Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
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.
Nunavut Teachers' Association
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Teachers' Association
Description
Provides links to Information on professional improvement, educator certificate and lesson plan bank.
The Ole Crab Story: Analysis of a Personal Experience in Colonialism and Antiracism Theory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barb Lateroute
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 289-304
Description
Comments on the debilitating aspects of colonialism and how Aboriginal people can combat racism effectively by working together to empower each other as a cultural group.
Omushkego Oral History Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre for Rupert's Land Studies
University of Winnipeg
Description
Swampy Cree stories told by Louis Bird can be listened to in either English or Cree. Includes links to storytelling lessons for grades K-8.
Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Office
Ministry of Education
Description
Related documents:
Implementation Plan
Second Progress Report on Implementation
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 Minds to Change: The Role of Research in Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penny Milton
Education Canada, vol. 47, no. 1, Making Space For Critical Reflections: Dreams & Solutions for Aboriginal Children, Winter, 2007, pp. 39-42
Description
Discusses making evidence based research more accessible to educational policy makers when rethinking important concepts.
[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
Oskayak Academies Offer Students a Good Reason To Stay In School
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 16
Description
Looks at the addition of four new academies, hockey, drama, cultural arts and language arts, aimed at keeping students enrolled in school and increasing enrollment.
Article located by scrolling down to page 16.
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 School Choice in First Nations Communities: Is There Really a Choice?
Theses
Author/Creator
Evelyn Louise Steinhauer
Description
Educational Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Alberta, 2007.
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.
Partnering with Parents and Communities: Maximizing the Educational Experience for Inuit Students: A Discussion Paper for the National Inuit Education Summit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donald M. Taylor
Description
Looks at the correlation between student success and parental support.
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.
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Alternate Title
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communitities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Jane Cooper
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 2007.
Appendices not available.
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.
Piaranut For Our Children: Quality Practices for Inuit Early Childhood Education Programs
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Pivut
Alternate Title
Fantastic Beings from Arctic Stories
Two Stories about Arctic Giants & Qallupilluit (Beings of the Ocean Depths)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel A. Qitsualik
Sean A. Tinsley
Neil Christopher
Michael Austin
Todd Lockwood
Larry MacDougall
Wayne Reynolds
Description
First issue of graphic magazine designed to support literacy in Inuktitut and English and promote Inuit culture. This issue focuses on supernatural beings from traditional stories.
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.
Play Provides Sex Education Roadmap
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 4, July 2007, p. 13
Description
Comments on the positive feedback the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company received when performing their interactive play on sex education to three schools in Saskatoon and La Ronge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
The Politics of Policy Development to End Obesity for
Aboriginal Youth in the Educational Environment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Spurr
First Peoples Child & Family Services, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 72-83
Description
Highlights the tools outlined in Deborah Stone's book ,Policy Parodox: The Art of Political Decision Making, to demonstrate why school policies should be developed to prevent obesity in schools.
The Potential Contribution of Aboriginal Canadians to the Future Canadian Economic Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-François Arsenault
Description
Presented at Alliance of Sector Councils organized by the Aboriginal Human Resources Council, December 13, 2007.
Contends that education is one of the most effective tools a society has to help disadvantaged populations.
Power and Place: Toward Developing and Implementing Native-Based Science Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steve Pavlik
Description
Recommends several considerations for development of a program: spirituality, traditional values, TEK (traditional ecological knowledge), maintain high standards, recognize differences in beliefs with western science.
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.
Proceed with Caution: Using Native American Folktales in the Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Language Arts, vol. 84, no. 3, January 2007, pp. 245-256
Description
Examines the cultural and social accuracy of two Native American picture-books.
Promising Practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education: Case Studies of Two Alberta Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations
Métis and Inuit Services Branch
Description
Examines parent and community engagement, cultural and language programming, teachers, instruction and curriculum resources, professional development, and individual students supports at Francis of Assisi Elementary School and Le Roi Daniels Elementary 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.
Qanemcikarluni Tekitnarqelartuq [One Must Arrive With a Story to Tell]: Traditional Alaska Native Yup'ik Eskimo Stories in a Culturally Based Math Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Parker Webster
Evelyn Yanez
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 3, 2007, pp. 116-131
Description
Looks at the value of cultural knowledge as a resource for enhancing intellectual development in all students.
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.
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV & AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Alternate Title
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV and AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Beasley
Claire Risley
Moohini Venkatesh
Dereck Springer
Sharlene Johnson
Description
Outlines key findings and recommendations from analysis conducted with stakeholders concerning school health nutrition (SHN) and HIV activities.
Raven Brings Light: A Play
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diana Knopp
Description
Suitable for primary students.
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.