Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 232-233
Description
Idea for this issue came from the Australian Linguistics Society Annual Conference held December 2011 centering around Australian Indigenous children and their knowledge of Standard Australian English.
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 302-315
Description
Discusses failure of language proficiency assessment tools to pick up the difference between Native English speakers and students learning English as a second language.
Study involved first asking participants about their knowledge level of Indigenous languages, showing them short videos about First Nations languages and asking for their reactions and any impact the videos may have had.
Melus, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, fall, 2002, pp. 9-43
Description
Article "examines the role of writer David Cusick as one of the first Iroquois to record the oral literature of his nation in the alphabetic writing of Western civilization," particularly his allusions to the Bible.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 128-142
Description
Author sends a rebuttal to Métis National Council President Clem Chartier regarding issues such as Homeland boundaries and a national acceptance process for Métis Nation Citizenship.
Proposed funding options for K-12 schools in Nunavut to deal with high pupil-teacher ratios, low student outcomes, high non-attendance, teacher recruitment and retention, and insufficient funding for special needs students.
Reviews key documents, identifies gaps in literature, and reports on information collected at the Native Women's Association's Annual General Assembly and an engagement session with Provincial and Territorial Member Associations.
Looks at the stereotypes constructed in movies, television and other popular American media and allows the reader to question identity, history, popular culture and humour.
Literature Senior Paper (B.A.)--University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2013.
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Twelfth Session New York, 20-31 May 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Description
Overview of issues discussed focusing on recommendations for increased involvement of youth, support for the revitalization of Indigenous languages, education reforms and Indigenous youth suicide.