Search
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.
Improving Education on Reserves: A First Nations Education Authority Act
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Mendelson
The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 4
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
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.
Indian Play: Students, Wordplay, and Ideologies of Indianness at a School for Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 178-203
Description
Author spotlights the programs at Bacone College between 1927-1955 which engaged Indigenous students and cultures, and how the unique environment allowed students to engage in cultural production that critically examined the intersection of Indigenous identity and colonial education.
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.
Indigenous Aesthetics: Universal Circles Related and Connected to Everything Called Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Ballengee-Morris
Art Education, vol. 61, no. 2, March 2008, pp. 30-33
Description
With a focus on using Indigenous art in the classroom discusses spiraling, aesthetics, individual and collective identities and parallel time.
Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory
Alternate Title
CIS (Centre for Independent Studies) Policy Monograph ; 83
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen Hughes
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.
Indigenous Knowledge Centres - The Queensland Experience Six Years On
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lyn Thompson
Renee Colless
Description
The Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC) Administrator from Boigu Island describes the community involvement and its impact since the IKC was established.
Indigenous Literature Kit: Growing Our Collective Understanding of Truth and Reconciliation: Kindergarten - Grade 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Billie-Jo Grant
Charlotte Kirchner
Phyllis Kelly
Nicole Wenger
Rhonda Nixon
Description
For each title there is an annotation as well as information on related titles, terms and key concepts, sensitivities, themes and topics at a glance, recommended grade level, and project, ideas and activities. Although developed to be used with Alberta curriculum, most information is applicable elsewhere.
Indigenous Pedagogy: Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Alternate Title
Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne McKeough
Stan Bird
Erin Tourigny
Angela Romaine
Susan Graham ... [et al.]
Description
Argues the importance of early literacy development through the use of traditional oral narrative by teachers and students.
Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Archibald
Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marlene Atlea
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 429-430
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Storywork by Jo-ann Archibald (Q'um Q'um Xiiem).
An Initial Report of a Community-University Research Alliance: Community-Based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives: Implementation and Evaluation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen D. Armstrong
Barry S. Corenblum
Barbara M. Gfellner
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, May 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Focuses on the collaboration process among community groups, Aboriginal organizations and university researchers geared to improving retention and graduation rates among Aboriginal students.
Inside School Administration in Nunavut: Four Women's Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Joan Thompson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2008.
Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom
Alternate Title
What Works?: Research into Practice. Research Monograph ; no. 11
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Toulouse
What Works? Research into Practice, March 2008, pp. 1-4
Description
Looks at the relationship between self-esteem and educational attainment, strategies that work for Aboriginal students and the changes needed to honour Aboriginal students’ culture, language, world view and knowledge.
The Integration of Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders into Northern Schools; An Ill-structured Problem
Theses
Author/Creator
William Gowans
Description
Education Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Inuglugijaittuq: Foundation for Inclusive Education in Nunavut Schools.
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Joyce
Leigh Anne Willard
Jean Voysey
John Strutynski
Emerson Coish ... [et al.]
Inuit Contact and Colonization: Takurngaqtaq
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website contains instruction modules developed for grades 7-9.
Inuit Early Childhood Education and Care: Present Successes, Promising Directions: A Discussion Paper for the National Inuit Education Summit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tagataga Inc.
Description
Paper identifies and documents examples of initiatives which have contributed to Inuit school success, identifies gaps in programming, and recommends a list of policy considerations related to Inuit early childhood education and care.
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
An Investigation into the use of Retention as an Intervention Strategy for Struggling Students as Measured by Student Success on FCAT in Seminole County
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Katz
Description
Educational Research, Technology, and Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2008.
An Investigation of the Impact of Speaking the Lumbee Dialect on the Academic Achievement and Identity Development of Native American College Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher E. Scott
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.
Involvement to Engagement: Community Education Practices in a Suburban Elementary School and an Inner-City Community School
Theses
Author/Creator
Ted Amendt
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.C.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Issues and Recommendations Related to Educating Native American Students
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John B. Love
Michael Kallam
Description
Assesses the academic performance of Native American students relative to other ethnic groups based on cultural issues, learning styles, and questions of choice and participation in educational opportunities.
Paper from Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium edited by Mark B. Spencer and Rachel Tudor.
"It feels like a healing process..."
-The Maintenance of Traditional Values among the Mohawk of Akwesasne
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Holm
Description
Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2008.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
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.
Journey Toward Knowing: A Narrative Inquiry Into One Teacher's Experience With At-Risk Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia A. McKay
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Journeying Toward a Praxis of Indigenous Maternal Pedagogy: Lessons from Our Sweetgrass Baskets
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Rose Brant
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2017.
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.
Kimaaciihtoomin e-anishinaabe-kikinoo'amaageyak: Beginning to Teach in an Indigenous Way: Resource Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Description
A comprehensive list of Canadian-based digital and print resources for Aboriginal education.
Knowing, Growing Showing: Indigenous Consumer and Financial Literacy: Research to Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Troy Meston
Tony Dreise
Kon and the Circle of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
Lagging Education Levels Must be Fixed Quickly
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, October 31, 2008, p. A13
Description
Looks at the dissimilar percentages of high school student graduates attending First Nation communities and those who attend provincial schools.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
Language, Sovereignty, Cultural Contestation, and American Indian Schools: No Child Left Behind and a Navajo Test Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Winstead
Adrea Lawrence
Edward J. Brantmeier
Christopher J. Frey
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 46-64
Description
Looks at several provisions in the NCLB which are problematic for Native American Schools and students.
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
Learning Indigenous Science from Place: Executive Summary: Research Study Examining Indigenous-Based Science Perspectives in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Community Contexts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Herman Michell
Yvonne Vizina
Camie Augustus
Jason Sawyer
Description
Summary of report which investigates how community change can occur using practical solutions to implement new or modified programs for school science curriculum.
Learning Indigenous Science from Place: Research Study Examining Indigenous-Based Science Perspectives in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Community Contexts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Herman Michell
Yvonne Vizina
Camie Augustus
Jason Sawyer
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 Through Language: Academic Success in an Indigenous Language Immersion Kindergarten
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay A. Morcom
Stephanie Roy
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 57-80
Description
Examines the effects Mnidoo Mnising Anishinaabek Kinoomaage Gamig (MMAK) kindergarten program on child development.
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.
Learning Together: Intergenerational Literature Circles as Sites for Multilayered Learning
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 145
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Lemisko
Margaret Epp
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Looks at student's and teacher candidate's interpretation of material dealing with social study concepts.