Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Clayton
Queensland Journal of Educational Research, vol. 15, 1999, pp. [101-112]
Description
Project intends to help define future directions for language and literacy education to foster enriched outcomes from school.
Design and Statistical Analysis for the Pathways Study1-3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C.E. Davis
Sally Hunsberger
David M. Murray
Richard R. Fabsitz
John H. Himes ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 760S-763S
Description
Overview of school based intervention program for prevention of obesity in American Indian children using food service, physical activity, classroom curriculum, and family participation.
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.
Documenting and Maintaining Native American Languages for the 21st Century: The Indiana University Model
Alternate Title
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Parks
Julia Kushner
Wallace Hooper
Francis Flavin
Delilah Yellow Bird
Selena Ditmar
Description
Five papers describe the Akira Language Project implemented at White Shield School in North Dakota, Nakoda Language Program at Fort Belknap College in Montana and the development of tools for computer language documentation at the American Indian Studies Research Institute.
Excerpt from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons.
The Earliest Americans: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
Core Knowledge Curriculum Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources
Educating for Activism: The Gadugi Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Bryant
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 59-78
Description
Looks at the Gadugi Program, which offers two university level classes to Indigenous high school students through Appalachian State University.
Educating Inner-City Aboriginal Students: The Significance of Culturally Appropriate Instruction and Parental Support
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Smith
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 155-171
Description
Discusses the need for collaboration between school, home and community as well a changes to government policy to fight the effects of poverty.
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.
Education Work: Canadian Schools and the Emergence of Indigenous Social Movements
Theses
Author/Creator
Cameron Riopelle
Description
Sociology Theses (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.
Educational Achievement of Young Aboriginal Adults
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Canadian Social Trends, no. 52, Spring, 1999, pp. 6-10
Description
Discusses improvements from 1986-1996 in the educational level of learners aged 20 to 29 and a narrowing of the educational gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
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.
The Effects of a Precision Teaching/Direct Instruction Reading Program on the Reading Achievement of Elementary School Students
Alternate Title
The Effects of a Precision Teaching / Direct Instruction Reading Program on the Reading Achievement of Elementary School Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Tamara Rothenbusch
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 1999.
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.
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.
Enhancing Student Cultural Tolerance Through the Discovery of Cultural Heritage
Theses
Author/Creator
Bhadresh Patel
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1999.
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.
Evaluation of Dietary Change Among Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Participating Children (Grades 4-6)
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Michelle Jimenez
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.
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.
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.
Federal Indian Policy and the St. Francis Mission School on Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota: 1886-1908
Theses
Author/Creator
Karla Lee Ekquist
Description
Agricultural History and Rural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 1999.
First Nations and Metis Curriculum Units - Series II
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Federated College: Department of Indian Education
Description
Focuses on the heritage of First Nations and Metis people, including topics regarding role models, traditional plants, dances, legends and dwellings. Suitable for a variety of settings and grade levels.
First Nations Career/Life Planning Model: Guidelines for Practitioners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harly Neumann
Rod M. McCormick
Norman E. Admundson
Holly B. McLean
Journal of Employment Counselling, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1999, pp. 167-176
Description
Discusses recruitment of participants, the counselling process and follow-up issues. Uses a case study to illustrate use of the model.
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 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
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 Boarding Schools to the Multicultural Classroom: The Intercultural Politics of Education, Assimilation, and American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Sanchez
Mary E. Stuckey
Teacher Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 1999, pp. 83-96
Description
Looks at politics and practices of cross cultural communication by examining the historical and current status of American Indians as subjects and participants in the educational system.
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.
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.
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.
Geographical Patterns of Socio-Economic Well-Being of First Nations Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin P. Armstrong
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 8, June 1999, pp. [1]-13
Description
Looks at four variables: employment ratio, average income, education and housing.
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.
Globalization and the Corporate Sponsorship of Navajo Education: New Perspectives on Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Parker Juliani
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1999.
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?"
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.
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.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our Experience
Alternate Title
Impact of the Treaty 4 Project on Students and Teachers
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 258
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Treaty4: The Next Generation Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Fortier-Fréçon
Leia Laing
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Students talk about the idea of treaty citizenship and relationship with Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan after attending a two-day youth conference with Life Speaker Noel Starblanket and Indigenous artist Ray Keighley.
Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, July 2017, p. Article 2
Description
Examines educator and parent perceptions about the policy through analysis of interviews with 100 individuals within provincial off-reserve school system. Questions reflected three themes: parent-school relationships, roles and expectations, and perceived effectiveness of educational initiatives.
Indian Horse Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Elevation Pictures?]
Description
To accompany film based on the book of the same name by Richard Wagamese.
Indigenous and Imported Primary School Textbooks in Belize: A Comparative Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Martha J. Coates
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, [1999].
Indigenous Education: Walking on Both Sides of the River: Brief Presented to the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tino Bordonaro
France Bourassa
Michael Chechlie
Pierre Choulnard
Nancy Clark ... [et al.]
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.