Theses
Author/Creator
Cameron Riopelle
Description
Sociology Theses (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.
The Educational Aspirations/Attainment Gap Among Rural Alaska Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aaron Doyle
Judith Kleinfeld
Maria Reyes
The Rural Educator, vol. 30, no. 3, Spring, 2009, pp. 25-33
Description
Using qualitative interviews, study examines students feelings at the end of high school and their motivation to pursue postsecondary education.
The Effectiveness of Web-Delivered Learning with Aboriginal Students: Findings From a Study in Coastal Labrador
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Philpott
Dennis Sharpe
Rose Neville
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, vol. 35, no. 3, Fall, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Declining enrolment in rural communities has increased the use of e-learning as a way of curriculum delivery. Data provided will help educators assess whether an online learning environment is viable.
The Effects of the No Child Left Behind Act on Language and Culture Education in Navajo Public Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Balter
Frank D. Grossman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 3, 2009, pp. 19-46
Description
Findings reveal that one of the outcomes of the Act (NCLB) is academic failure which threatens Navajo language and culture.
Eleven Years of Implementing Traditional Yup'ik Oral Stories in the Elementary Classroom
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Esther Ilutsik
Ina Bouker
Description
Comments on an education system that combines Western and Yup'ik pedagogical approaches.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Elim's Cultural Values: Reaffirming and Implementing Indigenous Values in Education
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Samantha C Marchant
Description
Education Master's Project (MEd) -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017.
Engaging Indigenous Urban Youth in Environmental Learning: The Importance of Place Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Swayze
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 14, 2009, pp. 59-73
Description
Looks at the development and delivery of a learning program for Indigenous youth called Bridging the Gap.
Engaging Native American Learners With Rigor and Cultural Relevance
Alternate Title
Issue Brief
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abner Oakes
Traci Maday
Description
Looks at instructional practices, curriculum content, and school climate to raise interest and improve academic success rate.
English as a Second Dialect: A Handbook for Teachers
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen Larre
Description
Education Project towards (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2009.
English Language Acquisition and Navajo Achievement in Magdalena, New Mexico: Promising Outcomes in Heritage Language Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Betty Ansin Smallwood
Erin Flynn Haynes
Keri Jame
Description
Students received instruction for English as a second language, Navajo, and cultural teachings resulting in increased involvement, improved reading, math and science skills.
The Enweyang Program: Indigenous Language Nest as Lab School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian McInnes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 105-120
Description
Examines the University of Minnesota Duluth's Ojibwe language program.
Eurocentric Roadblocks to School Change in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 55-76
Description
Presents examples of conflicting cultural values which the author believes result in poor academic outcomes for Inuit students.
Evaluating American Indian and Alaska Native Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Hopkins
Description
Suggestions on how to provide fairness and accuracy to Native American communities within high stakes testing and state accountability programs.
Evaluating Success: Mother Earth's Children's Charter School Longitudinal Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Baydala
Carmen Rasmussen
Jeffrey Bisanz
Merle Kennedy
Natalie Weigum
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 78-93, 116-117
Description
Looks at the research approach and findings from the first three years of operation in the only Indigenous children's charter school in Canada.
Examining the Influence of an Aboriginal Principal on Transformative School Development: A Case Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
MERN Journal, vol. 3, 2009, pp. 1-6
Description
Looks at the transformation of a school in Aklavik, Northwest Territories serving Métis, Inuvialuit and Gwichin residents.
Scroll down to page 1 to read article.
Examining the Promotion of School Connectedness Through Extracurricular Participation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jileon Saelhof
Description
Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
Examining the Valuing of Schooling as a Motivational Indicator of American Indian Students: Perspectives Based on a Model of Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Brickman
Dennis M. McInerney
Amy Martin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 2, 2009, pp. 33-54
Description
Uses the Miller Brickman Model to look at how future academic, career, and family goals of American Indian students are affected by sociocultural support.
The Experimental Eskimos
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for the documentary The Experimental Eskimos directed by Barry Greenwald. Tells the stories of Peter Ittinuar, Zebedee Nungak, and Eric Tagoona, three Inuit men who were sent to Ottawa as 12-year-olds for a "white" education. The men eventually became leaders in the Inuit community and helped to advance the interests of their people.
The "Eye of Awareness": Probing the Hidden Dimension of Bilingual Education
Alternate Title
Focus on Middle and High School Issues
National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues ; 3rd
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edward A. Tennant
Description
Describes a cultural awareness program that uses weekly bulletins to alert teachers to contrasting cultural values and a course for high-school students that teaches them how to recognize and cope with contrasting cultural values.
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.
Finding Dawn: A Guide for Teaching and Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fay Blaney
Description
Guide to accompany film, Finding Dawn. Oriented toward Aboriginal groups, professionals and students; contains discussion questions and activities for each group which relate to key learning objectives and discussion themes.
First Model Preschool Program Developed at Tucson for Handicapped Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 10, no. 3, May 1971, pp. [1-2]
Description
Description of the planning, development and operation of this program.
First Nations and Economic Prosperity in the Coming Decade
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perrin
Thorau & Associates Ltd.
Description
Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.
First Nations Education and Minnis' Rentier Mentality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 94-104, 116
Description
Examines the appropriateness of the rentier theory as an explanation for educational underachievement in First Nations in Canada.
First Nations Educational Governance: A Fractured Mirror
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 97, December 10, 2009, pp. [1]-16
Description
Argues that despite the fact that on-reserve schools seem to provide an education equivalent to that obtained through provincial systems, in reality they fall short of this objective. The paper also explores the issues that remain since control has shifted to First Nations Peoples.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations Pedagogy Online
Alternate Title
First Nations Pedagogy for Online Learning
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Contains links to resources for use in the K-12 classroom.
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
Florida Atlantic University Project-Report II: Improving Reading Skills of Seminole Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry A. Kersey
Anne Keithley
F. Ward Brunson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 10, no. 3, May 1971, pp. [3-7]
Description
Using a peer-to-peer tutorial method, project seemed to reduce the regressive trend in reading abilities.
Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Description
Looks at the enrolment gap between First Nation people and other Canadians and the need for improvement in high school completion as a precondition for greater participation in post-secondary education.
Fort Berthold Plans New Bachelor's in Education
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Comments on a program, scheduled to begin spring of 2010, to launch a four year baccalaureate program in elementary education with a minor in middle school science or mathematics.
Forts, Curriculum, and Indigenous Métissage: Imagining Decolonization of Aboriginal-Canadian Relations in Educational Contexts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dwayne Trevor Donald
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-24
Description
Argues that the fort is a significant mythic symbol that reinforces colonial divides that continue to affect Aboriginal-Canada relations.
Framing Hostilities: Comparative Critical Discourse Analyses of Mission Statements From Predominantly Mexican American and White School Districts and High Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard A. Orozco
Description
Language, Reading and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2009.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lianne Marie Leda Charlie
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anthony Snethen
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
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.
The Funding Requirement for First Nations Schools in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashutosh Rajekar
Ramnarayanan Mathilakath
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gender Differences and Academic Outcomes in British Columbia's K-12 Aboriginal Population
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Aman
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 45-51
Description
Examines differences between female and male aboriginal and non-aboriginal students and details results in terms of official Band status and those not formally affiliated by a Band.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Description
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
The Gifts Within: Carrying Each Other Forward in Aboriginal Education
Alternate Title
Our Schools, Our Selves
E-Books
Author/Creator
Athlueetuq
Margaret Tucker
Simeon Russell Blackbird
Anika Altiman
Janette Richmond ...
Kevin Lamure
Linda Lou (Sands) Classens ...
A. Whiteye
Muriel Sampson ...
JoAnn V. Henry
John K. Snake ... [et al.]
Globalising Imperatives and Teaching in a Cross Cultural Context: Teachers' Work in Aboriginal Communities Located in Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason P. Doherty
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Haudenosaunee Guide for Educators
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institute
Description
Guide includes four main themes to help guide teachers in creating lessons and activities.
The Havighurst National Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 10, no. 3, May 1971, pp. [26-27]
Description
Brief comment about The Education of Indian Children and Youth, a report prepared by Robert J. Havighurst, Director, United States Office of Education.