Education

Examines initiatives in Vancouver and Perth.

Brief description of one day workshop, An Introduction to Medical Genetics attended by Aboriginal health officers.

Tells part of the story of the landmark Supreme Court case United States, as Guardian of the Hualapai Indians of Arizona v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. (1941) and looks closely at a brief period in Mahone’s life, one in which he went from student to soldier to activist.

Website for an Indigenous non-profit educational institution that promotes a sense of pride in Indigenous heritage, traditional knowledge and practices.

Book review of: American Indian Education: A History by Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder.

Book review of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education edited by Kaye Price.

Review of The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway by Edward Benton-Banai.

Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.

Book reviews of 7 books: A Recognition of Being: Reconstructing Native Womanhood by Kim Anderson. Harvest of Souls: The Jesuit Missions and Colonialism in North America by Carol Blackbum. Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the Promise edited by Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, and Louise Lahache. In the Words of Elders: Aboriginal Cultures in Transition edited by Peter Kulchyski, Don McCaskill, and David Newhouse. Suicide in Canada edited by Antoon A. Leenaars, Susanne Wenckstern, Isaac Sakinofsky, Ronald J. Dyck, Michael J. Kral, and Roger C.

Book reviews of 12 books: Native Nations: Cultures and Histories of Native North America by Nancy Bonvillain. The Place of the Pike (Gnoozhekaaning): A History of the Bay Mills Indian Community by Charles E. Cleland. Medicine Trail: The Life and Lessons of Gladys Tantaquidgeon by Melissa Jayne Fawcett. A Feather Not a Gavel: Working Towards Aboriginal Justice by A. C. Hamilton.

Discusses several books that delve into the history and policy for American Indians, including issues related to law and justice, education, and cross-cultural relations.

Looks at the deployment of colonial schooling over an Indigenous landscape during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Looks at teaching methods using both the western and traditional health approaches.

Author states traditional Native Americans are right hemisphere dominant, while the education system is oriented to the left brain.

"... shares reflections from participatory action research (PAR) and Indigenous approaches to research (IAR) team members on how they developed personally and professionally through involvement on two Indigenous-focused studies".

Human Development Thesis (M.A.)--Laurentian University of Sudbury, 1998.

Reports on information gathered through a series of public hearings involving approximately 100 witnesses, including government officials, Aboriginal organizations, communities, service providers, and professional organizations, and a meeting with 50 Indigenous youth. Concludes with 28 recommendations

Discusses a unique governance system and challenges facing tribal governments and communities. Duration: 41:32. Includes textual transcript. Requires creation of a free account to access materials.

Reports on information gathered at Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Workshop and through interviews with community members and service providers.

Consisted of 13 questions which were broad and primarily quantitative in nature; sample was 66 individuals.

Book review of: Bringing Memory Forward: Storied Remembrance in Social Justice Education With Teachers by Teresa Strong-Wilson.

Looks at conflicts over land owned by the Haudenosaunee and the backgrounds of John Brant and Robert Johnson Keer as negotiators for the Grand River Six Nations.

1913 report on the village from the Superintendent of the N.W. District, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaskan Division. Includes photographs.

Author advocates federal governments invest more resources in economic development and education instead of just "managing poverty".

Summarizes the Centre for the North’s half-decade of research on Canada’s North and provides an analysis of three priority items to be addressed.

Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.

Looks at linkages between issues affecting Inuit and the existence of shared and overlapping responsibilities.

Looks at partnerships between communities, companies, and organizations to build a sustainable and productive workforce.

Policy framework for Saskatchewan's prekindergarten to Grade12 Education system.

Examines issues related to quality education for First Nations learners; factors which are associated with First Nations control and jurisdiction; overview of how First Nations are looking to build their governments; provisions for education in their treaties; and education provisions in modern day treaties.

Discusses the strategic plan that includes enhancing capacity within First Nation governance, encourages access to education, assists British Columbia First Nations to protect and revive their languages and cultures, supports initiatives that engage youth and elders, and advances economic development opportunities.

Report summarizes discussions that took place at the Remote Presence Forum March 3-5, 2014.

Buildings at Emmanuel College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Taken sometime before 1905. Emmanuel College was moved to Saskatoon in September 1909 when the University of Saskatchewan was established.

Looks at issues in the context of remote locations as expressed by the women living there. Concludes with recommendations in the areas of health and social services, education, politics and leadership, justice and culture.

Overview of scholarly literature about, by and for Aboriginal women of Canada focusing on five disciplines: history, law, health, education, and literature.

Review of health promotion by the National Health and Medical Research Council's Health Advancement Standing Committee in partnership with The Health Australia Project Team.

Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.

Report looks at the real possibility of a confrontation between Canada's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities based on five determinants.

Surveys statistical data dealing with population, economy, health, family integrity and social conditions which demonstrate persistent inequalities and relationships among poverty, health and social structure.

Supports the need to understand First Nations history from an Aboriginal perspective and the effects the Indian Act and residential school systems had on First Nations people in Canada.

Canadian Heritage and Development Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1999.

This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.

Federal government paper on topics such as history, self-government, treaties, education and economic development relating to aboriginal people in Canada.