Teachers, Profs Need to Know How to Awaken The Joy
Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 4, April 2008, p. 9
Description
Comments on the importance of making education and schooling a good experience.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Teaching and Learning about Justice Through Wahkohtowin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Buhler
Priscilla Settee
Nancy Van Styvendale
Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, vol. 4, Fall, 2014, pp. 182-210
Description
Overview of project that brought together university students, Aboriginal high school students and former gang members. Focuses on interconnectedness and kinship.
Teaching Indigenous Children: Listening to And Learning from Indigenous Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ninetta Santoro
Jo-Anne Reid
Laurie Crawford
Lee Simpson
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 36, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 65-76
Description
Data drawn from semi-structured interviews with 50 current and former Australian teachers highlights knowledge in three areas: Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous learners' lives beyond the classroom and building relationships
The Teaching of Greetings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jan Abbott
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 2, no. 3, October 1962, pp. [25-29]
Description
Suggests English manners and customs should be taught to children whose first language is not English; includes a sample lesson.
Teaching Those Who Teach Our Most Precious
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deborah Wetsit
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, American Indian Higher Education Consortium 30th Anniversary, Winter, 2002, p. 52
Description
Looks at colleges in partnership with the American Indian Programs Branch of the Federal Head Start Bureau that offer early childhood education degree programs.
Teaching Treaties as (Un)Usual Narratives: Disrupting the Curricular Commonsense
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Tupper
Michael Cappello
Curriculum Inquiry, vol. 38, no. 5, December 2008, pp. 559-577
Description
Examines the importance of treaty education by looking at what students know and understand about treaties and the historical relationship between First Nations and non-First Nations peoples.
Ten Years of Aboriginal Head Start in the NWT: 1996 to 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Chalmers
Description
Booklet provides an overview of Aboriginal Head Start, site by site tour of the eight Northwest Territories Aboriginal Head Start (NWTAHS) programs, and evaluation and summary of the programs.
Testing, Testing, Testing: Rural and Urban Responses to Alaska's High-Stakes Assessment Regime
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry McBeath
Maria Elena Reyes
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 207-229
Description
Compares the environment of schooling in urban and rural Alaska plus the progress state educators have made following the initial implementation of the legislation.
"That Would Certainly Be Spoiling Them": Liberal Discourses of Social Studies Teachers and Concerns About Aboriginal Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Orlowski
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 110-129, 174
Description
Argues that despite talk of tolerance and equaility, the reality is that Aboriginal students are still at an academic disadvantage for completing high school.
Theoretical Perspectives on American Indian Education: Taking a New Look at Academic Success and the Achievement Gap
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christie Poitra
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 2012, pp. 200-202
Description
Book review of: Theoretical Perspectives on American Indian Education by Terry Huffman.
Review located by scrolling to page 200.
“There Is a Difference”: Mi'kmaw Students' Perceptions and Experiences in a Public School and in a Band-Operated School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Daniel B. Robinson
Lisa Lunney Borden
Jennifer Tinkham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 55-80
Description
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
There is No Approach That Will Fit all First Nations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012, p. 19
Description
Discusses the necessity of an Education Act that meets the varying needs of children in 634 First Nations communities across Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
"There Is No Way to Prepare for This": Teaching in First Nations Schools in Northern Ontario - Issues and Concerns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Harper
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 144-157
Description
Study of female teachers in fly-in communities suggests more instruction in cross-cultural teaching would better prepare teachers for work in isolated locations.
"They Think They Know Me But They Really Don't Know Me": Beginning to Explore The Experiences of Mi'kmaq Students at a Provincial Intermediate School
Alternate Title
They Think They Know Me But They Really Don’t Know Me: Beginning to Explore the Experiences of Mi’kmaq Students at a Provincial Intermediate School
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret T. Cain
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Prince Edward Island, 2002.
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Curtis Miller Jo
Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Curtis Miller Jo
Description
Winner of Coast Mental Health's 2013 Courage to Come Back Award in the category of Social Adversity speaks about his work with youth at risk and special needs children.
Duration: 21:01.
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Genivive Killulark
Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Genivive Killulark
Description
Inuit educational counsellor speaks about Nunavut Sivuniksavut program in Ottawa and what inspires her in her work.
Duration: 18:49.
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Kimberly Knight
Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kimberly Knight
Description
Indian Teacher Education Program student speaks about education, how teachers can balance Western and Indigenous knowledge, and the importance of self-care.
Duration: 11:19.
Think Tank Targets Gaps in School Achievement [Report Card on Aboriginal Education in British Columbia]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 12, March 2004, p. 15
Description
Statistics reveal that First Nations students' academic achievements are dismal in British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.15.
Thirteen Most Common Needs of American Education in BIA Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenn I. Latham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 1, October 1989, pp. [1-11]
Description
Study conducted to identify instructional and management needs common to all education programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Through an Indigenous Lens: Teacher Education Program Honors Kainai Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Larry Emerson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Looks at the Niitsitapi Education Program initiated by the Red Crow Community College in Cardston, Alberta.
Through Mala's Eyes: Life in an Inuit Community: A Learning Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Series of lesson plans built around the first-person narrative of a fictitious twelve-year-old boy living in the community of Salluit, Nunavik. Designed for students from 9 to 12 years of age.
Thunderbirds, Thunder-Beings, Thunder-Voices: The Application of Traditional Knowledge and Children's Rights in Support of Aboriginal Children's Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Cook
William White/Xelimuxw
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 331-347
Description
Issues surrounding Aboriginal children's right to a meaningful education, which includes traditional teachings.
A Time for Significant Leadership: A Strategy for Implementing First Nations and Métis Education Goals. Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Description
Includes power point presentation slides, perception survey, recursive planning schedule and more.
Draft version to be used with A Time for Significant Leadership Implementation Guide.
A Time for Significant Leadership: A Strategy for Implementing First Nations and Métis Education Goals. Implementation Guide Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Métis Education Provincial Advisory Committee (FNMEPAC)
Description
Working draft of strategy with vision to build local capacity through relationship and understanding, excellence and equity, and accountability to First Nations and Métis learners and all learners across Saskatchewan.
Access Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit.
"To Instruct the Children of Said Indians as to Her Government of Canada May Seem Advisable": The Implementation of Treaty 7 Education Promises from 1877 to 1923
Alternate Title
"They'd Lost Everything and Were Not Qualified": The Legacy of the Unmet Education Promises Made in Treaty 7
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tarisa [Dawn] Little
Mount Royal Undergraduate Humanities Review, vol. 3, 2015, pp. [32]-47
Description
Focuses on the creation and management of the schools prior to the merging of industrial and boarding schools to form residential schools.