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Little Red Spirit, Aboriginal Head Start Program

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Assessment of program for children between three and six which is based on six key components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support, and parental involvement.
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Living Alongside: Teacher Educator Experiences Working in a Community-Based Aboriginal Teacher Education Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julian Kitchen
John Hodson
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 144-174
Looks at themes emerging from interviews held with students involved in the Aboriginal teacher education program which was developed collaboratively between a southern Ontario university and the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council in Ontario.
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"Ma'iingan is Just a Misspelling of the Word Wolf": A Case for Teaching Culture Through Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Hermes
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 43-56
Contends that language immersion programs support language and cultural revitalization by allowing students a deeper understanding and fluency.
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Main Findings of the 2015 RHS

Alternate Title
Main Findings of the 2015 Regional Health Survey [Quebec]
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Summary of results from Quebec portion of the Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey.
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Mamook Kom'tax Chinuk Pipa/Learning to Write Chinook Jargon: Indigenous Peoples and Literacy Strategies in the South Central Interior of British Columbia in the Late Nineteenth Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma Battell Lowman
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 77-98
Looks at the different learning and teaching strategies that were used to develop English and Chinook literacy.
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The Management of Children with Otitis Media

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juanita Sherwood
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, July/August 1993, pp. 15-18
Reports chronic ear infections and hearing loss impact language, literacy acquisition, self-esteem, schooling and post-education of Aboriginal children.
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Mary Simon & the Hon. Paul Quassa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Paul Quassa
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 23-29
Edited transcript of conversation between Mary Simon, Chair of the National Community on Inuit Education and Paul Quassa, Minister of Education for the Government of Nunavut.
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A MELUS Interview: Paula Gunn Allen

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franchot Ballinger
Brian Swann
Paula Gunn Allen
MELUS, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 1983, pp. 3-25
Interview includes information on the author's background, views and the influences on her writing.
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Merriam's Palewyami Vocabulary

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Berman
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 68, no. 4, October 2002, pp. 428-447
Palewyami is a dialect of Yokuts and the author explores the reconstruction of the Proto-Yokuts language.
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The Metaphysics of Hating and Public Policy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael (Mickey) Posluns
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 17, no. 3, [2006?], p. [?]
Discusses the importance of language when framing Indigenous issues. Scroll down to access article.
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Mikmaq Women: Their Special Dialogue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Anne Battiste
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 61-63
Looks at the woman's role within the Mikmaq worldview.
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Mitochondrial DNA of Protohistoric Remains of an Arikara Population from South Dakota: Implications for the Macro-Siouan Language Hypothesis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana M. Lawrence
Brian M. Kemp
Jason Eshleman
Richard L. Jantz
Meradeth Snow
Debra George
David Glenn Smith
Human Biology, vol. 82, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 157-178
Looks at data collected on Macro-Siouan hypothesis and the relationship of the language spoken by the Sahnish to other languages.
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Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage

Alternate Title
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
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Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: An Integration of Past and Present for a New Tomorrow: A Report on the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre's First National Conference

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Malreddy Pavan Kumar
Narcisse Blood
Ryan Heavy Head
Marie Battiste
Leona Makokis ... [et al.]

Synopsis of keynote speeches and presentations of conference held March 7-9, 2007, Edmonton, Alberta. Includes summaries of six animation theme bundles, promising practices, participant commentaries, and analysis of problems and prospects of Aboriginal learning in the future.

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Module 2: Identity and Language

Alternate Title
Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies 322: Peoples and Cultures II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Teaching module for use with Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies 322: Peoples and Cultures II.
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Module 5: Identity and Language

Alternate Title
Module Five: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Nina Vasilieva
Discusses concept of ethnicity and socio-linguistics of Indigenous peoples of northern Russia, lists languages spoken, gives reasons for assimilation process, and looks at current language usage and policies. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 8: Identity and Language

Alternate Title
Module Eight: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Discusses social construction of language with emphasis on the influence of living conditions, lifestyle, population changes and national policy. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 9: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature

Alternate Title
Module Nine: Sami Media, Arts, and Literature
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vuokko Hirvonen
Brief explanation of how identity and culture are expressed in each of these areas. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module lI: South (Beginnings) -- Focusing on the Culture, Language and Holism Touchstones

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores worldview approaches that reflect and reinforce the intrinsic and distinct aspects of Aboriginal cultures, customs and languages. Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Mohave Remembered

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan D. Penfield
Journal of the Southwest , vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 81-105
Discusses the fieldwork experience to capture the oral history of Native American Indians and to help preserve the Mojave language.
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Mohawk English in the Medical Interview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Woolfson
Virginia Hood
Roger Secker-Walker
Ann C. Macaulay
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 4, 1995, pp. 503-509
Discusses how cultural differences may lead to misinterpretation of information by health care providers.
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Mother Tongue: Old Debates and New Initiatives in San Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maitseo Bolaane
Sidsel Saugestad
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the New Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 46-54
Citing examples from research done in Botswana, article discusses several factors effecting education: spatial distance, cultural distance and a failure to accommodate local language and culture. To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
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Mouri Matters: Contextualizing Mouri in Māori Health Discourse

Alternate Title
Mouri Matters: Contextualizing Mouri in Maori Health Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mera Penehira
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Alison Green
Clive Aspin
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 177-187
Provides examples to shows that notion of mouri is important to "being" and "well-being".
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The Mouse That Sucked: On "Translating" a Navajo Poem

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 37-49
Explores the difficulties of translating a poem by Rex Lee Jim due to phonetic, rhythmic, symbolic and morphological differences and concludes that linguistic critical analysis and ethnographic knowledge are crucial to translation projects. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
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Multiculturalism Policy Index: Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adrienne Davidson
Veldon Coburn
Nine indicators used: recognition of land/title, self-government rights, cultural rights, and customary law, upholding historic treaties and/or signing new treaties, guarantees of representation/consultation in central government, affirmation of distinct status, support/ratification for international instruments, and affirmative action. 2nd edition.
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