Science & Technology

Discusses the methods being used by the Menominee people to keep their language from extinction.

Discusses a relocation project that highlights the problems of applying western world views to traditional northern societies.

Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 2014.

Reports on a study which implemented a culturally sensitive math curriculum in consultation with local Elders. Results showed an improved outcome in student scores.

Originally published in: The International Handbook of Science Education edited by B.J. Fraser and K.G. Tobin.

Examines the distance of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from the cultural "centre" of White European culture.

Study compares the Navajo tribe and Chinese populations' way of learning to that of Euro-American culture.

Comments on the under-representation of Aboriginal people in Science and Engineering, arguing that addressing this issue will benefit society overall.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

Discusses the gap in mathematics quality and equity for Indigenous students and looks at solutions to address these issues based on a study done with Eagle Flight First Nation in Alberta.

Review essay of book:Tracks by Louise Erdrich with focus on three main characters loss of cultural heritage.

Presents a podcast that is part of the Embodying Empathy Project. Duration: 1:04:32.

Discusses the current scientific thought towards convergence between western science and Native worldview. Scroll down to access article.

Discusses the usefulness and importance of cyberspace to aboriginal communities and the necessity of promotion and education to Aboriginal peoples.

Looks at hearing loss, depression, memory issues and antisocial behaviour as being adverse effects of noise exposure.

Geography and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2005.

Discusses how a digital map of Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Cree for Edmonton, Alberta), along with an overlay of Treaty 6 Indigenous maps onto a conventional map can be used to show Indigenous people were in Canada in a tangible way. Also looks at the Ogimaa Mikana project in Toronto, Ontario.

Discusses decolonizing the research process, beginning with how researchers engage with Indigenous communities; challenges the mainstream scientific idea that there is a “single truth to be discovered and that scientific knowledge is far more valuable than subjective or experiential knowledge.”

Outlines the process of decolonizing the thinking and teaching practice in order to make science education relevant, meaningful, and respectful for First Nations students

Overview of the historical and continuing contributions of Sami Indigenous knowledge to Western scholarship.

Interview with the developer of an application for mobile devices that features Ojibway common words and phrases. Duration: 28:50.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Laval University, 2004.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Idaho, 2001.

Describes various approaches to using technology to deal with the difficult area of Indigenous knowledge, which does not lend itself to traditional Western systems.

Looks at building educator capacity for media. Chapter from Proceedings of the IDEAS: Designing for Innovation edited by M. Takeuchi, A. P. Preciado Babb and J. Lock.

Comments on the problem of removal of ancestral remains and sacred items from burial grounds and other sacred sites by scientists and pothunters.

Searched academic and gray literature dated to February 2016.

Teaching and Learning Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996

Development of Indigenous information and its use by modern societies, including the cohabitation of science and technology with Indigenous knowledge.

Looks at the prevalence and incidence of diabetes in Navajo youth using data accumulated by the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.

Study focuses on two Aboriginal artistic on-line projects CyberPowWow and Speaking the Language of Spiders.

Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2012.

Looks at how technical infrastructures, social relationships, policies and procedures, and human resource capacities combine to support community data management.

Statistics on self-employment and vulnerable employment by industry and province/territory, skill gaps, top three industries with highest percentage of jobs at risk, and differential risk from automation for Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous workers.

Research based on two-year study of 20 students explores positive changes in attitudes and proficiency with technological integration.

Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.

Reports the results of a usability test conducted to determine if computer technology can provide an effective tool for the education initiative of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

Study explores how technology is supporting the decolonization of education in remote First Nations.

White paper asserts that peer-to-peer and inter-institutional networks can be used, with international systems, to reduce the digital divide.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2001.

Discusses the issues involved when institutions attempt to provide greater access to materials relating to Indigenous cultures.

Uses the example of the University of Georgia's project to preserve, archive and interpret culture to illustrate opportunities and problems associated with using technology to provide access to historical materials.

Project goal was to address two problems: patients who did not start or discontinued medication; and those who did follow up on a referral to behavioral health provider. Reports user feedback on the iPad-based Depression Management Decision Support Tool (DM-DST) which was developed.

Asserts that some articles previous believed to be arrows were actually darts and that historical revisions are necessary to correct the narrative.