Discusses using the character Jackson in Sherman Alexie’s short story “What You Have Pawned I Will Redeem” in a post-secondary classroom to draw parallels between stereotypical representations of Indigenous people and American veterans.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 3, Job Creation, Spring, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion on solar gardens installed on the reservation that provide energy assistance to 100 low-income families and how the College is leveraging the new infrastructure to connect with solar energy training and careers.
Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography, vol. 8, no. 2, 2018, pp. 68-85
Description
Uses a participatory-action research model (PAR) to explore the ideas instilled by and the mobilizing potential of the REDress project—a grassroots, collaborative, community art exhibit intended to bring awareness to the issue of MMIW—at St. Francis Xavier University. Researcher partners with StFX Aboriginal Student’s Society.
Results of a ethnographic study on the views of Native women regarding work and employment eligiblility as well as the influence of educational attainment and skills acquisition.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 3, Job Creation, Spring, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the role that tribal colleges and universities can play in equipping communities with training needed to build their own economies and create employment.
Over-qualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 2
Description
Using data from the 2011 National Household Survey, study examines match between level of education and skill level typically required for job held by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers.