Learning Guide: The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
Alternate Title
The Salmon Bears Learning Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Van Tol
Lauren Hudson
Diana Chan
Johanna Gordon-Walker
Karen McAllister
Description
For use with book of same name, written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Lesson plans for Grades 4-7 correspond to each chapter in the book.
Learning Indigenous, Western, and Personal Mathematics From Place
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gladys Sterenberg
Theresa McDonnell
Description
Researches one student's successful experiences of learning mathematics from place based education, which incorporates the land and people where students come from.
The Learning Styles of Native American Students and Implications for Classroom Practice
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Melanie Price
Michael Kallam
John Love
Description
Analyzes different learning styles and discusses strategies for teachers to utilize a more culturally responsive teaching style.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Virtual exhibit covering history of ranching life, community stories including Wood Mountain biographies and transition to rodeo.
Lessons in Immersion Instruction From the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ivan Ozbolt
Description
Comments on a course teaching the language and strategies on how to teach in immersion settings.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Lessons Learned From American Educational Legislation for Canadian Educators: No Child Left Behind and the Ontario Aboriginal Education Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Cherubini
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 69-85
Description
Comments on the attempts made by the United States and Ontario to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of Indigenous students.
A Line in the Sand
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen M. Strom
Description
Contains links to sovereignty issues, cultural property, legal resources, stereotypes, responses from the Indigenous peoples and resources.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Literature Review Focused on Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) and E-Learning in the Context of Te Reo Māori and Kaupapa Māori Education: Report to the Ministry of Education
Alternate Title
A Literature Review Focused on Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) and E-Learning in the Context of Te Reo Maori and Kaupapa Maori Education: Report to the Ministry of Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai
Hans Tiakiwai
A Literature Review of Factors that Support Successful Transitions by Aboriginal People from K–12 to Postsecondary Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amanda Parriag
Paul Chaulk
Mary-Doug Wright
Wendy MacDonald
Description
Reviews key research findings relating to the challenges Aboriginal people face when making the transition from K–12 to Postsecondary Education and what factors lead to successful transitions.
Literature Review: The Literature on Inuit-Centred Curriculum and Teaching Approaches
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Katherine Graham
Description
Discusses theme emerging from literature review: importance of understand ind social and economic relations which shape curriculum; analysis and recommendations regarding pedagogy; policy and governance issues. Identifies gaps in policy and practice.
Related document: Bibliography.
Locating Citizenship: Curriculum, Social Class, and the 'Good' Citizen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Tupper
Michael P. Cappello
Phillip R. Sevigny
Theory and Research in Social Education, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 336-365
Description
Study explores students understandings and experiences of citizenship at two high schools in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Looking Forward: Higher Education and the Head Start Mandate in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon E. Rosenkoetter
Alison Davis-White Eyes
Deborah Padgett Coehlo
Nancy Knoble
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 83-106
Description
"This study interviewed 33 tribal education and human service leaders to examine the challenges faced by one American Indian tribe in providing access to higher education".
Lumaajuuq
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Description
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Lumaajuuq. Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Visual Arts.
Making the Best of the Early Years: Tambellup Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. D. Clark
J. Oosthuizen
S. Beerenfels
A. C. Rowell
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1407, July 28, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Investigates rural community with high Aboriginal population whose children scored very well in the 2007 regional Australian Early Development Index test. Results showed community support and primary school help facilitate in the development and well-being of children and youth.
mâmawi-nehiyaw iyinikahiwewin
Alternate Title
Blue Quills First Nations College, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leona J. Makokis
Marilyn V. Shirt
Sherri L. Chisan
Anne Y. Mageau
Diana M. Steinhauer
Description
Looks at Indigenous methods for teaching Cree language immersion.
Mass Testing and Underdevelopment of Inner-City Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-64
Description
Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.
Mathematics in Indigenous Contexts Years, 6-8, 2003-2005
Alternate Title
Community Capacity Research Project
Learning Mathematics: Perspectives of Australian Aboriginal Children and Their Teachers
Mathematics in Aboriginal Contexts: Building School-Community Capacity
Working Together to Enhance Australian Aboriginal Student’s Mathematics Learning
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Peter Howard
Bob Perry
Mavis Feirer
Kevin Lowe
Suzanne Ziems
NSW Education Standards Authority ... [et al.]
Description
Website contains the process used to develop Australian context-based Mathematics units and links to four reports.
The Meaning of "Success" For First Nations Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kassandra Churcher
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 4, Fall, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Compares the No Child Left Behind program initiated in the United States in 2001 and Canada's First Nations Student Success Program (FNSSP) introduced in 2009.
Metaphorical Images of Science: The Perceptions and Experiences of Aboriginal Students Who Are Successful in Senior Secondary Science
Theses
Author/Creator
Cathleen Tenning
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
Metis Nation of Alberta Association Final Report: Native Education Policy Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Alberta Association
Description
Outcomes and recommendations from a review to address issues such as educational attainment and unemployment.
Modified School Years: An Important Issue of Local Control of Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J S Tsuji
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 158-168
Description
Reflects upon the nature of the educational system that begins in September one year and extends to June the next year as an entirely non-Native construct and calls for a modified school year for First Nations schools.
"Most Inhuman Barbarities": A Rhetorical Analysis and Codification of Images of Native Americans in Select Nineteenth Century Informational Texts Written for Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Gayle Marie Mercer
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2000.
Motivational Characteristics of Native and Non-Native Students in Rural Public High Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia L. Hardré
Brian Lieuanan
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 41-65
Description
Contends that rural schools offer advantages to both Native American and non-Native American students.
Murra: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Indigenous Content on the WWW: Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation in EdNA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)
Description
Includes strategies for finding content on the world wide web, five main questions to ask when assessing credibility and validity of sites, and suggestions for other resources which should be used in conjunction with materials found on the Internet.
Muskwa: Fearless Defender of Natural Law
Alternate Title
Bear Paw Legal Education and Resource Centre Comics; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Greg Miller
Description
Comic book tells the story of three youth encountering Muskwa the Bear and learning about natural laws and respect for the natural world.
My Summer on the Pow-wow Trail
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
National Indian Education Study 2009: Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[W. Grigg
R. Moran
M. Kuang]
Description
Compares accomplishments of AI/AN students to other ethnic groups in response to three reading behaviours: locate and recall information, integrate and interpret, critique and evaluate.
See Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8 Statistical Analysis Report.
National Indian Education Study 2009: Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in
Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[N. Mead
W. Grigg
R. Moran
M. Kuang]
Description
Based on survey findings, looks at how students, teachers and schools integrate Native culture and language into their education.
See Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.
The Native American Experience: Coyote and the Buffalo Folklore Tale Retold by Mourning Dove
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
The Native American Experience: The World on the Turtle's Back
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition?]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Student lesson to accompany the Iroquois creation story.
The Native American Mascot Controversy: A Handbook
Alternate Title
American Indian Imagery and the Miseducation of America
Defensive Dialogues: Native American Mascots, Anti-Indianism, and Educational Institutions
Putting the Moccasin on the Other Foot: A Media History of the "Fighting Whities"
The Problems with Native American Mascots
What the "Fighting Sioux" Tells Us about White People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurel R. Davis
Robert Jensen
Ellen J. Staurowsky
C. Richard King
Bruce E. Johansen
Description
Selection of essays from the book.
Native Americans: A Resource List for Teaching - To or About - Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Jean Mendoza
Description
Sampling of recommended children's books and young adult literature, most are American, and all are suitable for general use.
Native Americans in Social Studies Curriculum: An Alabama Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Eileen Barragan
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2000
Native People and the Challenge of Computers: Reservation Schools, Individualism, and Consumerism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. A. Bowers
Miguel Vasquez
Mary Roaf
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 182-199
Description
Authors argue that computer-facilitated learning in Indigenous communities will lead to cultural transformation and the erosion of cultural diversity leaving behind a digital and technologically dependent monoculture.
Native Studies Middle Years (Grades 5 to 8): A Teacher's Resource Book
Alternate Title
Renewing Education: New Directions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dan Thomas
Native Treaties: 1871-1897
Alternate Title
1871-1897 Native Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Description
Excerpted from A Country by Consent. Information is intended for elementary school audiences.
Native Youth Speak Out
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Windh
Crawford Kilian
Description
Multi-part series that has teenagers sharing their views, with Jacqueline Windh, about school, alcohol and drug use, family, culture and language.
Navajo Transition to Higher Education: Knowledge Systems, Cultural Values and Educational Policies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander W. Wiseman
International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 33, no. 6, 2000, pp. 621-629
Description
Explains transitional problems as being affected primarily by community characteristics such as socioeconomic status and rural location as well as those unique to the Navajo such traditions, theology and culture.
The New Assimilation Movement: Standards, Tests, and Anglo-American Supremacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack D. Forbes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 1-35
Description
Asserts that curriculum standards are not always objective or free from biases
‘A New View of Body Image’: A School-Based Participatory Action Research Project with Young Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Kent C. Kowalski
Action Research, vol. 9, no. 3, 2010, pp. 220-241
Description
Using interviews with female Indigenous high school students to discuss body image and some suggestions to improve those perspectives.
Night: A Collective Creation by Human Cargo, Written and Directed by Christopher Morris: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
NITS-STI-TA-PII: The Real People
Alternate Title
Imataa Manistsi: Blackfoot Dog Travois
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mari King
Description
Lesson plan for constructing a dog travois developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
O Tatou Ō Aga'i i Fea?/ `Oku Tau Ō Ki Fe?/Where are We Heading?: Pacific Languages in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Alternate Title
Where Are We Heading?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McCaffery
Judy Taligalu McFall–McCaffery
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 86-121
Description
Discusses the health of the four Polynesian Pasifika languages from the researchers and writers perspective.
Ochapan: Perspectives of Elders and Students on the Elders in Residence Program
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 196
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Russell Fayant
Linda Goulet
Joanne Pelletier
Calvin Racette
Sarah Longman ... [et al.]
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Uses data from talking circles and focused conversations with students from elementary and high schools.
On the Edge of Discovery: Purposefulness; Learning and Teaching; Assessment and Accountability
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Bouvier
Description
Power point from presentation that discussed the issues pertaining to complete assessment of Aboriginal learning while acknowledging and integrating elements that are unique to the learning perspectives of Aboriginal people.