Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Youth Circle - Presentations by 13 Students

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains presentations by 14 students, from both high school and post-secondary educational institutions in New Brunswick, discussing issues such as loss of Aboriginal culture and language, the role of elders in Aboriginal education, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and a lack of recreation programs and facilities on reserve and in cities.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Youth Presentations by Gary Standing, Ian Nighttraeller, Rick Favel, Margaret Samulson and Lyle Daniels

Documents & Presentations
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This file contains a portion of a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Regina Friendship Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan. This portion of the Commission includes Youth Circle presentations made by Gary Standing, Ian Nighttraeller, Rick Favel, Margaret Samulson and Lyle Daniels in on the topic of youth involvement in the Aboriginal Community and the education system after which a discussion of the over-all presentations is recorded.
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Rufus Goodstriker Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rufus Goodstriker
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Rufus Goodstriker, born in 1924 on the Blood Indian Reserve and attended a residential school. He tells of the origins and significance of the transfer of Indian names, especially within his own family. He also talks about Indian medicine and the power of faith; the Indian spiritual way vs. the Western technological way;of herbs, animal spirits, sweat bath in healing etc.
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Running for Maasai Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isaya Lukumay
Michele Christle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
A runner’s account of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
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Sacred Ways of Life: Traditional Knowledge

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Crowshoe
Description
Discussion on various aspects of traditional knowledge, including traditional knowledge and the law, comparison of scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge, and tools for maintaining traditional knowledge.
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Sad List of Statistics is Reflection of Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, November 6, 2006, p. B1
Description
States that a lack of education contributes to higher incarceration rates which in turn has a greater cost to society than adequate education programs.
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The Sámi School System in Norway and International Cooperation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Todal
Comparative Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Special Number (27): Indigenous Education: New Possibilities, Ongoing Constraints, May 2003, pp. 185-192
Description
Discusses Sámi cultural autonomy with the introduction of a Sámi curriculum in 1997 and transfer of jurisdiction of the Sámi school system to the Sámi Parliament in 2000.
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Samuel Buffalo 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Samuel Buffalo
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives a description of the difficulties encountered on reserves and the efforts made to combat them.
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Sarah Ballantyne Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Sarah Ballantyne
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Highlights memories of her childhood.
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Saskatchewan: A Special Report on Race and Power

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Macdonald
Maclean's , August 08, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Reports that Saskatchewan's power structure does not support the changing demographics. Survey looks at 265 most powerful people in government, justice, business and education.
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Saskatchewan Association of Human Rights: Assorted Documents

Documents & Presentations
Description
Various documents from the Saskatchewan Association of Human Rights from the early 1970s. Includes pamphlets, a book listing ethnic organizations, and a quantitative study of representations of First Nations in Saskatchewan school texts.
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"Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College"

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a promotional brochure that outlines the philosophy, objectives and training opportunities available at Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in 1973.
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Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Arlean E. McPherson
Description
A photograph of Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College, formerly the Provincial Normal School, 1030 Idylwyld Drive North, formerly Avenue A North, Saskatoon, Sask.
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Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College - Booklet. - August 1973.

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Booklet relating to the purpose and goals of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College, located in Saskatoon, SK. Details of various programs offered by the College are given, including child care worker and Indian teacher education programs.
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Saskatchewan Indians and the Resistance of 1885: Two Case Studies - Blair Stonechild. -1986.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blair Stonechild
Description
Case studies of Chiefs Poundmaker and Big Bear compiled by Blair Stonechild using oral history and original source materials. A curriculum intended to "enable the student to review the circumstances surrounding Indian involvement in the Resistance and to arrive at his or her own conclusions about the culpability of the Indian people."
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Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC)
Description

The centre provides resources to assist First Nations peoples in preserving their culture. Services include training materials, online collections of images and text, a library, and a museum.

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Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan News

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan News
Description
File contains copies of Saskatchewan News, the February 16, 1948 issue of which discusses new educational facilities in Northern Saskatchewan to serve the whole population, including indigenous persons.
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Schools in the Forest Conference Delegates

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains two negatives from the Schools in the Forest Conference held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 4, 1964. Scanned image shows assembled delegates having a discussion.
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Science, Metaphoric Meaning, and Indigenous Knowledge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Elliott
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 284-297
Description
Questions Western science objectivity and examines the connections to Indigenous knowledge.
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Section 10: Aboriginal Youth

Alternate Title
Canadian Youth: Who are They and What Do They Want?
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Services for Youth, Government of Canada]
Description

Most statistics from the 2001 Census. Chapter from Canadian Youth: Who are They and What Do They Want?.

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Seeking Their Voices: Improving Indigenous Student Learning Outcomes

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mere Berryman
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Maggie Kovach
Corneilia Laliberté
Sharon Meyer ... [et al.]
Description
Study interviews engaged and non-engaged parents, teachers, and school administrators from six Saskatchewan high schools as well as national and international administrators. Concludes with recommendations.
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