Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
Discusses definitions of "aboriginal education", how aboriginal ways of knowing can be integrated into the curriculum, and shares some of the authors own learning experiences by educators and elders.
Website dedicated to teaching and preserving the Anishinaabemowin language. Features include grammar, everyday terms, culture, legends, history, fun and games, and language camp.
Focuses on the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge in forest management in Canada, but also addresses some issues in parks management and wildlife management outside forest ecosystems.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, College Preparation]
[NBE 3C Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 college preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, University Preparation]
[NBE 3U Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 university preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
Plaintiffs asked for three judicial declarations: that Métis and non-status Indians are considered "Indians" in the Constitution Act, 1867, that federal Crown owes a fiduciary duty to the two groups, and that they have the right to be consulted and negotiated with by the federal government.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 75-85
Description
Looks at recent American Indian poets who anchor their poems in family and personal survival and cultural continuity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 75.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Description
Key findings of the report were an increase in scholarships for Aboriginal students and an increase in institutions offering Native or Aboriginal degree programs.
Explains that the Native Title Act 1993 now requires that all claims be lodged to the Federal Court of Australia before being referred to the National Native Title Tribunal.
Overview of historical writings, with particular emphasis on collections of Franz Boas and his collaborators. See also article in Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 1, 2003, p. 1-28.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30734
Description
Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 46-51
Description
Explores the historic and contemporary relationship with Aboriginal peoples in child welfare and discusses how social workers can adopt culturally appropriate service models that integrates core Aboriginal values, beliefs, and healing practices.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 73, no. 1-2, November 2000, pp. 191-198
Description
Tests conducted on 18 eastern Canadian and 8 tropical plants demonstrated that medicinal knowledge of First Nations peoples is based on measurable efficacy.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 59-74
Description
Discusses the variety of styles used in two stories and how they are intertwined to achieve self-realization, not by adopting the styles but by transcending them.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.