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File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed for Vincent Massey Students May 25, 1989. The art displayed includes a variety of traditional items such as snowshoes, mukluks, beadwork, and minature totem poles. In eight of the negatives an unidentified man is shown holding up a minature tipi. In the other negatives art is displayed on tables.
Alaska's Small Rural High Schools Are they Working?
Alternate Title
ISER Report Series No. 57
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith S. Kleinfeld
G. Williamson McDiarmid
David Hagstrom
American Indian Education: a Study of Dropouts, 1980-1987
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Eberhard
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 1, October 1989, pp. [32-40]
Description
Examines data and lists factors related to drop out rates and concludes that schools need to change.
American Indian Personnel Preparation in Special Education: Needs, Program Components, Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Gajar
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [7-15]
Description
Reviews the needs of handicapped children and describes the American Indian Special Education Teacher Training Program, funded by the Department of Education, at Pennsylvania State University.
Bilingual Special Education Teacher Training for American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard Baca
Ofelia Miramontes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [38-47]
Description
Reviews historical perspectives of programs and summarizes areas of concern.
Brain-Hemispheric Functions and the Native American
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen Chuck Ross
Journal of American Indian Education, Special, August 1989, pp. [72-76]
Description
Author states traditional Native Americans are right hemisphere dominant, while the education system is oriented to the left brain.
The Buffalo Hunt
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Joanne Pelletier]
Changes in American Indian Education: A Historical Retrospective for Educators in the United States
Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 314228
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Description
By understanding the historical circumstances of education, paper aims to find solutions to unique cultural problems for American Indians such as equality of educational opportunity, local autonomy, community involvement, curriculum development and general schooling practices.
Changing Times
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Conflicting Plans
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Coyote's Eyes: Native Cognition Styles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Tafoya
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [29-42]
Description
Discusses learning through the analyses of a traditional legend.
A Description of Variables Related to the Occupational Choice of Indian/Native Teachers
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Campbell
Description
Education Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
Developing a Curriculum for Native Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorelei Cederstrom
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 241-252
Description
Outline for an Aboriginal literature class offered at Brandon University, Manitoba.
The Development of a Questionnaire to Identify Attitudes of Selected Native Students to Writing English
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy Hamilton
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1985.
Dialogue Journals: A Technique to Strengthen Ethnic Pride and Achievement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara V. Kirk
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 1, October 1989, pp. [19-25]
Description
Describes the benefit of dialogue journals between teacher and student.
Dynamic Assessment of Learning Potential of Indian Adolescents in Algebra
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Brigid Alice Scissons
Description
Education of Exceptional Children Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
The Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Testing Reports as Perceived by Teachers in an Intertribal Secondary Boarding School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Bryce Fifield
Marvin G. Fifield
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [16-24]
Description
Verifies that data obtained from these tests and the resulting evaluation reports on areas of strengths and weaknesses are valuable to the school personnel who design individual education plans for students who require special education services.
Employment of Navajos on the Navajo Nation in Arizona as Influenced by Instruction in Vocational Agriculture
Theses
Author/Creator
Heidi Marie Schewel
Description
Agricultural Education Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Arizona, 1989.
Ending an Era
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhet Diessner
Edwin E. Rousculp
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [17-24]
Description
Project shows that word processing with computers can improve students' writing.
A Family Systems Approach for Serving Rural, Reservation Native American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne C. O’Connell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [1-6]
Description
Presents a model for delivering education and rehabilitation services to young handicapped Native American students on rural reservations.
Gabriel Dumont
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Grade 12 Enrolments of Status Indians in British Columbia: 1949-1985
Theses
Author/Creator
Eugene Richard Atleo
Description
Administrative, Adult and Higher Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.
Home/School Liaison Officer
Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Suzanne E. Maynard]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 52-53
Description
Explains the role of as conveying problems at schools to parents at home in the Aboriginal community in Tasmania, Australia.
The Impact of Indian Education Courses on the Instruction of Teachers in North Dakota
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Rose Marion Kulas
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1989.
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638) From 1975 to 1989: A Look at Educational Aspects
Theses
Author/Creator
Bradley Veile
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1989.
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.
Language, Culture, and the Mathematics Concepts of American Indian Learners
Alternate Title
Language, Culture, and the Mathematics Concept of American Indian Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane E. Schindler
David M. Davison
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 3, July 1985, pp. [27-34]
Description
Explores how language and thought processes affect learning mathematical concepts and suggests ways to facilitate learning by those whose first language is not English.
Leadership Styles of Principals in Native Schools in Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Jonathan Sealy
Description
Continuing Education Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Saskatchewan, 1985.
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.
Louis Riel
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Math Achievement of Native Americans in Nevada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Trent
Robert A. Gilman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 1, January 1985, pp. [39-45]
Description
Recommendations to increase the math skills of Native American students in Nevada.
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 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 Navajo Student and the Tennessee Self Concept
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis Tempest
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 3, July 1985, pp. [1-7]
Description
Study used test, in combination with others, to evaluate self-concept as a contributor to academic underachievement.
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.
The North-West Resistance of 1885
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
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.
Prescriptive Behavioral Intervention at the Dorm Level
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenn Latham
Richard West
Sarah Chambers Collins
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [25-37]
Description
Study of behaviour modification in students experiencing trouble during non-school hours by paraprofessionals at Intermountain Inter-Tribal School in Utah.
Prevalence of Otitis Media in Cree and Ojibway School-Children in Six Ontario Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wm. A. Scaldwell
Janet E. Frame
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [1-5]
Description
Incidence of ear infections as a cause of language development difficulties due hearing impairment. Both early intervention and modified teaching techniques can help to reduce the impact.
The Promise and Problems of the Native American Student: a Comparative Study of High School Students on the Reservation and Surrounding Areas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruey-Lin Lin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [6-16]
Description
Study found little difference between Native American and non-Native American students' attitudes toward education. Explores alternative explanations for educational attainment levels.
Receptive and Expressive Vocabularies of Young Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James B. Connelly
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 1, January 1985, pp. [33-37]
Description
Compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Vocabulary subtest to evaluate whether cultural factors affect verbal vocabulary test results.
Red River Insurgence, 1869-70
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
The Reflection of Personal Experience in the Writing of Papago Indian Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Lois Bridges Bird
Description
Elementary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1985.