Adult Education

File contains a presentation by Harry Maksagak, whose organization supports territorial Aboriginal training and employment policies, and provides a territorial forum for discussion and possible adaptation of policy that will encourage programs and services for Aboriginal people seeking to enter the unique labour markets of the Northwest Territories. Citing census statistics, he calls on the Commission to help provide more funding for Aboriginal youth to obtain the necessary post-secondary education to fill urgently needed jobs.

File contains a presentation by Larry Ussak. He discusses his concerns with the way the government handles the polar bear population, specifically some of the techniques they use which he believes is contributing to the populations decline. Ussak also talks about job training, welfare, drop-out rates, suicide, the financial difficulties of life in the north, and related concerns. Following the presentation Commissioner Robinson discusses employment and training issues with Ussak and Paul Kaludjak.

File contains a presentation by Leoni Kappi. He discusses education in a variety of facets including the need for traditional cultural content, a lack of funding, the need for adult education facilities, especially with regard to drop-outs, and the importance of traditional language instruction. Following the presentation Commissioners Robinson and Sillet discuss some of these issues with Kappi.

This file contains a presentation by Martha Waite touching on a number of subjects, including unemployment, health care and substance abuse, proper training for meaningful employment and land claims. After the presentation, other attendees, along with Waite, offer their comments in a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.

File contains a presentation by Sheilagh Chief of the Southern Ontario Metis and Aboriginal Association discussing the role of elders in community politics. She is also concerned with funding for adult education. She introduces the next speaker, Joe Major.

Portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples held in Vancouver, British Columbia dealing with treatment of HIV and AIDS; includes questions from George Erasmus.

File contains a presentation by President Bernice Ireland and student Roly Williams on behalf of the Nokee Kwe Adult Education Centre. President Ireland discusses the unique needs of Aboriginal adult students, the centre's history and mandate. Williams discusses funding cutbacks, racism and discrimination, cultural concerns, and self-governance issues. Following the presentations the two presenters discuss some of the issues raised with Commissioners Chartrand and Erasmus.

File contains a presentation made by Edna Daigneault and Sharon Yole on Métis women's issues and the Métis society in general. Also contained are comments and questions from the assembled Commissioners and those of the Commissioner-of-the-Day.

Contains health worker reflections on the program which is designed to provide appropriate cultural experiences in South Australia.

Communication, Continuing, and Vocational Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1987.

Looks at the Step Into Health Careers program and its goal to train and recruit Aboriginal youth into the Health Region in entry-level positions. Article found by scrolling to page 8.

Adult Education and Counseling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2012.

Recommendations cover many topics including: education and training, recruitment and retention, and cross cultural awareness.

Approximately 300 sources published between 1877 and 1964.

Discusses the Seven Grandfathers' Teachings of the Ojibway and how it was incorporated into the M'Chigeeng Literacy and Basic Skills full-time program at M'Chigeeng First Nations of Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

Discusses how programs that aid sex trade workers require continued government support in order to maintain the much needed services.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

Discussion of issues surrounding teaching Inuit and possible strategies to accommodate cultural differences in the corrections classroom.

Four modules specifically developed for dealing with issues experienced by Aboriginal women: circular thinking, colonization and the historical context, effects of culture loss on identity, and values. Each module includes readings and activities.

Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2017

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies established 25 years ago.

Adult and Higher Education, Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2002.

Designed by the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, NM), "CD Business Tool" covers business basics, planning, marketing and financial and legal matters.

Study works from a position of trauma informed education principles to engage 16 Indigenous students, 10 instructors, and 9 administrators in semi-structured interviews; findings explore the participants’ perceptions of the relationship between Intergenerational Trauma (IGT) and educational experience. Considers potential strategies for improving outcomes by addressing the resulting issues of IGT.

An analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing education and skills attainment of Canadian adults through the lenses of region, Aboriginal status, gender, and immigration status.

Discussion of funding for a skills training program to help Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan get jobs in the oil sands industry.

Overview of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) set up in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Aboriginal smoking rates are more than twice the overall Australian rate.

Focuses on the Tsimshian people and the forces that brought about their economic and social underdevelopment.

Discusses how the American Indian Higher Education Consortium is preparing students for jobs in the energy sector.

Examines how educators can use stories to facilitate healing and recovery in Indigenous adults.

Links to series of six videos and user's guide for entrepreneurial instruction. Program profiles approximately 30 individuals.

To accompany a series of six videos for teachers, trainers and economic development officers dealing with entrepreneurship instruction.

Audit focused on the Department’s two Indigenous labour market programs: the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund. Covers period between 1 April 2010 and 31 December 2017.

Examines innovative culturally-rooted programs that mix traditional academics with life skills and courses to promote economic, social and cultural well-being.

Teacher's guide includes pre-reading, comprehension and vocabulary exercises, and extended learning options for eight short stories.

Presents account from senior Aboriginal health worker from Northern Australia regarding experiences growing up in the outback.

Discusses a unique veterinary technology course that combines traditional Navajo values, Western scientific knowledge and the management of an Elk herd.

Reviews literature and discusses the survival of Indigenous languages, what communities are doing to safe guard their languages, what is working well and what is not.

Accompanied by Journeys of the Spirit III: Teacher's Guide.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2010.

Provides overview of education, description of add-on, First Nations control, and partnership approaches, case studies of specific institutions, and interviews with practitioners. Case studies: First Nations Partnership Program; Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program; first Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia, Malaspina University College; Saanich Adult Education Center.

Music Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1950.

Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.

Comments on the need to acknowledge that traditional education delivery service is not working and that it is time to try innovative solutions that cater to the learning needs of children and adult learners.