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Educational Administration Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2013.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Montana State University, 2011.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2006.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2011.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Utah State University, 2010.

Findings reveal that variance between individuals correlates with family financial status, school achievement and marijuana use.

[Nursing] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2007.

Examines environmental and cultural factors related to successful functioning in a stratified random sample of 401 American Indian youths.

Looks at the differences between social-cultural environment and the educational system and high personnel turnover as influencing students educational achievements.

Indian and Northern Education Program (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1972.

Health Research Methodology Thesis (M.Sc.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Home Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Arizona, 1984.

Discusses the types of discourse in relations to American Indian speech, American Indian language, and Indigenous-language revitalization.

Documentary about children being forced to leave their reserves in order to attend high school. Follows a student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2011 seven students from remote First Nations have been found dead in Thunder Bay. Duration: 33:11.

Students' poem reflects classroom lessons on Shannen Koostachin and her advocacy for quality education and schools on reserve.

Argues that most children's folklore books distort the true meaning and style of the original stories and urges educators to teach authentic oral literatures.

Research evaluation from the Mi'kmaw Family Literacy Program which was designed, developed, piloted and implemented in several Atlantic communities.

Study based on questionnaire and interactive presentations in 23 communities.

Discusses officials' drive to integrate students into state run institutions in order to accelerate assimilation and civilization.

Federal policy from 1862 to 1969, regarding Native American education as it focuses on the Johnson O'Malley Act and contract schools.

Agricultural History and Rural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 1999.

Analyzes current expenditures, spending over the previous decade, how funds were allocated in comparison to the provinces, and provides forward projections. Follows up on Parliamentary Budget Officer's reports of 2009 and 2013.

Comments on the 132 events held to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of the National Apology.

Conference to establish parameters and framework for research and knowledge mobilization of an Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, one of five being established by the Canadian Council on Learning. Includes State of Aboriginal Learning: Background Paper for the "National Dialogue on Aboriginal Learning by Marie Battiste (2005).

Investigated high school completion rates and compared them to demographically similar communities in Manitoba and nationally, various factors which either impede or promote educational success, and characteristics of interventions which have potential to improve educational outcomes.

Looks at a Math in a Cultural Context case study and the academic success achieved by the students using the Building a Fish Rack module.

Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”

Scholarly, peer reviewed paper argues the idea that emphasis on "culture" will improve educational outcomes with urban Aboriginal youth is not working and that the issue of race is more important in the urban context.

Explores how listening to stories and learning about the sacred mountains can provide a sense of being to Navajo children.

Examines Canadian Nunavut Aboriginal students' views on Western teachings in science education and the development of a culturally responsive curriculum.

Press release along with background documents, fact sheets, biographies, and final report of the Minister's National Working Group on Education.

Discusses three important parts that make up an education program: teachers, principals and curriculum.

Identifies barriers, makes recommendations and briefly explains how changes would benefit elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students.

Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Developed in response to COVID-19. Although designed for application in British Columbia, most information could be adapted for other jurisdictions. Includes a selection of health and safety considerations divided by topic area (e.g. classrooms, hand hygiene, school gathering, etc.), planning template, list of possible provisions to be included in development of a plan, and school reopening considerations checklist.

Part 2: 2013.

Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.

Discusses recruitment of participants, the counselling process and follow-up issues. Uses a case study to illustrate use of the model.

Seventeen individuals were interviewed about the situation prior to the band-controlled system, the structural changes which had taken place since control was transferred, and their hopes for the future.

Video of speech by the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations given at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Duration: 1:04:53.

Book review of First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Progress or Gridlock? by Jerry Paquette and Gérald Fallon.

Website contains general information, programs, and publications & research for all First Nations learners, as well as links to other education organizations.

Argues that despite the fact that on-reserve schools seem to provide an education equivalent to that obtained through provincial systems, in reality they fall short of this objective. The paper also explores the issues that remain since control has shifted to First Nations Peoples.

Comments on the lack of training teachers and administrators receive to help them respond to the needs of First Nations students, and the need for curricula that reduces the disconnect between educational content and students and parents.

Review cites recent publications and makes recommendations for future actions.

Contends that language immersion or bilingual education can lead to improved educational outcomes, but ideally there should be a minimum of 6 to 7 years of instruction.

Highlights promising practices and looks into the two common threads within these practices.