Study found the Elders and healers were the primary source of information for Aboriginal students. Sample was drawn from the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina.
Looks at the programs based on restorative justice, such as sentencing circles and peacemaker courts, and discusses their similarities and differences.
For use by adult learners. Curriculum designed for people who want to safely prepare food, find local food sources and promote traditional harvesting, work in the food industry or take the FOODSAFE Level 1 course. Worksheets link to one or more of nine essential skills.
Discusses opportunities for collaboration between the natural resource sector and Aboriginal communities in Canada. Themes included labour market development, community readiness, financing and financial literacy, partnerships and collaboration, measurements of success, best practices and case studies.
Looks at how First Nations and governments have responded to the decline of the caribou and examines the litigation that has resulted from such responses in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.
"This report provides a preliminary review of the historical and ethnographic record as it pertains to First Nations use and occupation of Lelu Island ... and the marine area surrounding Lelu Island".
Main goal of study was to establish the cost and availability of Nutritional Food Basket items in the region and nearby urban centres; secondary objectives were to determine the cost of food by category, the variation in average minimal cost of items, and verify expiration date of some of the items in the basket.
Curriculum and Leadership Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, February 11, 2011, p. [?]
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Comments on the positive impact on students' science learning through the introduction of elements of Indigenous language and culture into the classroom.
Adapation from sections of full article, Accommodating Indigenous Students' Cultural Resources in Science Classrooms: An Approach to Enhance Learning Agency
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marnie Bell
Karen MacDougall
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21345
Description
Pilot project findings found that online learning is a cost effective tool that can overcome geographical challenges presented by vast northern distances.
Histoire Sociale / Social History, vol. 46, no. 91, May 2013, pp. 145-172
Description
Focuses on two separate long-term studies done without the consent of participants, who were viewed as "experimental materials". Partial motivations were to further researchers' careers and correct "Indian problems" of disease and dependency on the state.
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 91-135
Description
Study's interview data identified main issue was cultural appropriateness in areas such as communications, relations, involvement and logistics. Authors include six propositions based on analysis of information gathered.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-15
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Chronicles how an Indigenous group in Panama successfully halted an government proposal to exploit natural resources on their traditional land reserves.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 22, no. 2, New Series, 2011, pp. 195-236
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Case study focuses on the consequences of the weapon tests conducted by the United States in Micronesia. Residents were forced to relocate for more than 30 years, received little assistance to re-establish themselves in the new location and no compensation until they took legal action.
Journal of Anthropology, vol. 2011, 2011, p. article no. 549521
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Examines cultural, biological, political and legal implications of using this method for determining group membership, and argues that cultural-specific approach is more appropriate.
Looks at pollution, desertification of the southwest, resource scarcity, and climate change.
Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
Looks at the effects of government policy in both Australia and Canada and the lack of progress addressing long term solutions for Aboriginal communities.