Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Includes information on Inuit, First Nations, and non-Indigenous communities. Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).

Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.

Reports data on economic security, housing conditions and education and language for twenty two tribal communities; nineteen pueblos and three tribes.

Looks at characteristics of Cheyenne Contrary clowns, the Hopi and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth clowns in the Northwest and their importance to the community.

While gaming has been promoted, author contends that it is education that has the most positive influence in reducing poverty.

Resource page containing links to federal department documents, census data, Department of Education materials and tribes in Oklahoma.

Book review of: Native American Picture Books of Change by Rebecca C. Benes.

Focuses on factors affecting perceptions and gives insight into interpretations of historical documents.

Seminar paper towards (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 2011.

Article offers an analysis of data collected about the voting practices of Indigenous voters in two different elections in the United States. 674 Indigenous voters in 7 states were interviewed, findings indicate that while income and education levels play a role, Indian status is strongly related to whether an individual voted in these elections.

Discusses the use of four traditional Lakota values: bravery, generosity, fortitude and wisdom.

Book review of: Native American Voices edited by Susan Lobo and Steve Talbot.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 8, 1982 regarding a City pilot project to operate a day camp for Aboriginal children. The camp included excursions to the Forestry Farm, Public Library, Museum, Fire Station, and Pike Lake and was deemed a success by Council.

Compares coercive and consensual social change through historical periods: pre-contact, competitive colonialism from 1600 to 1760, British hegemony from 1760 to 1770, colonial competition from 1777 to 1820, U.S. and Canadian hegemony from 1820 to 1871, absolute control of Aboriginal communities from 1872 to 1968, and 1969 to present.

Report has information about demographics, reservations and land maps, community issues, educational issues, schools types, Indian Education Legislation and Native organizations.

Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1985.

Reports major findings and recommendations on local concerns before field work started in the region.

Dialogue presents definitions and a history of education from a Hawaiian perspective.

Scholarship program purposes are to increase the number of Native Hawaiians in health professions and to get them back to serving in communities in need.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 1999.

Examines unique aspects that exist in Aboriginal leadership by taking into consideration valued qualities and behaviours.

Describes the evolution of the Native Youth Program, some of the challenges and benefits associated with it, and the applicability of similar projects in schools.

Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.

Website contains links to: publications, curricula resources, videos, and Joint Occasional Papers produced by the Institute and The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

A photograph that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a women stands next to three children outside the [school?] in the winter on the reserve.

A photograph (postcard) of a large group of Aboriginal (Dakota) people posing outside a building on the Moose Woods reserve. It appears that two of the men in the back row are non-Aboriginal. There are three Aboriginal men on horseback in the background. The postcard is glued to a piece of paper, and on the bottom is written: Alfred brought this picture. I think it was on the occasion of a picnic given the Indians by the people from Dundurn. They are mostly Indians taken about 1925. Taken in front of the school.

Determines that the play Jukebox Lady was an acceptable means for focusing on the problem of alcohol abuse for Native people.

Looks at bringing together current fields of learning with Indigenous worldviews. Duration: 1:32:51.

Quileute Elder relates traditional stories and discusses the way Quileute culture has been presented in the Twilight books and movies. Duration: 1:10:03.

The handbook was created to assist interested students in understanding the department of Native Studies, its faculty, and its policies. It includes information on departmental requirements and various research resources available in Saskatoon.

Historical note:

Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan began as a program within the College of Arts and Sciences in 1981; by 1983 it had become a full department.

Looks at opportunities provided by gambling for education, health, employment and political power.

Speaker discusses history of colonization in the Pacific Islands, characteristics of the Pasifika community in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and her research into how young adults are using social media to express identity. Duration: 40:15.

Social Science Thesis (MPhil)--University of Queensland, 2014.

Educational Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2002.

Findings of the Nelson Commission, headed by Walter H. Nelson, a Prince Albert, Saskatchewan lawyer, relating to unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 in the Mackenzie District. Included are minutes of a meeting on 25 June 1959, locations of commission meetings, and recommendations made.

Historical note:

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2016.

Discusses the importance of providing professional training and resources for Aboriginal health workers.

File contains 2 negatives showing new construction at the Indian School in Prince Albert (presumably All Saints Residential School or the Prince Albert Indian Student Residence) on August 18, 1964. Scanned image shows a building (apparently a dormitory) under construction.

Summarizes workshop sessions and addresses the next challenge in mental health, nutrition, cancer and men's health at the New Directions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Education workshop held in Brisbane, October 22-23, 1992.

Reports news about the University of British Columbia launch of an Aboriginal family practice residency program.

Overview of project implementation to evaluate supports offered to grade 10 to 12 students to stay in school and meet requirements for post secondary education.

The new McKay school at La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Date unknown. Run by the Anglican Church of Canada.

Looks at working party established to develop a framework for health workers, nurses and doctors that defines their roles in remote communities and how they should work together.

Measures and reports on five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities. Includes data for Métis and urban Aboriginal people. Related material: Annual Report on Progress, 2010-2011.

Looks at progress in communities affected by the Transformative Change Accord and the Métis Nation Relationship Accord in five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities.