Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 1, October 1983, pp. [23-28]
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Claims that standardized test measurements of student performance do not adequately measure the quality of instruction and curricula of a school since other factors such as socio-economic status, school attendance and stability within a particular school have an impact on achievement.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 331-336
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Satirical pseudo-report to the Board of Directors of a hydroelectric project, proposing a solution to the problem of Indigenous people displaced by flooding.
Website aims to be a repository of materials (photographs, films, sound recordings or documents) that are culturally and historically significant to the Indigenous people of central Australia.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 95-116
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Although Church Missionary Society (CMS) policy stated their intention to promote Indigenous people in the church, historians question whether it was biased in its practises in late 1800s.
Arsene Fontaine describes a curing by a medicine man and a brief description of how to make a canoe. She also gives a description of transportation by dog team.
Studies in Art Education, vol. 52, no. 3, Spring, 2011, pp. 225-242
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Compares the educational philosophies and methods of Richard Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Estelle Reel, the Superintendent of Indian Schools between 1898-1910.
English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011.
Examines four films: Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises by Alanis Obomsawin, Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen both by Isuma Corporation.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 18
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Comments on a business, called Tipi Tones, started by a group of high school students which features distinct Aboriginal ring tones for cell phones.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 87-110
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Discusses how Native Americans’ active participation with cultural forms can create a fictional space in which students can comment on political and social issues.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 77-84, 188
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Examines how figurative and symbolic language provide significant ways to make sense of the world. and are common forms of communication across many cultures.