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Therapies of Freedom: The Colonization of Aboriginal Childhood

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne McGillivray
Description
Discusses early authorities' attitudes about the upbringing of Aboriginal children, residential schooling in Canada, judicial responses to culture in child protection cases, and the origin and functioning of intertribal child protection agencies in Manitoba.
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To Know Both Worlds

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Churchman
Joan Herman
Teresa Hall
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 14, no. 3, May 1975, pp. [7-12]
Description
Tribal American Consulting Corporation in 1972 began developing a preschool program to meet the needs of Native American students based on traditional tribal cultures but also appropriate for today's children.
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Toward Full Empowerment in Native Education: Unanticipated Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald M. Taylor
Martha B. Crago
Lynn McAlpine
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 45-56
Description
Examines how an emphasis on education based on heritage culture can have unexpected consequences such as differing standards, loss of original program uniqueness, and a distancing from mainstream education.
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A Treaty Right to Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2001, pp. 125-143
Description
Discusses historical and current understanding of education as a right negotiated between the Crown and First Nations in treaties 1 to 7.
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Tribal Colleges: An Overview

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Fann
Description
Highlights the unique benefits colleges offer their students to meet cultural, health and social needs.
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Tribal Colleges and Universities: A Tradition of Innovation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald E. Gipp
Susan C. Faircloth
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 2-5
Description
Introductory article to special issue focusing on, the history of Tribal Colleges and Universities and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).
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Vouchers Way to Cut Reserve School Spending

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 7, 2005, p. A9
Description
Argues that the proposed program is an off-loading, cost saving exercise for the Department of Indian Affairs and will hurt already underfunded reserve schools.
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“We are Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey”: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mi'kmaw Knia'matnewey Self-Government Agreement on the Improvement of Education for Participating Mi'kmaw Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Description
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
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We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For: Towards the Development of an Indigenous Educational Advocacy Organization for Indigenous Children in Canada's Custody

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Indian Control of Indian Education--40 Years Later, 2013, pp. 126-145
Description
Briefly discuses the applicability of the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education policy statement for urban Aboriginal students who are in the child protection system, reports results of interviews conducted with 14 individuals involved in the system, and argues for an agency specifically mandated to eliminate educational gap between those in care and those who are not.
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"We Had Not Dared to Do That Earlier, But Now We See That It Works": Creating a Culturally Responsive Mathematics Exam

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Birgitte Fyhn
Ylva Jannok Nutti
Kristine Nystad
Ellen J. Sara Eira
Ole Einar Hoetta
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 4, 2016, pp. 411-424
Description
Looks at innovative culturally responsive instructional tasks and the development of four states: survival, recovery, development and self-determination.
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What Do Indigenous Education Policy Frameworks Reveal about Commitments to Reconciliation in Canadian School Systems?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Authors examine the policy frameworks relating to education implemented by provincial and territorial governments in response the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) calls to action; find that Indigenous knowledge systems remain subordinate to Western frameworks which undermines the goals of the process of reconciliation.
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When is a Disadvantage a Handicap?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanette C. Smith
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 2, January 1980, pp. [13-18]
Description
Examines the impact of the law in deeming Aboriginal children disadvantaged or handicapped upon entering school.
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Wii Niiganabying (Looking Ahead): Rearticulating Indigenous Control of Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Heartwork, October 12, 2020, pp. 59-71
Description
Article considers current trends in Indigenous education in Canada and examines the indigenization of curriculum through the inclusion of languages, knowledge structures, cultural resurgence, and reconnection with land, Elders, culture, and community.
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Wiicitaakewin Workshop [with Bob Rae & Phil Fontaine at Confederation College]

Alternate Title
Confederation [College] Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Rae
Phil Fontaine
Description
Rob Rae speaks on the role of education and colleges for providing opportunity and support for First Nations people. Phil Fontaine speaks to First Nations education systems and lack of funding from the Federal government and potential of Aboriginal youth. Duration: 1:16:09.
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A Year of Crisis: Memory and Meaning in a Navajo Community’s Struggle for Self-Determination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David W. Adams
American Indian Culture and Research, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 113-130
Description
In this commentary article, the author describes the conditions and events surrounding a Diné school’s founding and the internal conflicts which eventually led to a breakdown between staff and leadership; highlights the potential learning for other nations working towards educational sovereignty.
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