Cultural Framework

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 1995.

The video, titled Wah Pah Ta Cultural Week in Cumberland House, records some of the history of Cumberland House and the music, dancing, entertainment, and traditional activities of the region. Script by Maria Campbell, narration by Tantoo Martin-Cardinal, theme song by Ralph Sayies, camera by Don Chaput and Glen Rosin, program design by Maria Campbell and Gerri Cook, and Maria Campbell and Burton Smokey Day are the directors and producers.

Historical note:

A video produced in 1986 for Northern Lights School Division No. 113 with funding from the Saskatchewan Educational Development Fund.

Position paper discusses past treaties and treaty obligations and argues that the Federal government should renegotiate to redress past violations of Aboriginal rights.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McMaster University, 2004.

Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Report provides a "snapshot" of the impact of the art program on teachers, students and off-reserve communities. Research was conducted between April 1 and August 30, 2006.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 1995.

Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2006

Shows the importance of basketry to Waponahki culture and how it can become the basis for policymaking, research and decolonization.

Psychology Thesis (Psy.D.)--Alliant International University, San Diego, 2003.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2004.

Describes how the authors have identified and promoted child care services for their children by tapping into the culture around them.

Discussion of a Culturally Based Education (CBE) program, which combined student technology and interviews of community members, presentations and meetings.

Introduction to understandings of Navajo ways, for the non-Navajo.

Discusses an integrated curriculum experiment at Haskell Indian Nations University and assesses its success.

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.

Author cites traits and values that should be adopted by society as a whole.

Argues that different ways of studying traditional knowledge is the result of academic perspective rather than the nature of traditional knowledge itself.

Looks at innovative culturally responsive instructional tasks and the development of four states: survival, recovery, development and self-determination.

Includes discussion of best practices and the impact of the Sacred Circle leadership program, sample lessons, articles with sources, and suggested readings list.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oregon State University, 2017.

Bringing Indigenous knowledge into the field of social work at Ryerson University.

Looks at the implementation of an Indigenous education program that reflects the needs of the community by focusing on four areas: life and environment, history, languages and mathematics. To access this article, scroll down to page 16.

Discusses issues surrounding the study and teaching of Indigenous Studies from a Native American perspective.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--James Cook University, 2004.

Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 1997.

Describes a 10-day winter camp, for high school aged students, designed to combine aboriginal skills with modern skills.

Provides a series of inquiry questions and guiding information organized around four themes: cultures of belonging, instructional design, pedagogy, and sharing through stories.

Presents results from interviews conducted with Aboriginal teachers about their educational experiences in Ontario.

Discusses moving forward with education on all levels. Inspirational story by Eleanor Bernard about successful Indigenous controlled educational approaches. Presentation begins at 21:40. Duration: 2:42:25.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2001.

Discusses the importance of context for social work education, illustrated by the First Nations Bachelor of Social Work program, which was delivered as a satellite program in a First Nations community.

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.

Summary of paper given at the 2009 American Indian Teacher Education Conference held at the Northern Arizona University of Flagstaff.

Suggests that the methodologies involve "...those that enable and permit Indigenous researchers to be who they are while engaged actively as participants in research..."

Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.

Findings from 6 focus groups conducted with 26 Alaska Native college students, identified 8 quality of life domains which will be integrated into programing promoting academic success.

Focuses on the requirements for implementing an inclusive learning environment. Discusses issues, medicine wheel (four domains) approach to teaching, and incorporating Indigenous worldviews into the classroom.

Learning positive alternatives from Native Americans about preservice teacher education.

Three leaders offer their answers which include indigenization of education, adding spiritual teachings to the classroom, and offering hope.

Introduces a professional resource, Enhancing School Science with Indigenous Knowledge: What We Know From Teachers and Research.

Discusses music course offered at the Nunavut Arctic College's Teacher Education Program (NTEP) which incorporated Inuit culture as a central theme.

Argues that lack of speaking by children may cause intercultural communication problems which are detrimental to the learning process and outlines how some teachers have dealt with the problem.

Book review of: What We Learned by Helen Raptis with members of the Tsimshian Nation.