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Is B.C. Getting it Right?: Moving Toward Aboriginal Education Success in British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
DeDe DeRose
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, [Aboriginal Student Success], Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Highlights approaches that have contributed to the increased graduation rate of 3 percent per year for the past 3 years.
Johnny Can't Talk, Either: The Perpetuation of the Deficit Theory in Classrooms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca G. Eller
Reading Teacher, vol. 42, no. 9, May 1989, pp. 670-674
Description
Discusses the 'deficit' theory assumption that children from lower socioeconomic homes have lower levels of language skill, whereas the classes may provide fewer opportunities to speak out, and so may be perceived as less capable expressively.
The Junior Health Worker Program a Lajamanu, NT
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa Matthews
Napalijarr
Christine Nicholls
Jenny Henssler
Marge Prosser
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 39-44
Description
Discusses program focuses on health and prevention rather than cure and criteria and components of the program.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; [no. 14-01]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Findlay
Description
Summary of a Master's thesis that looks at stories of place, curriculum, teachers and administrators.
Full thesis.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Alexander Findlay
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2014.
K'w inya'nya:n-ma'awhiniw: Creating a Space for Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kishan Lara-Cooper
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-22
Description
Discusses how a child's self-concept, self-esteem, and social identity is influenced by the identification of giftedness.
Kindergarten Transitions II: A Scan of Existing Supportive Programs for Aboriginal Children and Families in British Columbia: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Beaton
Linda McDonell
Description
Scan based on questionnaire sent to 14 programs, one of which was on-reserve.
Kuranyu-Kutu Nyakula Nyaan Nyanganyi? Imagining the Future
Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rueben Burton
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 33-44
Description
Comments on including cultural values in the education process and instilling positive attitudes about the future in young people.
Kurunta Kanyintja: Holding Knowledge in Our Spirit
Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Tjitayi
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 23-32
Description
Comments on building confidence in young students so they are receptive to new ideas and experiences.
Leaning Over the Fence: Heritage Fair Projects as 'Funds of Knowledge'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Wiltse
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 60, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 361-376
Description
Looks at literacy practices and support for Aboriginal students which encompassed family and community. Used personal narratives from students involved in heritage fair projects.
Learning About the Residential School System in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Liz Fowler
Mindy Willett
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 40-41
Description
Discusses new mandatory module about the history and legacy of residential schools for grade 10 classes in both territories.
Learning Preferences of Capable American Indians of Two Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara J. Walker
John Dodd
Rose Bigelow
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [63-71]
Description
Reviews four learning styles preferred by groups of Crow and Cheyenne youth.
Learning Styles: A Study of Alaska Native and Non-Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan K. Wauters
Janet Merrill Bruce
David R. Black
Phillip N. Hocker
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [53-62]
Description
Results from the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey used to evaluate Alaskan high school seniors.
Learning Times: An Experience of Arabana Life and Mission Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reg Dodd
Jen Gibson
Aboriginal History, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 81-93
Description
Highlights author's childhood memories of growing up at Finniss Springs.
Learning Together: Str8Up, Oskayak High School, and the University of Saskatchewan: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Van Styvendale
Priscilla Settee
Sarah Buhler
Stan Tu'Inukuafe
Description
Project goal to develop a teaching and learning model that would link historical and cultural divides between groups to facilitate cross learning with a focus on interconnectedness and kinship.
The Listening Stone: Learning from the Ontario Ministry of Education's First Nations, Métis and Inuit-Focused Collaborative Inquiry 2013-2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Description
Research shows that when educators collaborate with First Nations, Métis and Inuit community partners, there are positive impacts on school systems.
Listuguj Education Directorate: Increasing Literacy Through Language Immersion
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Description
Looks at the success of the Mi'gmaq Immersion program offered to Nursery to Grade 2 students at the Alaqsite'w Gitpu School in Listuguj, Quebec.
The Little Program That Could: Nunavut Sivuniksavut's Unique & Effective Approach to Post-Secondary Education for Inuit Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Murray Angus
Becky Mearns
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 66-69
Description
Overview of program that has Inuit-specific course content and academic cultural skill development.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 66 to read article.
Marie's Dictionary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Emmanuel Vanghan-Lee
Description
Short documentary about Marie Wilcox a fluent Wukchumni speaker and creator of the Wukchumni dictionary.
Duration: 9:36.
Related educational material: Indigenous Language Revitalization in California: Grades 3-5.
The Importance of Indigenous Language Revitalization: Grades 6-8.
The Marshall Trilogy and Federal Indian Law in 21st Century High School U.S. History Textbooks: Progress (?) Yet Little Has Changed
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael W. Simpson
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2014.
Mary Simon & the Hon. Paul Quassa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Paul Quassa
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 23-29
Description
Edited transcript of conversation between Mary Simon, Chair of the National Community on Inuit Education and Paul Quassa, Minister of Education for the Government of Nunavut.
Métis Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Alternate Title
Metis Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, vol. 153, 2014
Description
Using an online survey and interviews with Ontario school administrators to explore how the Ontario Education system has fostered a more welcoming environment for students to self declare their Indigenous status. These changes are implementation from the 2007 Ontario First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework.
A Metissage: Learning in Nature with Indigenous Ways - Environmental Studies, Culture and 'Play' - Lessons That Meet PLO's
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Louise Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey: Supporting Student Success
Alternate Title
Nurturing Capacity Projects
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Description
Discusses facilitating and assisting the jurisdiction of education for the Mi'kmaw Nation communities.
[Model Teaching Unit for] Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac.
Alternate Title
Model Teaching Unit for English Language Arts, Middle School Level with Montana Common Core Standards
[Indian Education for All]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justine Jam
Description
Lesson plan for grades 7-8.
Rev. ed.
The Mystery of the Bell
Alternate Title
The Mystery of the Bell: Teacher Resource Guide
Doc Zone
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Starowicz
Wayne Chong
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
Documentary looks into the disappearance and re-appearance of the 'The Bell of Batoche' which was proported to have been seized by soldiers during the North-West Resistance. Duration: 45:09.
Related Material: Teacher Resource Guide.
Native Content in the Division One Language Arts Program in Two Saskatoon Elementary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlene Agnes Iachella
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail
Alternate Title
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail: Teacher Guide for 4th-10th Grades
The Montana Experience: Stories from Big Sky Country
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Big Sky Pictures
Sally Thompson
Description
Members of Blackfoot, Mandan, Hidatsa, Shoshone, Salish, Nez Perce, Yakama, and Chinookan nations speak about their history and culture. Duration: 35:50.
Related material: Teacher Guide.
Native Indian Learning Styles: A Review for Researchers and Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur J. More
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [15-28]
Description
Assesses whether Native Americans have a unique learning style.
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sheena Kennedy Dalseg
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 247-249
Description
Book review of The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature edited by Karl S. Hele.
Navigating Government Services: The "Lived Experience" of Urban Aboriginal Families in Fredericton, New Brunswick: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Jodoin
Description
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 32 community members and front-line service providers both in Aboriginal organizations and government. Themes which emerged were health, parenting supports, mobility, and employment, as well as three overarching issues: service gaps and barriers, funding gaps, and impermanence of programs and funding.
The Need for Textbook Reform: An American Indian Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James P. Charles
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [1-13]
Description
Findings, consistent with earlier studies, indicate stereotypes being reinforced by unbalanced and under-represented Indigenous writers in literature textbooks.
Office Disciplinary Referral Patterns of American Indian Students in Special Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise K. Whitford
Description
Disability and Psychoeducational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2014.
On the Front Lines in the Classroom: The Careers of White and American Indian Women Teachers at the Carlisle Indian school, 1875-1933
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne M. Reilly
Description
Educational Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014.
Our Stories: Inuit Teachers Create Counter Narratives and Disrupt the Status Quo
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn E L Fyn
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) - University of Western Ontario, 2014.
Perceptions of Yupik Eskimos in Regard to Relationships Between Life Skills and Vocational Education in Akiachak, Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Clayton W. Carnes
Description
[Educational Administration] Thesis (Ph.D.)--East Texas State University, 1989.
Perpetual Salish Contemporary Coast Salish Art from the Salish Weave Collection
Alternate Title
Perpetual Salish: Coast Salish Art in the Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries
Description
Catalogue of exhibition which featured works by Maynard Johnny Jr., lessLIE , John Marston , Susan A. Point, and Dylan Thomas
Related material: Educational website.
A Place in the Middle: Classroom Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Faith Rogow
Insighters Educational Consulting
Description
Discussion guide to accompany A Place in the Middle, true story about a girl who wants to be in an all-boy hula troupe at her school. For grades 6-12.
Watch A Place in the Middle.
A Place in the Middle: Hawai'i Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Adam Chang
Dean Hamer]
Description
To accompany film about the Hawaiian approach to gender diversity and the true story about a girl who wants to be in an all-boy hula troupe at her school.
For use with Grades 4 to 12.
Positive Learning Environments for Indigenous Children and Young People
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 33
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lucy Ockenden
Preserving Languages in the New Millennium: Indigenous
Bilingual Children's Books
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy L. Hadaway
Terrell A. Young
Childhood Education, vol. 90, no. 5, Educating Children in the New Millennium, pt. 2, September/October 2014, pp. 358-364
Description
Discusses the role that books can play in language revitalization, criteria for selection, themes, and potential use in the classroom.
Les principaux enjeux qui influencent la scolarisation des élèves autochtones au Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Archambault
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 19-40
Description
Looks at factors which contribute to educational gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students: history, political organization, socio-economic status, and health.
Putuna Kulini: The Trouble with "Hearing"
Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-14
Description
Looks at the importance of conversing with remote community members for what is important in the school curriculum.
RBC Aboriginal Partnership Report: A Chosen Journey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Description
Report features stories of initiatives that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have undertaken in communities across Canada.
Re: Mindings: Co-constituting Indigenous / Academic / Artistic Knowledges
Alternate Title
Uppsala Multiethnic Papers ; 55
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaori Arai
Jorge Calbucura
Gunilla Larsson
Eva J:son Lönn
Hiroshi Maruyama ... [et al.]
Reclaiming Indigenous Languages: A Reconsideration of the Roles and Responsibilities of Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Sheilah E. Nicholas
Review of Research in Education, vol. 38, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 106-136
Description
Looks at the link between linguistic and cultural diversity and Indigenous languages to knowledge systems of the Mohawk in Canada and the United States, the Hawaiian in the Pacific, and the Hopi and Navajo in the U. S. Southwest.
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Course Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Goal of the course is to help educators think about how they can center or re-center Indigenous ways of knowing into their work.
Duration: 13:18.
Reflections on School Engagement: An Eco-Systemic Review of the Cree School Board's Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Viser
Frédéric Fovet
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 17-41
Description
Looks at factors that may explain the difficulties Cree Students are faced with in present day school format and that these difficulties are also encountered by other school environments.
Regional Characteristics of Sápmi and the Sami People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ándde Sara
Inger Marie G. Eira
John B. Henriksen
Johan Klemet H. Kalstad
Description
Brief overview of four themes: status of language, political empowerment, economy, and higher education and research.
Presentation at the Conference: “The Regional Identity of Ethnic Groups in Europe”