K-12

Providing Entrepreneurial Training to Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Oppenheimer
Thomas O'Connell
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 8-11
Description
Presents the results of a survey conducted to learn the career aspirations/expectations of Aboriginal high school youth in order to foster workplace success.
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Psychosocial Foundations of Academic Performance in Culture-Based Education Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Reflections on a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Joseph Trimble
Ryan A. Dickson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 38-59
Description
Contends that the education system has unfairly become a scapegoat for the socio-economic ills of the Native American Indian culture.
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Pts'aan Jabim: Totem Pole Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Grade 6
7
8 students of Gingolx
B.C.
Description
Describes project undertaken in 2000 by a grade 6,7,8 class to carve a totem pole. Site is bilingual Nisga'a and English and includes 4 minute streaming video.
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Pushing the Entrepreneurial Prodigy: Canadian Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Education Initiatives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Elizabeth Pinto
Levon Ellen Blue
Critical Studies in Education, vol. 57, no. 3, 2016, pp. 358-375
Description
Looked at The Martin Aboriginal Initiative's Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program (AYEP). Using critical discourse analysis examined websites, slide presentations from school districts engaged in programs, media coverage, and other materials for information about the program's aims, structure, and content.
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Putuna Kulini: The Trouble with "Hearing"

Alternate Title
At the Heart of Learning; Paper 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam Osborne
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-14
Description
Looks at the importance of conversing with remote community members for what is important in the school curriculum.
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Qallunaat Crossing: The Southern-Northern Divide and Promising Practices for Canada's Inuit Young People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shannon Moore
Wende Tulk
Richard Mitchell
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 117-129
Description
Describes the challenges faced by non-Inuit teachers and communities in a cross-cultural educational setting and suggests that teachers would benefit from learning about Inuit culture before beginning to teach.
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Qaneryaramta Egmiucia: Continuing Our Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Walkie Charles
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 107-111
Description
Comments on a successful program that returned the Yup'ik language into the classroom.
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A Qualitative Study of the Factors Related to the Academic Success of American Indian Students

Alternate Title
A Qualitative Study of American Indian Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boyd L. Bradbury
Description
Theorizes that Native American students in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth school district underachieve because those with a vested interest in their education have lowered standards to a point that under-achievement is more likely than not. Paper from AERA Annual Meeting, 2006.
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[Ralph Paul. Part 1]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ralph Paul
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with former English River First Nation Chief Ralph Paul about his life as chief and educator. Duration: 29:40
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[Ralph Paul. Part 2]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ralph Paul
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with former English River First Nation Chief Ralph Paul about his life as chief and educator. Duration: 28:40
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RCMP View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive

Alternate Title
Royal Canadian Mounted Police View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 22, 2008, p. A17
Description
Analysis of a 2006 RCMP discussion report on poverty in Aboriginal communities argues that to improve the situation education, skills training, and employment are needed.
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A Reading Improvement Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond L. Kimble
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, January 1974, pp. [14-20]
Description
Explains that a Chilocco School (Bureau of Indian Affairs) employs a full-time reading teacher and teacher aide which results in better reading ability.
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Real Genius: "We Could Become Best Educated People in America"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard B. Williams
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006, pp. 52-53
Description
Highlights from a keynote address given at the National Indian Education Association in Denver, Colorado, October 2005.
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A Really Good Brown Girl

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Harriet Zaidman
CM, vol. 3, no. 9, January 3, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: A Really Good Brown Girl by Marilyn Dumont.
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[Recensions/Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Julie Rodrigue
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, Problématiques des Sexes / Gender Issues, 2006, pp. 194-196
Description
Review of Les Inuit de l'Arctique Canadien edited by Pauline Huret. Review in French.
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Reclaiming the Learning Spirit: Roundtable Report 2008

Alternate Title
Overview of Reclaiming the Learning Spirit Project and a Snapshot of Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Jim Silver
Brenda Ireland
Ningwakwe George
Rita Bouvier
Description
Story of the collaboration between the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre to bring together a roundtable meeting with more than 50 experts who would share stories of transformation, hope, and success.
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Reconciliation in Action: Creating a Learning Community for Indigenous Student Success: A Case Study Report on How One B.C. High School Is Mobilizing a Whole-Community Approach to Raise Indigenous Graduation Rates

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz
Description
Outlines five key ingredients for culturally responsive Indigenous education (Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreements, data collection, targeted funding, Aboriginal District Principals, and advocates and support workers) and profiles the Academy of Indigenous Studies at Mount Boucherie Secondary School.
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Reconciliation: The Children's Version

Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government. Duration: 55:04.
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Reconciliation through Education

Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 1 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Looks at the concepts, principles and complexities of reconciliation. Unit 1 of 6 in the Massive Open Online Course Reconciliation through Indigenous Education. Duration: 14:54.
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Recontextualizing Schooling Within an Inuit Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne S. Douglas
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, 1994, pp. 154-164
Description
Examines the relationship between the community and school in Arctic Bay and the need to bridge the cultural divide by incorporating the Inuit way of life into the education system.
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