Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey C. Stotts
Myrna R. Olson
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 24-41
Description
Interview findings indicated that interviewees faced challenges relating to identity development, racism, and difficult circumstances at home and at school.
The Exploration of Aboriginal Student Achievement Through the Reflexive Analysis of a Dialogue Circle: A View of Aboriginal Education Through the Eyes of Community.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela James
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2012, pp. 257-266
Description
Comments on the varying perspectives of elders, leaders, parents and teachers when posed with a research question regarding student achievement.
An Exploration of the Perceived Impact of Selected Factors Related to Successful Métis Education: The Voices of Métis Graduates of a Rural Manitoba High School
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristine J. Friesen
Description
Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--The University of Manitoba, 2012.
An Exploratory Investigation of the Cultural Content and Language Instruction in American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hope K. Gerde
Jessica V. Barnes
Ann Belleau
Linda Rau
Patricia A. Farrell ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 42-65
Description
Findings indicate that no systematic cultural or language curriculum was implemented in the AI/AN Head Start programs observed in this study.
Exploring Educational Challenges Among Economically Disadvantaged Native American/Alaskan Native Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Kay Plevney
Description
Social Work Project (M.S.W.)--Califorina State University, Sacramento, 2012.
Exploring Motion-Related Technology Through a First Nations' Game: A Lesson to Support Science 10
Alternate Title
Teaching Materials from the Stewart Resources Centre, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Hlady
Description
Lesson from the unit in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide entitled Physical Science: Motion in Our World (MW), which can be used as an introduction to the concept of motion. The lesson uses a First Nations’ game, snow snakes, to illustrate motion.
Factors Associated with Reduced Depression and Suicide Risk among Maori High School Students New Zealand
Theses
Author/Creator
Terryann Coralie Clark
Description
[Nursing] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2007.
Factors Facilitating and Impeding Implementation of a Prevention Program in an Innu Elementary School in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Jacques Joly
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
Factors That Influence the Use of an Aboriginal Early Learning Drop-in Centre by Carers of Urban Aboriginal Children as Perceived by Service Providers of the Service, Users of the Service, and Non-users of the Service: A Pilot Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Dysart
Description
Health Research Methodology Thesis (M.Sc.)--McMaster University, 2012.
Far From the Heart: Report on the Effectiveness of Forum Theatre as an Educational Tool Regarding Youth Dating Violence and Sexual Assault in Saskatchewan Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Candice Kloeble
Description
Study based on questionnaire and interactive presentations in 23 communities.
Finding The Right Job Requires a Lot of Work
Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 5
Description
Comments on the importance of taking time to select the proper career.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
First Nation, Métis & Inuit Students in Ontario's Post-Secondary Education System
Alternate Title
Policy Paper (College Student Alliance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Popovic
Description
Identifies barriers, makes recommendations and briefly explains how changes would benefit elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students.
First Nation Parent Involvement in the Public School System: The Personal Journey of a School Principal
Theses
Author/Creator
Christina Joanne Pearson
Description
Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.
First Nation's Involvement in the War of 1812: Cause and Consequence: Part 2
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
War of 1812, Historical Thinking Project [Lesson] 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Janzen
Description
Detailed lesson plan (two class periods) for intermediate/senior level.
First Nation's Involvement in the War of 1812: Cause and Consequence: Part I
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
War of 1812, Historical Thinking Project [Lesson] 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jennifer Janzen]
Description
Detailed lesson plan (two class periods) for intermediate/senior level.
First Nation Student Success Program: Success Stories [2012]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
First Nations and Métis Education: An Advisory for School Boards: Module 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Loraine Thompson
Description
Covers enhancing awareness of First Nations and Métis cultures, policy leadership for First Nations and Métis education, and challenges and success stories for educational equity and educational governance.
First Nations Education: A Rationale For Centralizing Art, Nature and Democracy in the Public School Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Amie Elizabeth Williamson (Wolf)
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.
First Nations Languages and Improving Student Outcomes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Fontaine
Description
Contends that language immersion or bilingual education can lead to improved educational outcomes, but ideally there should be a minimum of 6 to 7 years of instruction.
First Nations Lifelong Learning Assessment Report: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Highlights promising practices and looks into the two common threads within these practices.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit School-Community Learning Environment Project: Promising Practices
Alternate Title
Promising Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alberta Education]
First Nations
Métis and Inuit Services Branch
Description
Discusses a project implemented to address the achievement gap between First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners and non First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners.
First Nations Pedagogy
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
June Kaminski
Description
Website by June Kaminski provides information & links related to the traditional methods of informal & formal Aboriginal education.
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations Special Education Procedure Handbook for Resource Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Description
Support document aims to build on the recommendations from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Education Policy document in order to guarantee, protect and enhance the rights of all children.
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
The First Strawberries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Retelling of traditional Cherokee story which illustrates to importance of respect. Recommended for preschool and Kindergarten.
Fishing for Put-Ups
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Elementary teacher resource for use with I Like Who I Am by Tara White.
Flourishing in a World of Disasters: An Indigenous Perspective on Historical Trauma
Alternate Title
Inver Hills Community College's Student/Faculty Conference
Living in a Global Community: Addressing Critical Global Issues
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anton Treuer
Description
Discusses the ramifications of past American assimilationist policies as manifested in the residential school system.
Duration: 1:30:52.
For This Place, for These People: An Exploration of Best Practices Among Charter Schools Serving Native Students
Alternate Title
Charter Schools Serving Native Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eve L. Ewing
Meaghan E. Ferrick
Description
Study involved Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods, Pemayetv Emahakv "Our Way" Charter School, and Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School. Focus was on four areas: academic success, cultural content, student self-concept, and community engagement.
Fostering Indigenous STEM Education: Mobilizing the Adventure Learning Framework Through Snow Snakes
Alternate Title
Reports from the Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brant G. Miller
Aaron Doering
Gillian Roehrig
Robert Shimek
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 66-84
Description
Looks at a novel approach to engaging elementary students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content through the culturally based context of an Indigenous game.
Foundation of ECD in Aotearo / New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Walker
Carmen Rodríguez de France
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 28-40
Description
Historical look at early childhood education in the light of the impotance of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Maori self-determination movement.
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 School in Community to a Community-Based School: The Influence of an Aboriginal Principal on Culture-Based School Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 64, October 9, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at influences on educational reform in the northern community of Aklavik and development of a science curriculum.
Frontier Era of North Dakota
Alternate Title
North Dakota Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Gwyn s. Herman]
[Laverne Johnson]
Description
Grade 4 level.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing
Alternate Title
Common Threads Resource
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lillyanna Joe McKay
Chelsea Jane Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Kimberly Sheila Pumiotook-Nolin
Terrence Joseph Pumiotook-Nolin
Eelata Pamiotook
Tiffany Harrington
Teni Brant
Alan Brant
Suzanne Brant
The Blend Media Group
Description
Six teenagers from Ontario share their stories.
Teacher's Guide
Duration: 35:26.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
The Fur Trade
Alternate Title
Booklet Series (Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel B. Juen
Michael S. Nassaney
Description
Overview of fur trade history and relationship between the traders and the Indigenous population.
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.
"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues
Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Description
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Gender Issues in Aboriginal Learning
Alternate Title
Comprehending and Nourishing the Learning Spirit Animation Theme Bundle
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lillian Sankhulani
The Genoa Indian School: A Mixed Legacy: 50 Years of Transformation, Survival, and Hope in a United States Government Indian Boarding School on the Nebraska Plains
Theses
Author/Creator
Shelley R. Frear
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2012.
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: Learning to Read in Northern Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia O’Sullivan
Janet Goosing
Description
Describes learning opportunities and methods required for initiating successful literacy.
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.
The Giant Bear: Book Study
Alternate Title
The Giant Bear: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
The Giant Bear: Junior Book Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.