Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Out of Harm’s Way: Relocating Northwest Alaska Eskimos, 1907–1917
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Ducker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
Description
Looks at the reasons for displacement in Alaska and why the Bureau of Education's efforts included an emphasis on
preparing the local inhabitants for a more urban society, one in which some degree of assimilation and integration would be inevitable.
Out of the Cupboard and into the Classroom: Children and the American Indian Literary Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
Children's Literature in Education, vol. 27, no. 3, 1996, pp. 167-179
Description
Identifies and discusses several prevalent myths associated with the Native American experience.
Parental Roles in Rural Alaska Education: A Model for the Circumpolar North?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Erickson
Gerald A. McBeath
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 11-40
Description
Looks at environment of school-community interactions, involvement in children's schooling, and patterns of control related to student success. Interviews were conducted with parents, teachers, administrators and influential community members in over 20 sites between 1982 and 1993.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Paternal Involvement in Childrearing and the School Performance of Ojibwa Children: An Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edith Williams
Norma Radin
Kip Coggins
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, October 1996 , pp. 578-595
Description
Study highlights the importance of cultural influences on childrearing.
Pathways: A Culturally Appropriate Obesity-Prevention Program for American Indian Schoolchildren
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally M. Davis
Scott B. Going
Deborah L. Helitzer
Nicolette I. Teufel
Patricia Snyder ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 796S-802S
Description
Comments on a program for Native American schoolchildren, in third to fifth-grade, that promotes increased physical activity and healthy eating behaviours.
Patterns in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: Radical Change in Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Brenna
Shuwen Sun
Yina Liu
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 43-70
Description
Study examined two groups of books, 57 titles published 2005 and 120 published in 2015 in terms of authors, illustrators, characterization, genre, and audiences.
Perceptions and Practices of Principals: Supporting Positive Educational Experiences for Aboriginal Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
William Rowluck
Brenda Green
International Journal of Leadership in Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 2017, pp. 328-344
Description
Using interviews from Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan principals to discuss their roles in student success through promoting Indigenous learning and values.
Plain Talk 1: KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Alternate Title
Assembly of First Nations Plain Talks
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 1
Plain Talk ; book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
KAIROS
Ed Bianchi
Suzanne Doerge
Chris Hiller
Dr. Rose-Alma J. McDonald
Description
Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Plain Talk 20: Plan For Student Success
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 20
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents a road map for enhancing student success.
Plain Talk 21: First Nations Performance Indicators Checklist
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 21
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Advises reading on events, actions or behaviours that are important to a community in assessing their educational system.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
Predictive and Concurrent Validity of the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire Among American Indian Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen M. Keane
Rhonda Wiegman Dick
Donald W. Bechtold
Spero M. Manson
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 24, no. 6, 1996, pp. 735-747
Description
Contends that the questionnaire is an effective screener for suicide risk.
Predictors of Problem Behaviours in the Student Population Served by the Saskatoon Tribal Council
Theses
Author/Creator
David Brian Mykota
Description
Education of Exceptional Children (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1996.
Project "X" (Excellence): "Our Jacob" Became "Our Jesus"
Alternate Title
[McDowell Foundation Research Project] ; no. 43
[Teaching and Learning Research Exchange]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Loretta Tetreault
Description
Principal of Sacred Heart Community School describes the four-year process of changing the environment and learning outcomes in her inner-city school.
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Istance
Rowena Phair
Judith Peterka
Peggy Furic
OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
Putting an End to the Silence: Educating Society about the Canadian Residential School System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee Kuhl
Bridges, vol. 2, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-5
Description
Discusses the importance of revealing the truth regarding residential schools in order to promote healing and prevent repetition of mistakes.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Raise a Flag: Works from the Indigenous Art Collection (2000-2015): Education Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Onsite Gallery
OCAD University
Description
Exhibition features works by 33 artists which were drawn from the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Indigenous Art Collection.
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.
Reading For Pleasure Among First Nations Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Rutley
Description
Provides lessons, containing ideas for connecting, processing and transforming, using First Nations literature.
Reconciliation in Action and The Community Learning Centres of Quebec: The Experiences of Teachers and Coordinators Engaged in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Social Justice Projects
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Howell
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Reconciliation on Whose Terms? the Death of Will Maquinna at the Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Alternate Title
Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Guta
Description
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.
Red Flags for Educators: Lessons for Canada in the PISA Results
Alternate Title
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 488
Commentary. Education, Skills and Labour Market
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)
Description
Appendix specifically discusses impact of Indigenous education outcomes on the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment scores in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Educational Ambitions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Mobility
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Angela Mashford-Pringle]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Dropping Out and Going Back to School
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Angela Mashford-Pringle]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Influence of Family Involvement on School Success
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Angela Mashford-Pringle]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Language and Culture in Schools and Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Resisting Consumption: Exploring Pathways of Resistance to the Assimilative Nature of the Canadian Education System Through Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Theses
Author/Creator
Blake Bilmer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Resources for the Practice of Native American Songs and Dances in the Elementary Classroom
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda R. Rowland Woody
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1999.
The Responses of American Indian Children and Irish Children to the School, 1850s-1920s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael C. Coleman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 83-112
Description
Recounts assimilative educational campaigns and explores the effect of cross cultural education.
Responses to Jury Recommendations: Seven First Nations Youths Inquest Q2016-26 (Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese, Curran Strang & Jordan Wabasse) [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Restructing First Nations' Education: Trust, Respect and Governance
Alternate Title
Restructuring First Nations' Education: Trust, Respect and Governance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ryan
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 1996, pp. 115-132
Description
Describes a number of ways in which current structures and practices can be adjusted to support First Nation goals.
Rex Willie
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 84, 1999, p. 8
Description
Brief biography on the recipient of the Governor General's Academic Award for Arctic Bay, Nunavut.
Riel Country: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Riel Country. Target audience is high school.
The Role of Aboriginal Parents in Public Education: Barriers to Change in an Urban Setting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy L. Friedel
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 139-158
Description
Examines the challenges that face Aboriginal parents whose children attend urban public schools.
The Roots of Inuktitut-Language Bilingual Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Perry Shearwood
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 249-262
Description
Relates the history of educational programs in Northern Canada, the government policies of 1960s to 1970s, and the implementation of a bilingual educational policy in Nunavik.
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Alternate Title
Independent Lens
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rezolution Pictures
Catherine Bainbridge
Alfonso Maiorana
Stevie Salas
Tim Johnson
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment
Description
Documentary looks at the little-known story of Indigenous influences on and contributions to the evolution of contemporary rock and blues music. Artists profiled include Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, and Taboo.
Running Solo: Indigenous Teacher Identity in Roman Catholic Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tyler Larry Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2017.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
The School Physical Education Program: Developing First Nation Educational Resiliency
Theses
Author/Creator
Buryl T.S. Bernard
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.
Seasonal Circles
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.