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From Turtle Mountains to the Badlands: Learning to Teach Native Ways of Knowing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tibi Marin
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 4, Success by Accountability and Assessment, Summer, 2008
Discusses the Native Ways of Knowing (NWOK) program for pre-service secondary science teachers aimed at integrating Aboriginal and Western science.
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Garden River Resource Centre

Alternate Title
800m Ahead: Small Public Libraries in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ernie Ingles
Allison Sivak
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 233-235
Comments on the Resource Centre which is composed of books, videos, archives and a computer lab.
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Geocentrism and Indian Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George A. Van Otten
Setsuo Tsutsui
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [23-27]
Study provides evidence of severe deficiencies in geographic education throughout Arizona public schools and suggests a need to develop teacher training courses of study that focus on geographic concepts, skills and knowledge.
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Geologic Oral Traditions

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute

Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.

Related Material: Legends animated video.

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Giving Voice to Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: A Collaboration Between Scholars and Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya R. Peckmann
Michel Fournier
Mary H. Manhein
Ginesse Listi
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 43-50
Explains the foundations set up for a groundbreaking project that established a partnership for collaborative research among people of diverse backgrounds.
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Glimpses of Atlantic Canada's Past

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David L. Keenlyside
Describes tools and changing technologies found at the Debert site and other prehistoric maritime sites.
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Governance in Canada’s Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher Fox
Outlines government institutions and key governance issues including land claims, self-government agreements, intergovernmental processes, wildlife and resource management, institutional governance, and economic development. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
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The Great Adventure

Alternate Title
Arctic Mission
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Lemire
Thierry Piantanida
Film chronicles the voyage of a northern expedition lasting five months and covering 16,000 kilometres through the Northwest Passage. Accompanying material: The Great Adventure [Study Guide]. Duration: 52:03.
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Guardian of the Earth: A Portrait of the Environmentalist as a Young Man

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin McArdle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Discusses Earth Guardians, the organization devoted to youth environmental activism, and their current work advocating for a statewide ban on fracking in Colorado. Highlights activist, Xiuihtezcatl Martinez.
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Handbook for Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sydney Stephens

Discusses how to combine Indigenous ways of knowing and traditional teaching methods with Western methodologies to produce a two-eyed seeing approach to science education. Designed for the Alaska context but can be adapted to other regions.

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Haskell Broadcasts News Over MySpace

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juan A. Avila Hernandez
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Native Voices, Modern Media, Fall, 2008, pp. 18-19
Discusses the associate degree in Media Communications, including a description of the curriculum, available from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Health and Education Go Hand in Hand

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Discusses three ways tribal colleges and universities are involved with health education including curriculum to create more health care providers, community education and research.
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Health Innovation & Equity: Recommendations From Native American Youth

Alternate Title
Focus Group Report: A One-Year Project between the Center for Native American Youth and the Aetna Foundation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Results from feedback about changing health outcomes and priorities and ideas about using innovation and technology to promote fixes for health disparities.
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Hearth and Home of the Palaeo-Eskimos

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ulla Odgaard
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 349-374
Observations on hearth features, which heating processes took place and the symbolic aspects of hearths.
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Hene'enovohostotse (Learning)

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Littlebear
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Discusses commonalities and experiences in Alaskan, New Zealand and Hawaiian schools.
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The Hidatsa Earthlodge

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 33, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilbert L. Wilson
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.33 (p.341-420 , 27 figures).
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Historical GIS Research in Canada

Alternate Title
Canadian History and Environmental Series ; no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
John S. Lutz
Patrick A. Dunae
Jason Gilliland
Don Lavfreniere
Megan Harvey ... [et al.]
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Hooked Up: NDNs Online

Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dysart
Short film asks the question, "does the web provide Aboriginal people with a sense of community?" Duration: 6:18.
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How Has Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Been Considered? A Student Reflects on the 2018 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea N. Hanke
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 98-100
A brief op-ed piece that discusses the author’s observations and analysis of the shifting perspectives in Arctic research, and the inclusion and engagement of Indigenous Inuit knowledge in the research process and in policy making.
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How Might Native Science Inform "Informal Science Learning"?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Angelina E. Castago
Cultural Studies of Science Education, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Knowledge and Science Education, 2008, pp. 731-750
Outlines a number of definitions of Native science in order to determine the ways that are both similar and dissimilar to Western notions of science.
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How Participatory is Research in Northern Canada?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicolas D. Brunet
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2, Building New Partnerships, March 2015, pp. 40-41
Comments on participatory practices aligning with local community priorities.
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How to Partner with Indigenous Communities and Organizations to Conduct Technology Development Research: A Guide for Working with Communities to Develop and Adapt Technology to Age in Place

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Melissa Blind
Andrine M. Lemieux
Karen Pitawanakwat
Melinda Dertinger
Recommends using a community-based participatory action research approach throughout a project - from product development to evaluation.
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Howard Contin (Meskiash) Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Howard Contin
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).
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