Alternate Title
Beating the Challenge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Health Secretariat
Description
Discusses holistic and culturally sensitive teaching principles as applied to the curriculum. Provides research guide for students and twelve foundation lesson plans.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2017 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Formula
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
Forgotten: The Métis Residential School Experience: Workshop Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Formal Education Among the Siberian Yupik Eskimos on Sivuqaq, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: An Ethno-Historical Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Pam Powell
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Texas, 1998.
Formative Research in a School-Based Obesity Prevention Program for Native American School Children (Pathways)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Gittelsohn
Marguerite Evans
Deborah Helitzer
Jean Anliker
Mary Story ... [et al.]
Health Education Research, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1998, pp. 251-265
Description
Describes the development of formative research and assessment methods used in an intervention study.
Fostering the Educational Success of Off-Reserve Aboriginal Learners on Prince Edward Island: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
Carolyn Taylor
Darrell DesRoches
Alanna Taylor
Brittany Jakubiec
Description
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 55 participants, including: Elders, parents/caregivers, and elementary, high school and postsecondary learners. Identifies factors which have a positive effect, challenges which contribute to less favourable outcomes, and what elements are needed to ensure success.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lianne Marie Leda Charlie
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
Free to Be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anthony Snethen
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: Free to Be Mohawk by Louellyn White.
From Indian Boys to Canadian Men? The Use of Cadet Drill in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan J. Habkirk
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [227]-247
Description
Looks at how some students used military drill as a way to survive the abuse faced at school by finding relief in travel opportunities to participate in performances and competitions off of the school grounds.
From the Ruins of Colonialism: History as Social Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Russell McGregor
Aboriginal History, vol. 22, 1998, pp. 276-278
Description
Book review of: From the Ruins of Colonialism by Chris Healy.
Review located by scrolling to page 276.
Fur Trader Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Getting Started in Oral Traditions Research: A Case Study in Applied Anthropology in the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisa Hart
Description
[Anthropology] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.
Gifted Native American Students: Literature, Lessons, and Future Directions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Gentry
C. Matthew Fugate
Jiaxi Wu
Jaime A. Castellano
Gifted Child Quarterly, vol. 58, no. 2, April 2014, pp. 98-110
Description
Analyzes literature-based assumptions dealing with gifted education in Diné, Lakota and Ojibwe communities and sets a research agenda.
Girls Breaking Boundaries: Acculturation and Self-Advocacy at Chemawa Indian School, 1900-1930s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Wellington
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 101-132
Description
Examines how, between 1900 and the 1930s, some of the female students at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon were able to advocate for and affect change in their curriculum and in the limitations on their access to education.
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gegaanzongejig Ji-aabadak Ojibwemowin
Description
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Services Canada]
Description
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Grade 1: Connections between People, the Land and Features in Their Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
Grade 2: Celebrations of Giving Thanks and Acknowledgement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 3: Water the Gift of Life: Investigating Environmental Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 4: Investigating Early Societies on Turtle Island
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 6: Our National Identity: Canada's Diverse Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 7: Expansion of the Hudson's Bay Company: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 8: Investigating Consequences of Residential Schooling in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan to be used with the Ontario education curriculum.
Grade 8: Investigating Historical Significanace: A Métis Timeline
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Handbook for Aboriginal Language Program Planning in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marianne B. Ignace
Description
Gives assistance to First Nations communities drafting or expanding language revitalization programs.
Accompanying workbook: Aboriginal Language Program Planning Workbook.
The Health, School, and Social Outcomes of Off-Reserve First Nations Children of Teenage Mothers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Dafna Kohen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 29-53
Description
Study concludes children born to teenage mothers are more likely to have dental problems, less likely to do well in school and more likely to fail a grade.
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists: Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlena Myles
Description
For use with exhibition of the same name.
Related material: Interviews with artists.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
Holistic Urban Aboriginal Educational Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Freeman
Danielle Alphonse
Description
Looks at strengthening the Aboriginal graduation rate by creating a hub model around the community.
Honoring Our Children: Culturally Appropriate Approaches For Teaching Indigenous Students
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 313-314
Description
Book review of: Honoring Our Children edited by J. Reyhner, J. Martin, L. Lockard and S. W. Gilbert.
The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Code
Description
Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
How Can Community-University Engagement Address Family Violence Prevention? One Child at a Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 3-28
Description
Case study of four community-university engagement initiatives; documents the policy development used to engage children youth and their families in community development programs aimed at reducing family violence by increasing graduation from secondary and post-secondary education programs.
How Coyote Created the Sun
Alternate Title
We Share the Same Moon
Documents & Presentations
Description
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
How Coyote Made the Stars
Alternate Title
We Share the Same Moon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Wye
Description
Retelling of a traditional story.
How Nivi Got Her Names: Book Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
Hunhu: In Search of an Indigenous Philosophy for the Zimbabwean Education System: Practice Without Thought is Blind: Thought Without Practice is Empty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oswell Hapanyengwi-Chemhuru
Ngoni Makuvaza
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 1, August 2014, pp. 1-15
Description
Discusses how western colonial ideals, that form the basis of the current education system, must be replaced with Indigenous philosophical systems as a foundation.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
"I Like the School So I Want to Come Back": The Enrollment of American Indian Students at the Rapid City Indian School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Riney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 171-192
Description
Looks at the education system, at the turn of the century, through the eyes of Charlie Twist from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, who enrolled in the Rapid City Indian School in 1909.
I Maintained a Strong Belief in my Language and Culture: a Navajo Language Autobiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Galena Sells Dick
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 23-25
Description
Comments on the community which was the site of the first American Indian community-controlled school.
The Identification and Analysis of Factors Contributing to Navajo Student Dropout at Seba Dalkai School
Theses
Author/Creator
Lula M. Stago
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 1998.
The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our Experience
Alternate Title
Impact of the Treaty 4 Project on Students and Teachers
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 258
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Treaty4: The Next Generation Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Fortier-Fréçon
Leia Laing
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Students talk about the idea of treaty citizenship and relationship with Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan after attending a two-day youth conference with Life Speaker Noel Starblanket and Indigenous artist Ray Keighley.