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The Indigenous World 2015

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Olga Murashko
Johannes Rohr
Stephen Hendrie
Jennifer Preston
Frank Sejersen
Marianne Lykke Thomsen ... [et al.]]
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Indigenous Youth: Identity, Challenges and Hope: Articles 14, 17, 12 and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Twelfth Session New York, 20-31 May 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Overview of issues discussed focusing on recommendations for increased involvement of youth, support for the revitalization of Indigenous languages, education reforms and Indigenous youth suicide.
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Ingenious Performance Methods- Drama 211

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Department of Drama
College of Arts and Science (University of Saskatchewan)
Overview of the new course offered using performance training methods to teach Indigenous language skills at the University of Saskatchewan. Uses TPR, total physical response to teach Cree. Duration: 13:05.
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Initial Teacher Education in Aotearoa / New Zealand

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Pakai
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 158-175
Looks at the challenges that were faced in getting accreditation for the Maori teacher education program.
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Innovative Strategies Encourage Language Skills

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 26
Comments on the national First Nations Language Keepers conference attended by more than 500 people and the importance of passing on languages to youth. Article found by scrolling to page 26.
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Innu Language Project Activities in Labrador

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marguerite MacKenzie
Laurel Anne Hasler
Regional Language Studies - Newfoundland, no. 25, 2014, pp. 50-54
Comments on the many projects that have been brought to fruition including an Innu dictionary, websites, and mobile apps.
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Instilling the Earth: Explaining Mounds

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Miller
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, 2001, pp. 161-177
Argues that the difference between English and Aboriginal languages influences interpreptation, i.e., Indigenous languages assume that movement, change and uncertainty are inherent in the universe.
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Intercultural Communications and Conductive Hearing Loss

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Howard
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 96-105
Looks at wide spread hearing loss among all Indigenous peoples and the impact it has on intercultural communication in schools, the criminal justice system, and within Aboriginal families.
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Introduction From Conference to Special Issue: Selected Articles on "The Love of Words"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
Jennifer Andrews
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 3-9
Introduction to a conference, held in the Fall of 2004, in Winnipeg, that brought together Native and non-Native scholars and Aboriginal writers/community activists for a three-day gathering.
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Introduction: Language and Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederick H. White
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 53-56
Introduces the value of examining how language and literature intertwine, especially with regards to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of linguistic determinism. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 53.
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Introduction [Oral History Forum, Vol. 19-20, 1999-2000]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Stevenson
Oral History Forum, vol. 19-20, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, 1999-2000, pp. [13]-18
Introduction to articles about personal relationships, alternative world views, and personal introspection.
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Inuit Area of Residence (11), Aboriginal Identity (5), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (218), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 97-564-XCB2006003
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Statistical table.
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Inuit Cultural Online Resource

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre
Website used to teach Inuit culture to Canadian school-age children. Provides links to resources such as video podcasts, activity sheets and printable coloring sheets.
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Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunavut

Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Summarizes results for adults.
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Inuit Identities, Language, and Territoriality

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Diversite Urbaine, vol. 8, Special Issue: Plurilinguisme et identites au Canada, Autumn, 2008, pp. 91-108
Discuses how the use of Inuktitut, French, and English languages affect linguistic and social-cultural identities in Nunavik and Ottawa.
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Inuit Interpreters Engaged in End-of-Life Care in Nunavik, Northern Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Renee Hordyk
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Paul Brassard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1291868
Studies the linguistic and cultural differences among medical institutions that challenge interpreters who know many of their clients at a personal level.
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Inuit Statistical Profile 2018

E-Books
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
Information on language, housing conditions, health indicators, suicide rates, food insecurity, harvesting country food, education, and strength of family ties.
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Inuit Women and the Politics of Naming in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 11-14
Comments on traditional ways of naming, the governmental disk identity system and surname program, census issues for Inuit, and problems with southern conceptions of family and adoption.
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Involving Community Members to Develop Culturally Relevant Word Lists For First Nations and Métis Students

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 187
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Minnie McKenzie
Leda Corrigal
Otto Fietz
Cynthia Cook
Grace Cook
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Developed for use as a guideline to teach students to speak and comprehend the Cree language in classrooms, early childhood programs and the home.
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Is That All There Is? Tribal Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 128, Systems of Value, Structures of Belief, Spring, 1991, pp. 54-62

Discussion on stories that make up tribal literature and the fact that all words have three levels of meaning: the surface, the fundamental, and, underlying both, the philosophical meaning. 

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An Issue of Culture in Educating American Indian Youth

Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John B. Love
Michael Kallam
Melanie Price
Examines historical and current trends to engage Native American students and offers a list of practical suggestions employed in some Oklahoma schools.
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Issues in English Language Assessment of Indigenous Australians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian G. Malcolm
Language Assessment Quarterly, vol. 8, Current Issues and Trends in Language Assessment in Australia and New Zealand, 2011, pp. 190-199
Examines contextual factors and calls for a more context -sensitive approach to assessment.
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It's Not Easy Speaking Bizarro Languages

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 8, December 1998, p. 11

Humorous article regarding the difficulties encountered when trying to use Ojibway to fulfil the second language requirement at a Canadian university.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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Jaapalpa Bail Hostel Opens at Redfern

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 1992, pp. 8-9
Looks at facility built to help reduce the amount of young Aboriginal people going to jail. Project is part of changes implemented to services for youth resulting from the creation of the Office of Juvenile Justice in 1991.
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Justice and Safety for Urban Indigenous Children and Youth in Canada

Alternate Title
National Association of Friendship Centres Civil Society Submission to the 5th and 6th Review of Canada's Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
UN CRC Alternate Report, Canada's 5th and 6th Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC)
Brief discussion of context and early learning, education, health, culture and language, and child welfare followed by comments on Canada's fifth and sixth reports on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child and recommendations about policy and legal avenues to address inequalities.
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