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Theses
Author/Creator
George Mallett Kaufmann
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.
A Model of School Change for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in New Zealand: A Summary and Evidence from Systematic Replication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart McNaughton
Mei Kuin Lai
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 55-75
Description
Looks at three stage model in urban schools with Maori and Pasifika students and rural/remote group in New Zealand.
Mother Earth, Grandfather Sun
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl M. Bartlett
Green Teacher, no. 86, 2009, pp. 29-32
Description
A "two-eyed" seeing activity for teaching about solstices and equinoxes.
Muin: The Celestial Bear: A Hight Sky Story from the Mi'kmaw Nation
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Astronomy: Night Sky Stories
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Media » Film and Video
Description
Story describes the movement of stars associated with the cycle of the seasons.
Narragunnawali Research Report #6: Visions For Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Hubert Wu
Description
Looks at the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as well as the responses to a whole-school or early learning service Reflection Survey (RS)
National Indian Education Study 2015: American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[A. M. Ninneman
James Deaton
K. Francis-Begay]
Description
Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.
Nationalism in the North: Exploring Land Claims and Treaties with the Historical Timeline of the Northwest Territories: A Resource Guide for Teachers of Social Studies 20-1 and 20-2
Alternate Title
Nationalism in the North Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mindy Willett
Description
Resource for teachers of Grade 11 Social Studies. For use with the textbooks: Perspectives on Nationalism and Exploring Nationalism and Understanding Nationalism.
Native American Art and Visual Culture Education Through Skateboards
Theses
Author/Creator
Georgian Badoni
Description
Art and Visual Culture Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2009.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native Diabetes Wellness Program (NDWP)
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation. Contains links to Diabetes Projects, National Diabetes Education Program, Publications, Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools, K-12 Curriculum, references, and more.
[Native Education Resource LIst]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Education and Aboriginal Services
SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Description
Extensive list of storybooks and novels, colour-coded for grade level and annotated.
Native Life
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.
Naturalizing Indigenous Knowledge: Synthesis Paper
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leroy Little Bear
Navajo Culture and Family Influences on Academic Success: Traditionalism is Not a Significant Predictor of Achievement Among Navajo Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela A. A. Willeto
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. [1-24]
Description
Study found no significant correlation between involvement in traditional culture and lack of academic achievement.
Negotiating the Master Narrative: Museums and the Indian/Californio Community of California's Central Coast
Theses
Author/Creator
Deana Dawn Dartt-Newton
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2009.
nehiyawasinahikanisa = Little Cree Books
Alternate Title
maskosis okîsikâm = Little Bear's Day [Kindergarten]
askiw meskocipayowina = The Seasons [Grade One]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Caylie Gnyra
Description
Designed for early Cree readers of the Plains Cree dialect. Available in Standard Roman Orthography (no English or syllabics), syllabics, Cree and English, and syllabics only.
Never Too Young to Learn
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Describes improvements in student education programs at tribal colleges in the United States, education programs geared towards youngsters, programs for at-risk high school students and more.
New Languages of the State: Indigenous Resurgence and the Politics of Knowledge in Bolivia
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bret Gustafson
New Project Helps Build Home for Whitecap Family
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blue Pelletier
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 17
Description
Comments on a home built by high school students in Saskatoon, who are enrolled in the Construction Technology Pathway program, and the partners that helped bring such a project to fruition.
Article located by scrolling to page 17.
Next Steps: Research and Practice To Advance Indian Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Linda Sue Warner
Tarajean Yazzie
Linda Skinner ... [et al.]
Next Steps, Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathryn D. Manuelito
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Next Steps, Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by Karen Gayton Swisher and John Tippeconic III.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
Non-Standard English at School: Can Targeted Funding Improve Student Achievement?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michele Battisti
Jane Friesen
Brian Krauth
Description
Results indicate that supplemental funding provides highly effective support for literacy skill development.
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
Note on Education System and Erosion of Orality: An Eastern Arctic Example
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne S. Douglas
Description
Comments on the value oral practices have in maintaining Inuit culture and language.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conferenceedited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: A Review of Literature and Promising Practices
Alternate Title
CSSE 2009
Learning Spaces, Places, and Connections: Promising Practices for Aboriginal Learners in Post-Secondary Education and Training with Recommendations for Policymakers
[Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference ; 2009]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Ningwakwe (Priscilla) George
Jonathan Anuik
Description
Focuses on foundations of Aboriginal learning, programs where these principles are used, and how the knowledge of Elders and traditional teachers can be applied in the classroom.
Nunavut: Birth of a Territory
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
New in Review Online Resource Guide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, April 1999, p. [?]
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
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 Youth Abroad
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adriana Clark
Inuktitut, no. 85, 1999, pp. 41-44
Description
Describes the program designed to provide positive life-changing experiences for students intending post-secondary studies.
Nutemllarput, Our Very Own: A Yup'ik Epistemology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa Arevgaq John
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and Education, 2009, pp. 57-72, 129
Description
Looks at how Indigenous pedagogy and cultural practices, rooted in Yup'ik epistemology, can help with child awareness developmental processes.
Okiskinahamakewak: Aboriginal Teachers in Saskatchewan's Publicly Funded Schools: Responding to the Flux: Final Report, October 31, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Description
Study found expectation was that racial identity alone would make for effective teachers who can solve problems and eradicate racism.
OLC Partners With Schools to Improve Math, Science
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Describes a program designed to improve the mathematical and scientific skills of teachers and students in various K-12 South Dakota schools.
On Indigenous Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Luke
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduction to special issue presenting research on Indigenous education and policies in Native American, Maori, Aborigine and Torres Strait Island education systems.
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.
[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 Powwow Unites Community
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 1
Description
Comments on the positive effects the annual back to school powwow, held at Oskayak High School in Saskatoon, had on the students and the community.
Article located on page 1.
Outsider Teacher/Insider Knowledge: Fostering Mohawk Cultural Competency for Non-Native Teachers
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon Williams
Description
Education and Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rochester, 2009.
Paper on First Nations Education Funding
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Description
Discusses the financial resources needed to provide acceptable, quality education for students of all levels.
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.
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.
Pathways for First Nation and Métis Youth in the Oil Sands
Alternate Title
CPRN Research Report ; April, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Taylor
Tracy L. Friedel
Lois Edge
Description
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.