Summary Report: SD #91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment
Alternate Title
Summary Report: School District Number 91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment
[Report of the Aboriginal Education Task Force: Appendix One]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Malatest
Irene Huse
Sharon Krebs
Mary Bumstead
Description
Summarizes results of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Highlights responses to questions in the areas of overall perceptions, curriculum, communication, support programs, staffing, and transition / retention.
Summative Evaluation of the Elementary/Secondary Education Program on Reserve. Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Objective of the programming is to provide eligible students living in a First Nations community with education programs comparable to those that are required in provincial schools.
Summer Camping with American Indian Youth:
Report from Camp Na-na-mah
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael R. Jackson
Kenneth A. Griffiths
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 14, no. 1, October 1974, pp. [4-11]
Description
Description and purposes of summer camps with emphasis on the Uintah Youth Camp.
Summer Diabetes Programs a Healthy Hit
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 15, no. 2, Reclaiming Native Health, Winter, 2003
Description
Describes the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College annual summer science program which includes diabetes education.
The Sun is Shining in My Eyes: the Navajo Child Enters Kindergarten Expecting to Write and He Can
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sigmund A. Boloz
Diana Jenness
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 3, May 1984, pp. [25-30]
Description
Observations of early writing processes within one kindergarten classroom located at Ganado Primary School in Arizona.
Support for First Nations Students: The Significance of the Aboriginal Resource Teacher’s Role
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jody Alexander
Judy Hewitt
Thérèse Narbonne
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6
Description
Focus on role of resource teacher: support students, promote pride, assist students with being in dual worlds, bridge between home and school, and provide appreciation of Aboriginal culture to all. Chapter two from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Self-Esteem and Identity, A Living Teachings Approach
Alternate Title
Running Head: Aboriginal Self-Esteem and Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Toulouse
Description
Examines the relationship between Aboriginal self-esteem and educational attainment and the connection between the physical, emotional/mental, intellectual and spiritual domain.
Supporting First Nations, Métis & Inuit Students Transitioning from First Nations Schools to Provincial Schools: A Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA)
Description
Provides information about select resources in the areas of education policies, commissions and inquiries, supportive organizations, fostering success, learning about culture, language and history, alternative secondary schools, Indigenous institutes, and supporting health lifestyles.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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SWC Science Instructors Show Science Can Be Fun
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Comments on a collaborative science program between students at Sisseton Wahpeton College and two local tribal schools that introduces the youth to interesting science experiments.
Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR
Alternate Title
Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR [Progressive Aboriginal Relations]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 11, March 2002, p. B7
Description
Showcases two northern resource-based companies that have been recognized for their Aboriginal relations efforts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.
System Developed to Track Children in Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 7, October 2004, p. 21
Description
Describes a new student data system brought online by Saskatchewan Learning that helps track children in schools, both on-and-off reserve.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
Table 578-0004: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Path to Obtaining High School Diploma and Postsecondary Education, by Age Group and Sex, Inuit Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Table 578-003: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Path to Obtaining High School Diploma and Postsecondary Education, by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex, Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada, Provinces and Territories: Occasional (persons)
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table
Tackling Literacy in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
CIS Research Report. Issue Analysis ; no. 73
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirsten Storry
Issue Analysis, no. 73, August 31, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Description
Comments on the need to acknowledge that traditional education delivery service is not working and that it is time to try innovative solutions that cater to the learning needs of children and adult learners.
Taking It Back, Passing It On: Reverence For The Ordinary in Bush Cree Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Mader
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 91-118
Description
How the Cree women teachers cherished the ordinary things they did with and for each other and shared their knowledge for the benefit of others; includes several photographs.
Tapping a Postcolonial Community's Cultural Capital: Empowering Native Artists to Engage More Fully With Traditional Culture and Their Children's Art Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Bequette
Visual Arts Research, vol. 35, no. 1, Summer, 2009, pp. 76-90
Description
Discusses insights gained from a study of the impact of a three year Native American arts-enrichment program taught in two off-Reservation schools in California.
Te Kotahitanga: Addressing Educational Disparities Facing Māori Students in New Zealand
Alternate Title
Te Kotahitanga: Addressing Educational Disparities Facing Maori Students in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell Bishop
Mere Berryman
Tom Cavanagh
Lani Teddy
Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 25, no. 5, July 2009, pp. 734-742
Description
Paper outlines an Indigenous Māori Peoples' solution to the problems of education disparities.
Teacher/Family Partnerships for Student Learning: Lessons from Indian Education for All in Montana
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis B. Ngai
Peter H. Koehn
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 55, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 23-48
Description
Looks at the results of an educational program created through a collaboration between Indigenous communities and education officials.
Teacher Orientation-Navajo Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise S. Bonnell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 11, no. 2, January 1972, pp. [30-32]
Description
Focuses on developing cultural awareness of new Bureau of Indian Affairs employees at the Navajo Area Division of Education.
Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Select First Nations Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Mueller
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Jim Marshall
in education exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the results and analysis of a study that looks at factors, issues, and problem affecting teacher recruitment, retention, attrition, and student achievement in one provincial school system and schools in one Tribal Council in Saskatchewan.
Teachers Mentors: Teachers in Conversations
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no.28
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Wason-Ellam
Lynn Fraser
Cort Dogniez
Donna Heimbecker
Ann Tracey ... Angela Ward
Karla Jessen Williamson
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Looks at successful teaching practices used by Fist Nations and non-Aboriginal teachers for reading and writing in a cross-cultural class.