Research Connections Canada 12: Supporting Children and Families
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Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Research Connections Canada , vol. 12, 2005, pp. 5-20
Description
Examines language programs in two First Nations communities to see if they are suitable for use in the revitalization of languages and early childhood development in other Aboriginal communities.
Scroll to p.5 to read article.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 42-61
Description
Argues that learning and speaking Ojibwemowin language is of vital importance to an individual's personal, spiritual, and political identity and development of an Ojibwe worldview.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.
Integrates the Inuit perspective with the standard school curriculum enabling students to learn about Inuit history, knowledge, traditions, values, beliefs and language.
Recovering From Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kw KW Akw Aka'Wakw Cultural Heritage (January 2005 Draft)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Heather Raven
Heather McCuaig
Description
Examines community efforts to revive cultural practices, reclaim knowledge, and get back cultural objects, specifically involving the potlatch system. Scroll to page 51
Discussion on various aspects of traditional knowledge, including traditional knowledge and the law,
comparison of scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge, and tools for maintaining traditional knowledge.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Looks at the Sisseton Wahpeton Community College and the integration of the Dakota language and tribal cultural values into the programs offered at the institution.
Documentary about the challenges faced by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and how they have combined economic development in the form of tourism, cultural preservation, and spirituality as a means to carry the tribe into the future.
Duration: 1:26:30.