J. Danziger
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 1992, pp. 20-34
Description
Examines a collaboration between the Walpole Island First Nation and the neighboring Wallaceburg District Secondary School to improve the education of Indigenous students and what can be learned to address persistent educational issues for Indigenous populations nationwide.
Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream
E-Books
Author/Creator
Charlie Angus
Competing Purposes: Mother Tongue Education Benefits Versus Economic Interests in Rural Zimbabwe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gamuchirai Tsitsi Ndamba
Micheal M. van Wyk
Josiah C. Sithole
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Studies barriers to implementing the Zimbabwean language education policy in primary school grades and the perception of socio-economic benefits that come with the English language.
Constructing Failure and Maintaining Cultural Identity: Navajo and Ute School Leavers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Dehyle
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 31, no. 2, January 1992, pp. [24-47]
Description
Seven year study indicates culturally specific factors are important in understanding why Navajo and Ute students drop out of school.
Creating Racism-Free Schools through Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training, Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What Your Child Is Learning at School and How You Can Help
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Métis Teachers' Counter-Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmen Leigh Gillies
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Cross-Cultural Communication: Perceptions on an Educational Institution by Urban and Traditional Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Grace Marie Boyne
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1992.
Cultivating Alliances: Reflections on the Role of Non-Indigenous Collaborators in Indigenous Educational Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Anthony-Stevens
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 81-104
Description
Looks at the collaboration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous to improve Indigenous education and research.
The Cultural Ecological Perspectives of Canadian Inuit: Implications for Child-Rearing and Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Karla Jessen Williamson
Description
Indian and Northern Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1992.
Education: 5.16 Grade Progression of Children and Youth in Care (CYIC) [British Columbia, for Fiscal Year 2016/17]
Alternate Title
Performance Indicators Children and Youth in Care (CYIC)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Government of British Columbia]
Description
Data for Indigenous and general population on: progression by school district, appropriateness of grade, high school completion; and results of Foundation Skills Assessment for reading, writing numeracy, Grades 4 and 7.
Education in New France
E-Books
Author/Creator
Roger Magnuson
The Exodus from Kitaskinaw School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Voyageur
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 1992, pp. 35-45
Description
Examines the shift from a 70% non-Indigenous student population in 1970's to only 3% by 1991 at the Kitaskinaw school located on the Enoch reservation.
Factors Facilitating and Impeding Implementation of a Prevention Program in an Innu Elementary School in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Jacques Joly
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
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
From Indian Boys to Canadian Men? The Use of Cadet Drill in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan J. Habkirk
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [227]-247
Description
Looks at how some students used military drill as a way to survive the abuse faced at school by finding relief in travel opportunities to participate in performances and competitions off of the school grounds.
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 7
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen Buckley
Frontier, Homeland and Sacred Space: A Collaborative Investigation into Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Place in the Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
James Raffan
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 1992.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
I Remember Placement: Participating in the Indian Student Placement Program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tona Jean Hangen
Description
Discusses the voluntary foster-care program which places adolescents with Mormon families for a period of one year with the option to return each fall.
Towards Anthropology / Archaeology Thesis (B.Sc.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992.
The Implementation of a Dropout Prevention Program For At-Risk Secondary Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Ann Martens
Description
[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Arkansas, 1992.
Indigenous Games and Sports in the Australian National Curriculum: Educational Benefits and Opportunities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Evans
Steve Georgakis
Rachel Wilson
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 195-213
Description
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
Inuit Educational and Language Programs in Nouveau Quebec 1912-1991
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Callaghan
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1992.
"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.
Journeying Toward a Praxis of Indigenous Maternal Pedagogy: Lessons from Our Sweetgrass Baskets
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Rose Brant
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2017.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
The Light to the Left: Conceptions of Social Justice Among Christian Social Studies Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Orlowski
In Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 66-91
Description
Study looks at economic and social issues in Saskatchewan and views about Indigenous representation in the curriculum.
Marie: A Disenfrancised First Nation Woman from Kipawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Davis
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Queen's University, 2017.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Studies 20: Case Studies and Readings Package
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Learning
Description
Supplemental and alternative material to enhance delivery of Grade 11 curriculum.
Can be used in conjunction with Native Studies 20: Student Resource Guide.
Native Studies 20: Student Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Learning
Description
Compilation of readings from various sources.
Can be used in conjunction with Native Studies 20: Case Studies and Readings Package.
Native Studies: A Curriculum Guide for Grade 11: International Indigenous Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Education
Description
Covers historical bases for current issues, philosophies which form foundations of culture and development, and implementation of action plans for social change.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Plain Talk 1: KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Alternate Title
Assembly of First Nations Plain Talks
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 1
Plain Talk ; book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
KAIROS
Ed Bianchi
Suzanne Doerge
Chris Hiller
Dr. Rose-Alma J. McDonald
Description
Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Plain Talk 20: Plan For Student Success
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 20
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents a road map for enhancing student success.
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Istance
Rowena Phair
Judith Peterka
Peggy Furic
OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
Putting an End to the Silence: Educating Society about the Canadian Residential School System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee Kuhl
Bridges, vol. 2, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-5
Description
Discusses the importance of revealing the truth regarding residential schools in order to promote healing and prevent repetition of mistakes.
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]