Eight Pointed Star of Mi'kmaw Pedagogy: New Cognitive Dimensions for Endogenous Education and Development
Looks at the ways that Mi'kmaw are engaging the educational process to support their own cultural values.
Looks at the ways that Mi'kmaw are engaging the educational process to support their own cultural values.
Looks at components that enhance student engagement in place based educational programs in the Yukon and Cree Nation reserve schools in northern Alberta.
Designed for Grade 4.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Scholarly, peer reviewed paper argues the idea that emphasis on "culture" will improve educational outcomes with urban Aboriginal youth is not working and that the issue of race is more important in the urban context.
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.
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Traditional story suitable for use with Grade 4-7 students. Extract from the book The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway.
Looks at the lack of research in identifying Indigenous students aptitude for math.
Discusses project which used experiential learning to deepen secondary students' understanding of Indigenous issues and the meaning of reconciliation.