Resources selected using four evaluation criteria: curriculum fit, instructional and technical design, and social considerations. Each entry contains bibliographic information and brief description of content.
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Canadian Army Journal , vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 66-81
Description
Discusses this unique branch of the Canadian Forces Reserve which serves as a military presence in remote northern and coastal regions. Explores how the Indigenous knowledge and culture of Aboriginal members has influenced the success of its operations.
Outlines responses of various teachers in regards to the extensive work that remains to be accomplished in constructing inclusive and respectful school environments for Aboriginal learners.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 48-53
Description
Discusses the interconnectivity of Indigenous peoples, including their culture, sense of community and way of life with the land. The author argues that these connections lead to a holistic understanding of health, that is intrinsically linked to education.
Handbook developed to assist first time teachers in a First Nations school familiarize themselves with specific issues and aid in the transition to a new teaching environment.
Explores the many contributions made by Indigenous peoples to North and South American societies and the long history of settler exploitation of the land, resources, and people of the two continents.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 26-29
Description
Discuss the factors that led to the creation of research program to improve Aboriginal reproductive health outcomes.
NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 29, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 47-59
Description
Traces history of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and explores dichotomy of dedication to preserving Aboriginal culture while using global production techniques.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 349-350
Description
Poem that deals with the 1862 removal of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota from their lands, their forced march to a concentration camp at Fort Snelling, and the execution of 38 men by the United States government following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862.”
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2006, pp. 211-228
Description
Examination of the book, The Story of a National Crime which argued that Canada's Aboriginal population was being decimated by tuberculosis and that the Federal Government had the means to stop it, but was reluctant to take action.
Examines early Native American cinematic representation in photography and film and discusses how Native filmmakers are reclaiming their stories and retelling them in their own voices.