Learning from Story

Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit Four Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Comments on the significance, features, and characteristics of oral narratives, strategies for using storytelling in teaching and learning, and protocol for telling Indigenous stories. Unit 4 of 6. Duration: 15:45.
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Learning from the Land

Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 5 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Looks at the foundations of Indigenous education based on land and place and the connection to the natural world. Unit 5 of 6. Duration: 11:48.
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Learning, Growing and Leading 2012

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda McDonell
Danielle Alphonse
Description
"A summary of research conducted to investigate philosophical frameworks and management structures to guide the development of Aboriginal Early Childhood Development programs and services."
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Learning in the Circle: Applying American Indian Ways to Improving Education in Contemporary Mainstream America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 47-103
Description
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section. Examines the philosophical frameworks of the mainstream education system in the United States and compares it to Indigenous understandings of education. Showcases examples of Indigenous principles of education at work in different school environments.
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Learning Strategies of Mi'kMaq (Aboriginal) Students

Alternate Title
Learning Strategies of Micmac (Aboriginal) Students
Learning Strategies of Mikmak (Aboriginal) Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Tammy Caplin
Description
Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2006.
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Learning Styles: A Study of Alaska Native and Non-Native Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan K. Wauters
Janet Merrill Bruce
David R. Black
Phillip N. Hocker
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [53-62]
Description
Results from the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey used to evaluate Alaskan high school seniors.
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A Legacy of Learning

Alternate Title
Amiskwaciy Academy
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Amiskwaciy Academy
Edmonton Public Schools
Description
Contains links to: application information, course book, athletic opportunities, a calendar and contact information.
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Legacy of Learning: The Impact of Community-Based Adult Education in Saskatoon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Carmen McCrae
Description
Purpose of study was to evaluate the Community Learning for Success program. Open forums and interviews were conducted with former students, teachers, and administrators in four community areas of the city. Discussions centred around five elements: importance, programming, benefits, location and services.
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The Legal Fiction of the Lake Matchimanitou Indian School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 13, no. 3, 2005, pp. 597-631
Description
Uses fictitious story of tribally-run school which eventually is taken over by non-Indians as an allegory for the European conquest of Indigenous peoples.
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Lessons in Immersion Instruction From the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ivan Ozbolt
Description
Comments on a course teaching the language and strategies on how to teach in immersion settings. Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
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Lessons Learned: Achieving Positive Educational Outcomes in Northern Communities

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-212]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Carole Stonebridge
Greg Sutherland
Gilles Rhéaume
Description
Recommendations include: developing an integrated approach which addresses issues of community and individual well-being, facilitating access to post-secondary education, recruiting and retaining experienced teaching professionals, and improving and maintaining technical infrastructure.
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Let's Talk On-reserve Education: Survey Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hill + Knowlton Strategies Canada
Description

Results of survey conducted with parents and community members from January to April 2017. Gives statistics for general as well as regional responses.

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Letting Them Teach Each Other: An Experiment in Classroom Networking

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Griffith
Lucy Maddox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 41-50
Description
Presents an experiment in using electronic communication to allow teachers to talk with each other about the special circumstances of their work with Indian students, and also to allow students in their classes to "publish" their writing electronically and receive responses from students in other classrooms on the network. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Level 1 Therapeutic Model Site

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip S. Hall
Judith A. DeJong
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 17-51
Description
Looks at an intertribal residential grant school which annually enrolls over 250 students from three states on the Northern Great Plains.
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Level 3 Therapeutic Model Site

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Joel M. Hektner
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 79-122
Description
Looks at an intertribal residential school which enrolled approximately 200 students in grades 5-8 from tribes in the northern Midwest.
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Libraries Attract Young With Tie-Dying, Movies

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Comments on the various programs offered at tribal college libraries aimed at children and teenagers.
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A Line in the Sand

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen M. Strom
Description
Contains links to sovereignty issues, cultural property, legal resources, stereotypes, responses from the Indigenous peoples and resources.
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A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Literacy Instruction in Aboriginal Settings

Alternate Title
Research Brief (Society for Advancement of Excellence in Education) ; October 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Description
Summary of the findings of Sharing Our Success which looked at successful literacy programs in 10 schools.
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Literacy: More Than Words: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations

Alternate Title
Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Literacy More Than Words: Presentations: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education
Canada
Description
Contains links to webcasts and presentations on Aboriginal literacy from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum 2008: Legacy, which was put on by the Council of Ministers of Education and took place in nine different locations across Canada.
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Little Pine: An Indian Day School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Edward Ahenakew
Saskatchewan History, vol. 18, no. 2, Spring, 1965, pp. 55-62
Description
Describes the staff and activities of the school from its opening in 1923. Prepared from the notes and writings of Reverend Canon Edward Ahenakew; includes editorial notes. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 55.
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The Little Program That Could: Nunavut Sivuniksavut's Unique & Effective Approach to Post-Secondary Education for Inuit Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Murray Angus
Becky Mearns
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 66-69
Description
Overview of program that has Inuit-specific course content and academic cultural skill development. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 66 to read article.
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