Education

Closing Speech: IUHPE Health2004 Conference, Melbourne Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shane Hearn
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 27-28
Description
Remarks from the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Conference discuss the challenges of Indigenous Health Promotion and all major health indicators lagging behind the Australian general population.
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Closing the Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew Calver
CSLS Research Report
Description
Assessment of educational attainment and labour market outcomes between 2001 and 2011 and updated estimates of benefits accrued by eliminating the gap. Statistics broken down by province, sex, age, Aboriginal identity, registered Indian status, and residence on- and off- reserve. Appendix.
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Closing the Gap in Indigenous Education Workshop Report

Alternate Title
How to Close the Gap in Indigenous Education
Documents & Presentations
Description
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
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Closing the Gap: Prime Minister's Report 2014

Alternate Title
Closing the Gap Report 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Abbot
Description
Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Coast Salish - Booklet. - 1966.

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Booklet relating to the coast Salish people of coastal British Columbia, describing various aspects of Coast Salish culture such as daily subsistence, religion, shamanism, family life and legends.
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Collaborative Delivery of Work-integrated Learning to Indigenous Australians in a Remote Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cecil A. L. Pearson
Sandra Daff
Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, vol. 12, no. 2, 2011, pp. [125]-145
Description
Describes vocational education programme offered to participants with elementary and lower secondary school education. Opportunities and challenges for industry, academia and community are discussed.
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College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, Prince Albert

Images » Photographs
Description
The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Prince Albert, SK. Circa 1905.

Historical note:

The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad was the first institution to be granted a University Charter in the North-West Territories. It was later moved to Saskatoon, SK.
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Colonialsim, Archives and Yukon First Nations: A Guide to Public Records in Yukon Archives Documenting the History Colonization in Yukon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon Archives
Description
Guide developed in anticipation of request from National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to identify relevant records with a focus on material created by the Yukon government. Divided into five thematic sections: early colonization, education, justice, health and social programs and intergovernmental relationships.
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Committee Proposal to Hire a Person to be involved in Areas which affect Native People

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding a proposal to hire an permanent staff member for the purposes of co-ordination, development and research with reference to Aboriginal-Non-Aboriginal Affairs in the City of Saskatoon. The report cites increased Aboriginal migration to the city over the previous two years as one reason behind this proposal.
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Common Core State Standards and Implications for Special Populations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Best
Courtney Cohen
Description
CCSS (Common Core State Standards) adoption meant to provide an equatable education for all students is a concern to American Indian leaders who are worried the standards would be a barrier to learning culture, history and language.
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Community- and Individual-level Factors Associated with Smoking and Heavy Drinking among Aboriginal People in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu
Katholiki Georgiades
Harriet L. MacMillan
Michael H. Boyle
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, January/February 2015, pp. 22-28
Description
Variables included: place of residence, community socio-economic status, perceived social problems, age, sex, education, income, employment, marital status, Aboriginal heritage and social support. Data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Community Organising Training Manual

Alternate Title
Community Organizing Training Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Partners of Community Organizations (PACOS TRUST)
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
Description
Materials and processes to train community organizers who are youth with no previous training.
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Community Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation: The Case of the Social Economy in La Ronge

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 11-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimberly Brown
Isobel M. Findlay
Robert Dobrohoczki
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Study examines the role players and organizations have in the development of economic, social and cultural well-being of the community and highlights key opportunities and challenges.
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Community Statistics Nunavut 2016

Alternate Title
Technical Report (Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Government of Nunavut
Description
Variables included in report are population, health and vital statistics, income, family structure, education, housing and criminal justice.
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Community Well-Being Index Map

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
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A Companion to American Indian History

Alternate Title
Blackwell Companions to American History ; 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Philip J. Deloria
John E. Kicza
Gregory Evans Dowd
Russell Thornton
Clara Sue Kidwell ... [et al.]
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Comparing Histories of Education for Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
Indian Subjects: Hemispheric Perspectives on the History of Indigenous Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brenda J. Child
Brian Klopotek
Description
Presents introduction to the essays in Indian Subjects: Hemispheric Perspectives on the History of Indigenous Education edited by Brenda J. Child and Brian Klopotek.
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Comparing the Lived Experience of Urban Aboriginal Peoples with Canadian Rights to Quality of Life: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Joe Garcea
John G. Hansen
Rose Antsanen
Jethro Cheng
Bill Holden
Description
Determines six factors in need of improvement for quality of life (QoL): education and training, justice system, understanding of culture and rights, employment opportunities, community funding, spiritual spaces.
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Compendium of Research Undertaken in Nunavut 2002

Alternate Title
Nunavut Research Compendium, 2002
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Research Institute
Description
Lists title, location of research, principal investigator, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: health related, physical science, social science and traditional knowledge
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Compendium of Research Undertaken in Nunavut 2003

Alternate Title
Nunavut Research Compendium, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Research Institute
Description
Lists title, location of research, principal investigator, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: health related, physical science, social science and traditional knowledge.
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Compendium of Research Undertaken in Nunavut 2005

Alternate Title
Nunavut Research Compendium 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Research Institute
Description
Lists title, location of research, principal researcher, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: social sciences, traditional knowledge, medical and health, and physical and natural sciences.
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Comprehensive Reform and American Indian Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Beaulieu
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Special Issue 3, Winter, 2000, pp. 1-17
Description
Discussion of school reform in the United States and move towards more challenging content and higher performance standards.
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