Education

CANDO 2009 Economic Developer of the Year Award Winners

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita Boyle
Mark Sark
Paulette Flamond
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 3-10
Description
Interviews with winners for Aboriginal Private Sector Business Award, the Community Category, and Individual Economic Developer of the year. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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Career Planning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Milton Tootoosis
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. 29
Description
Tips on finding information to help plan your career.
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Caring Across Boundaries: Is This Our Canada?

Alternate Title
Is This Our Canada? How Racial Discrimination in Children's Services Undermines the Potential of This Generation of First Nations Children and What You Can do to Help
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (slide show) Total Duration: 41:88.
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Caroline Vandale Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Caroline Vandale
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Vandale was born in Carlton in 1902. She shares what her father told her about the cause of the Riel Rebellion. She also talks about the Metis people in relation to the Depression, WWI, WWII, and the attitudes of police, teachers, government agencies, etc. towards the Metis people.
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Carrying The Pipe: Maliseet Elder, Healer, and Teacher Imelda Perley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 200-203
Description
Author describes the challenges facing Indigenous women who strive to assume leadership roles in their communities.
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Carving Cultural Connections: Alternative School #1 Seattle, Washington

Alternate Title
[Students Carve Cultural Connections -- And A Canoe]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Ellis
Description
Looks at seventh grade students involved in an experience-based education project to built a traditional cedar canoe under the direction of Saaduuts Peele, Director of Carving Cultural Connections. Duration: 8:01.
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Caught Between Catholic and Government Traditions: Americanization and Assimilation at St. Joseph's Indian Normal School

Alternate Title
Article 5
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn A. Weber
American Educational History Journal, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 75-91
Description
Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.
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Ceremonial Tradition as Form and Theme in Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven: A Performance-Based Approach to Native American Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen L. Carroll
Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, vol. 38, no. 1, Special Convention Issue: Performance, Spring, 2005, pp. 74-84
Description
Introduces undergraduate students to the storytelling tradition as a means to analyze how writers translate oral forms to written ones.
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Les Cérémonies de Remise de Diplômes au Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabien Pernet
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 225-243
Description
Discusses how Inuit worldviews and customs were incorporated into graduation ceremonies.
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Change in School and Community Attitudes in an Athapaskan Village

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos J. Ovando
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 43-59
Description
Compares 1983 to 1992 findings which focused questions on the purpose of schooling, community loyalty, ethnic identity and schools.
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Changes in American Indian Education: A Historical Retrospective for Educators in the United States

Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 314228
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Description
By understanding the historical circumstances of education, paper aims to find solutions to unique cultural problems for American Indians such as equality of educational opportunity, local autonomy, community involvement, curriculum development and general schooling practices.
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The Changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population: Evidence From the 2006-11 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Heather Crawford
Description
Uses data to analyze what factors predicted changes in identification and place of usual residence, effect of migration on employment, extent that caring responsibilities had on education and employment outcomes, and characteristics which may explain differences in fertility decisions.
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Changing Academic Discourse About Native Education: Using Two Pairs of Eyes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Urion
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 6-15
Description
Overview of trends in academic and First Nations discussions surrounding the issue of Native Education.
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Changing Burial Practices of the Western Navajo: A Consideration of the Relationship between Attitudes and Behavior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerrold E. Levy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 397-405
Description
A discussion about educational, financial and spiritual changes in the Navajo lifestyle that has led to changes in Navajo beliefs and culture. However, these markers alone are not sufficient enough to prove the presence or absence of specifics beliefs and further research is required.
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The Changing Well-Being of Older Adult Registered Indians: An Analysis Using the Registered Indian Human Development Index

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Eric Guimond
Jennifer McWhirter
Canadian Journal on Aging, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 385-397
Description
Adapted index using data from the Census of Canada and the Indian Register to see if the older generation's scores between 1981 and 2001 had improved in the same manner as the larger registered population. While levels had improved, the gap between this group and other older Canadians had increased.
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Chapter 5: First Nation Representation

Alternate Title
Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Chapter 5 in: Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities by the Ontario School Trustees. Discusses education in First Nations communities and the role of school board.
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Characteristics of Successful Native Leaders

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Silverman
William G. Demmert
Description
Research on characteristics of elected Native leaders in various organizations in southeast Alaska. Results are organized using the eight assumptions for success.
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Charlie Chief 2 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.
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Chief Martin Morigeau Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Martin (Chief) Morigeau
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Chief Martin Morigeau where he gives general reminiscences of his life, including an amusing prank that he played on a preacher.
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Child and Youth Mental Health Intervention, Research and Community Advocacy Project in Nunavut: Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut Needs Assessment

Alternate Title
Needs Assessment of Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Description
Overview of first phase of multi-year program includes environmental scan, questionnaires and literature review for assessment.
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Children of the Tundra

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[A. Lutsenko
V. Buzuev]
Description
Documentary shows life at boarding school, the city landscape and lifestyle in the Russian tundra. Overview of alternative education offered to tundra children in life skills with teacher Anna Nerkagi. Duration: 28:18.
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Children’s Perception of Wolverine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morgane Bonamy
Andrew B. Harbicht
Thora Martina Herrmann
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 229-244
Description
Study surveys 151 children 8 – 12 years old in seven schools in the Northern Slave Region of the Northwest Territories to assess their knowledge and opinion about the wolverine (gulo gulo). Children in rural areas had more knowledge of the species, and in both rural and urban communities there were negative associations with the species, but also an appreciation of their ecological role.
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Chris Albert Johnson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chris Albert Johnson
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of his life.
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A City Health Officer

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Collard
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 9-10
Description
Brief article written by the Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer in Perth, Australia stresses the importance of health education.
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Clara Pratt Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
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Clarence Joe Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Joe
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Clarence Joe speaks of the conversion of the Sechelt Indians to Roman Catholicism and he discusses at various points the industry and initiative of the Sechelt Indians.
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Clarence Joe Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Joe
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
A general discussion about the background of the Sechelt Indians.
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Clarence Oliver Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Oliver
Burton Jacobs
Patricia Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
General discussion of ferry boats that serviced Walpole Island.
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Clarke, Thomas: Photographs

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
D. Cadzow (photographer)
Description
A collection of photographs compiled by Thomas Clarke. Clarke was the principal at the Battleford's Industrial School. Includes a portrait of Clarke, and two exterior shots of the school itself.
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Claude Morrison Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Claude Morrison
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Morrison was an employee of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan. He talks about the Saskatchewan Prospectors' Assistance Plan.
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Clinical Case Report: Meeting the Needs of Nunavut Families: A Community-Based Midwifery Education Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. James
B. O'Brien
K. Bourret
N. Kango
K. Gafvels ... [et al.]
Rural and Remote Health Journal, vol. 10, no. 1355, Circumpolar Special Issue: Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. [1]-10
Description
Looks at the development of a multi-layered education program as a successful alternative to keeping pregnant Inuit women at home for maternity care.
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