Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Marie Bollinger
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--Montana State University, 2010.
Finding a Place for Race at the Policy Table:Broadening the Indigenous Education Discourse in Canada
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tracy L. Friedel
Aboriginal Policy Research
Description
Scholarly, peer reviewed paper argues the idea that emphasis on "culture" will improve educational outcomes with urban Aboriginal youth is not working and that the issue of race is more important in the urban context.
Finding Our Roots: Indigenous Foods and the Food Sovereignty Movement in the United States
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
"A Family and Consumer Sciences unit with suggestions for collaborative teaching in History, Government, and Life Sciences - Grades 10-12."
Finding Our Way: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leone Sandercock
Scott Graham
Description
Film about conflict between the Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake Band) and the Village of Burns Lake. In 2000 the municipality cut off water and sewage services to the reserve, which led in turn to the Band taking the Village to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
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
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing 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: 2019 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
A Framework for Indigenous School Health: Foundations in Cultural Principles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Tagalik
Description
Looks at re-designing Indigenous school-based health programs and practices to include indigenous ways of knowing, learning, traditions, and values of the community.
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 Protestant and Roman Catholic Missions to Public Schools: Educating Métis and Settler Children in the West to be Citizens of Modern Canada, 1866-1939
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Saskatchewan History, vol. 62, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 22-35
Description
Examines the history, structure, and practice of the missionary schools (and the later public schools) and their role in providing colonial education to Métis and settler students with the intent to civilized them, and by extension their families.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 22.
Girls Breaking Boundaries: Acculturation and Self-Advocacy at Chemawa Indian School, 1900-1930s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Wellington
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 101-132
Description
Examines how, between 1900 and the 1930s, some of the female students at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon were able to advocate for and affect change in their curriculum and in the limitations on their access to education.
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Services Canada]
Description
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
Grounding Curriculum and Pedagogies in Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge System
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ward
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
The Haudenosaunee Flag Raising: Cultural Symbols and Intercultural Contact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie J. Waterman
Philip P. Arnold
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 125-144
Description
Provides a brief overview of the Haudenosaunee, the Onondaga Nation and the schools involved in the flag raising.
"He's Won, But He's Lost It": Applying a Samoa Gender Lens to Education Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
The Health of First Nations Living Off-Reserve, Inuit, and Métis Adults in Canada: The Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Inequalities in Health
Alternate Title
Health Research Working Paper Series
Working Paper (Statistics Canada); no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rochelle Garner
Gisèle Carrière
Claudia Sanmartin
Longitudinal Health and Administrative Data Research Team
The Healthy Living in Two Worlds Project: An Inclusive Model of Curriculum Development
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Hilary N. Weaver
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses a wellness curriculum for urban Native American youth aged 9-13.
Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities
Alternate Title
Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christopher McGruer
Description
Accompanied by Teacher's Guide.
Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christopher McGruer
Description
Story of a fist-time mother who consults two sources for information: her doctor for scientific view of birth and her grandmother for nurturing and traditional support.
For use with Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities.
Hearts Around the Fire: First Nations Women Talk about Protecting and Preserving First Nations Cultures in Saskatchewan Public Education
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 10-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura L. M. Whiteman
Description
Summarizes thesis exploring the introduction of Indigenous knowledge into mainstream education systems.
Full Thesis.
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists: Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlena Myles
Description
For use with exhibition of the same name.
Related material: Interviews with artists.
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.
Hope and Resilience: Suicide Prevention in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Organizing Committee
Peter Bjerregaard
Gert Mulvad
Flemming Stenz
Stina W. Berthelsen ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar.
"November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
How Can Community-University Engagement Address Family Violence Prevention? One Child at a Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 3-28
Description
Case study of four community-university engagement initiatives; documents the policy development used to engage children youth and their families in community development programs aimed at reducing family violence by increasing graduation from secondary and post-secondary education programs.
How Should Young Indigenous Children be Prepared for Learning? A Vision of Early Childhood Education for Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Eunice Romero-Little
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 7-27
Description
Concludes that "early childhood educators should encourage and support Indigenous parents', families', and communities' efforts to ensure that their children acquire their Indigenous languages and cultures by identifying, embracing and incorporating Indigenous perspectives on how children learn in early childhood programs and classrooms".
I Am But a Little Woman: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, I am But a Little Woman. Target audience grades one to three in the subject areas First Nations, Fine Arts, and Visual Arts.
Implementing Montana's Indian-Education-for-All Initiative in a K-5 Public School: Implications for Classroom Teaching, Education Policy, and Native Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis Ngai
Peter Koehn
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
Improving Outcomes for Indigenous Students: The Workbook and Guide for School Educators
Alternate Title
What Works. The Work Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
What Works Team
"In From the Margins": Government of Saskatchewan Policies to Support Métis Learning, 1969-1979
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 83-99, 154
Description
Discusses the successes and failures by the provincial government on their attempts to modernize schools, and promote racial tolerance and cross-cultural understanding.
Incorporating a Multi-Method Assessment Model in Schools That Serve First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Johnston
Tim Claypool
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 121-138
Description
Looks at constructive assessment strategies, that could be incorporated into classroom practice, to meet the needs of Indigenous students.
Indigenous Arts & Stories
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Historica Canada
Description
Website for the art and creative writing competition for Indigenous youth. Includes links to past winners' submissions, guidelines for submissions, information about prizing, and section for teachers.
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taylor Daigneault
Amy Mazowita
Candida Rifkind
Camille Callison
Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, vol. 11, no. 1, Summer, 2019, pp. i-xxxvi
Description
Focuses on material with self-identified Indigenous creators and publishers published as of March 2019. Divided into anthologies, series, and individual works.
Indigenous Education in Comparative Perspective: Global Opportunities For Reimagining Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Cottrell
International Journal For Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education , vol. 1, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 223-227
Description
Compares educational policies and learning conditions of Indigenous education in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Population and Differences in Access to Primary Education in Bolivia: Policy Paper
Alternate Title
Policy Paper (Canadian Foundation for the Americas)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wilson Jiménez
Miguel Vera
Indigenous Youth and Language Revitalization
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Mary Eunice Romero-Little
Larisa Warhol
Ofelia Zepeda
Description
Study of five Native American languages and three language families over a period of five years.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Influences on Native American High School Students' Financial Knowledge and Behavior
Theses
Author/Creator
Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head
Description
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 2010.
The Information Seeking Behaviours of Māori Secondary School Students
Alternate Title
The Information Seeking Behaviours of Maori Secondary School Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Spencer Charles Lilley
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2010.
Investigation of Milk and Alternatives Intake and the Impact of School Nutrition Programs in First Nations Schoolchildren
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Gates
Description
Health Studies & Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2010.
Investigation of Vegetable and Fruit Intake of First Nation Schoolchildren: Do School Nutrition Programs Make a Difference?
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Gates
Description
Health Studies & Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2010.
"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.
Journey From the Shadows
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Description
Stories from residential school survivors and descendants of survivors.
Duration: 44:59.
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.
Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Prochner
Jonathan Anuik
Noella Steinhauer
Karlee D. Fellner
Harry Lafond ...
Michael Cottrell ...
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Solange Lalonde