Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
The Native Women's Association of Canada Background Paper: Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Economic Opportunities Sectoral Session
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Proposes a variety of solutions to issues such as inadequate housing and income, low levels of employment, education, and overall economic advancement for Aboriginal women.
The Native Women's Association of Canada: Background Paper - Life Long Learning ("From the Womb to the Tomb")
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses a range of options to improve learning opportunities and programming for Aboriginal women.
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
A New Native Teacher Corps: Integrating Culture and Language in Schooling
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna Figueira
NABE news, September/October 2004, pp. 22-25
Description
Contends that nature of the relationship between Native American students and their teacher, along with cultural context, can be important factors in academic success and retention .
"A New Understanding of Things Indian": George Raley's Negotiation of the Residential School Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paige Raibmon
BC Studies, no. 110, Summer, 1996, pp. 69-96
Description
Article discusses the work of the principal of the Coqualeetza Indian Residential School, which is generally viewed in a positive light, to illustrate both the limitations and the latitude present in the system.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in Curriculum Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses linking local ecological knowledge and science education.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
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.
Parent Marginalization, Marginalized Parents: Creating a Place For Parents on the School Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Bill Murphy
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 50, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 221-235
Description
Parental involvement is categorized in four types: family support, parent education and school, parenthood, education and home, and parent involvement/parent participation.
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.
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.
Peer Perspectives: Expressions of Aboriginal Youth - Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Access to Media Education Society
Description
Teacher's guide designed to bring issues affecting Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people into the classroom, in a manner that speaks directly to youth.
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.
Placing Gitxsan Stories in Text: Returning the Feathers. Guuxs Mak'am Mik'aax
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Jane Smith
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
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.
Playing Games or Learning Science? An Inquiry into Navajo Children's Science Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Beck
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 43, no. 3, 2004, pp. 41-55
Description
Considers differences in science education between Navajo students and that of the dominate culture.
The Politics of Identity and Schooling: A Comparative Case Study of Amercian Indians and Taiwan Aborigines
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheng Yao Cheng
Description
Education Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of California, 2004
Portrait of a Teacher: Anthony Walsh and the Inkameep Indian Day School, 1932-1942
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa-Marie Smith
Description
Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.
The Postcolonial Landscape: Negotiating Teachers' Identities Around Race and Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Jacobs
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2004.
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.
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.
(Re)telling to Disrupt: Aboriginal People and Stories of Canadian History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 55-76
Description
Tells how a series of biographical stories, intended for school curriculum, were produced and how they would provide an alternative representation of Aboriginal people.
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.
Reading Resources for Southeast Alaska Tribal Children, Youth and Families
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief bibliography groups literature by age/reading level: primary (grades K-3), intermediate (grades 3-6), and young adult (grades 6-10).
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.