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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.
2016 Report and Recommendations and Government of Alberta Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Women's Council on Economic Security
Government of Alberta
Description
Focuses on women's issues in the areas of leadership and empowerment, professional development, restorative justice, access to justice, post-secondary education and upgrading, and Indigenous representation on school boards.
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.
After the Healing: Safeguarding Northern Nishnawbe First Nations High School Education
Alternate Title
Commentary (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul W. Bennett
Description
Focuses on addressing the needs of students making the transition from small, often isolated reserves, to schools in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, and other towns and cities.
Agents of Change: How American Indians Helped Change the World in Only Seven Years
Alternate Title
Contemporary American Indian History
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2016 Volume 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael R. McClellan
Description
Unit lloks at how the Seven Years' War restructured the balance of power between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in North America. Designed for Grade 8 students.
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Authentic First Peoples Resources: K-9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne (Jo) L. Chrona
Sara Florence Davidson
Roberta Edzerza
Nadine McSpadden
Joanne Moiese ... [et al.]
Description
Annotated list of material includes reading level, curriculum areas, themes and topics, publication dates and number of pages.
Updated version. Originally published in 2011.
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.
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 1: The History, Origins to 1939; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 2: The History, 1939 to 2000; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 2: The Inuit and Northern Experience; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 3: The Métis Experience; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 4: Missing Children in Unmarked Burials; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 5: The Legacy; Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 6: Reconciliation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 169-175
Description
Reviews of:
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 1: The History, Origins to 1939
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 2: The History, 1939 to 2000
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 2: The Inuit and Northern Experience
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 3: The Métis Experience
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 4: Missing Children in Unmarked Burials
Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 5: The Legacy
Canada's Residential Schools.
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 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.
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.
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.
Culturally Responsive Computing for American Indian Youth: Making Activities with Electronic Textiles in the Native Studies Classroom
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristin A. Searle
Description
Education and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
Delta School District Aboriginal Education Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Victor Glickman
Colleen Hawkey
Melanie Nelson
Description
Goals of review were to identify the successes and challenges of Aboriginal education in the district.
Detailed Provincial Results: Albertans React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abacus Data
Description
Results from survey conducted with 463 Albertan adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
Detailed Results: Canadians React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abacus Data
Description
Results of a survey conducted with 3,00 Canadian adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
A Digital Bundle: Exploring the Impact of Indigenous Knowledge Online Through FourDirectionsTeachings.com
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Description
Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Digital Narratives as a Means of Shifting Settler-Teacher Horizons Toward Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra Bissell
Lisa Korteweg
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 39, no. 3, 2016, pp. [1]-25
Description
Comments on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action report which calls for the integration of Indigenous Knowledge and teaching methods into the curriculum and provides better preparation of teachers to deliver Indigenous content.
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.
Elders' Teachings About Resilience and Its Implications for Education in Dene and Cree Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John G. Hansen
Rose Antsanen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-17
Description
Discusses, with Elders, what constitutes an appropriate educational experience for Indigenous students.
Entrepreneurship Education: A Strength-Based Approach to Substance Use and Suicide Prevention For American Indian Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Tingey
Francene Larzelere-Hinton
Novalene Goklish
Allison Ingalls
Todd Craft ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 3, Strength-based Approaches to Wellness in Indian Country, 2016, pp. 248-270
Description
Describes program that promotes protective factors such as connectedness to adults, peers, and self to further youth occupational aspirations, initiative and goal attainment.
“Expert on Drums, Could Be Experter”: An Ethnographic Case Study Investigating the Learning Principles Displayed in Video Gaming among Inuit Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeremy Chippett
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2016.
Exploring Culturally Responsive School Governance for Aboriginal Student Success in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Cottrell
Michael Shane Henry
Description
Purpose of research was to document successes and challenges encountered in the work of the Mamawohkamatowin Project, an initiative by the Saskatoon Tribal Council and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Division.
Exploring the Intersection of Education and Indigenous Status From a Social Determinants of Health Perspective: Parent and Family Engagement in Secondary School in Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Study looks at cultural relationships and educational engagement of Inuit parents, families, students, educators and community members in order to increase student retention.
Exploring the Work of Treaty Catalyst Teachers in Selected Saskatchewan Schools
Alternate Title
Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Program That Benefits All Learners: Exploring the Work of Catalyst Leadership Teams in Selected Saskatchewan Schools
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 235
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brandon Needham
Michael Cottrell
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Qualitative study involved nine participants drawn from both public and Catholic school divisions, and a First Nations controlled system. Themes which emerged are grouped under strategies, alignments, opportunities and challenges.
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.
Failing Canada's First Nations Children
Alternate Title
16x9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hannah James
Shawnda Mamakwa
Description
Documentary about children being forced to leave their reserves in order to attend high school. Follows a student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2011 seven students from remote First Nations have been found dead in Thunder Bay.
Duration: 33:11.
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Alternate Title
First Nations Health and Wellness Coloring Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Anderson
Erin Anderson-Bruce
Leo Beam
Cliff Bear
Emma Jane Bedard ... [et al.]
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
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
Fostering Remembrance and Reconciliation Through Arts-Based Response
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenny Kay Dupuis
Kristen Ferguson
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 127-147
Description
Looks at the impact a high school stage play, that portrayed the legacy of residential schools in Canada, had on teachers and students.
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.
A Global Snapshot of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Health: The Lancet-Lowitja Institute Collaboration
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bridget Robson
Carols E. A. Coimbra
James R. Welch
Ricardo Ventura Santos
Asahngwa Tanywe ... [et al.]
Description
Canadian materials found on page 12.
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.
Hunger, Human Experimentation and the Legacy of Residential Schools
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Description
Presentation on the history of a series of nutrition experiments conducted on residential school students between 1948 and 1952.
Duration: 49:34.
"I Have the Worst Fear of Teachers": Moments of Inclusion and Exclusion in Family/School Relationships Among Indigenous Families in Southern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Milne
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 53, no. 3, August 2016, pp. 270-289
Description
Paper examines ways in which class and race issues influence parent/teacher relationships through interviews with fifty Indigenous parents.
II. Invisible Women: A Call to Action: Findings on the 16 Recommendations
Alternate Title
[Capstone Seminar: A Focus on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Sept.-Dec. 2015)]
[Existing Measures & Engagement on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A Preliminary Response to "Invisible Women"]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Winnie Babou
Drew Meerveld
Jessie Wallace]
Description
Lists initiatives undertaken by federal and provincial governments, and civil organizations in response to the recommendations made in the House of Commons Special Committee on Violence against Indigenous Women report. Includes summary and additional notes for each initiative.
Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2021-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Lapointe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.
The Implementation of Jordan's Principle in Manitoba: Interim Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vandna Sinha
Meghan Sangster
Katayoun Arbati
Alison J. Gerlach
Marlyn Bennett ... [et al.]
Increasing Indigenous Children's Access to Traditional Foods in Early Childhood Programs: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erika Mundel
Kirsten Bevelander
Mary Burgaretta
Description
Summary of results of environmental scan and literature review, key informant interviews, and case studies conducted as part of the project.
Indian Boarding Schools: A Case Study of Assimilation, Resistance, and Resilience
Alternate Title
[Contemporary American Indian History]
[Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the Yale National Initiative ; vol. 1, 2016]
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Prillaman
Description
Curriculum unit developed for high school students. Objective is for students to be able to answer the following questions: What is assimilation and its variety of terms and how are these sociological concepts related to Native American people? How was assimilation used as a discrimination tool against Native American people? How have Native American people resisted these assimilation attempts? and How have Native American people demonstrated their resilience to these assimilation policies over time?
Indigenizing the Academy: Indigenous Perspectives and Eurocentric Challenges
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Sákéj Henderson
Description
Presenters discuss issues of intellectual or cognitive imperialism; summarize the Eurocentric knowledge systems, religions, and doctrines on which historical and current education are built and the means of enforcement by which those frameworks are held in place. Stress the need for Universities to implement Indigenous ways of knowing and thinking in all colleges and disciplines in order to affect change.
Duration: 1:18:01