Interactive website provides Inuit knowledge of arctic sea ice around Baffin Island, Nunavut. Intended as a resource for northern schools, youth and scientists.
Information on language, housing conditions, health indicators, perceptions of water quality, harvesting and country food, education, employment, and use of communication technology.
Theatre Journal, vol. 59, no. 3, October 2007, pp. 449-465
Description
Article investigates the politics of theatre translation in two plays: The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway, and Up the Ladder by Roger Bennett to determine how plays are altered for different audiences and cultures.
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
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Author/Creator
John B. Love
Michael Kallam
Melanie Price
Description
Examines historical and current trends to engage Native American students and offers a list of practical suggestions employed in some Oklahoma schools.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 34, no. 1, Indigenous Youth as the New Warriors, 2011, pp. 89-104
Description
Comments on a two week course, for young first nations women from across Canada, designed to teach skills used to reconnect to their heritage and be courageous leaders.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Author/Creator
Akira Y. Yamamoto
Kimiko Y. Yamamoto
Description
Looks at language endangerment in the global setting, responses to the endangered situation, and issues in promoting language revitalization.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
The Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education, Kindergarten to Grade 12 lead to a consultation process regarding curricula. The framework developed is grounded in tradition and attempts to accommodate differences.
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
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Author/Creator
Helena Ruotsala
Description
Comments on break down of the traditional way of life and traditional sources of livelihood.
Chapter 23 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 302 or select chapter 23 on side bar.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Author/Creator
Bertney Langley
Linda Langley
Description
Introduces the project, lists the goals, states the methods, projects the outcomes and suggests language revitalization activities.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 17
Description
Looks at a three day conference, attended by over 300 people from every First Nation in Saskatchewan, aimed at looking at programs to foster Indigenous language use and preservation.
Article located by scrolling to page 17.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 1,23
Description
Discussion of a book, Making the Connection, published for the education system with the hope of creating First Nation friendly schools based on strategies suggested by Cree Elders.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 23.
Website provides fonts and keyboard layouts covering alphabetical letter for Algonquian, Athapaskan, Inuit, and Cherokee syllabics as well as other languages which use a Roman orthography but require a number of diacritic marks or special characters.
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. Audios contain general information on the First Nations involved, recordings of Elders, explanation of the legends, and legends recorded in both English and the original First Nations language.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Author/Creator
Ivan Ozbolt
Description
Comments on a course teaching the language and strategies on how to teach in immersion settings.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 35-61, 154
Description
Discussion on the mixing of Cree, Michif, and English languages in Indigenous communities; and looks at the evidence of how teachers are responding to this Indigenizing of EngUsh.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 22
Description
Looks at a festival set on reviving the dormant Northern Community Literacy Network and to look at literacy issues faced in northern Saskatchewan communities.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.