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Restructing First Nations' Education: Trust, Respect and Governance

Alternate Title
Restructuring First Nations' Education: Trust, Respect and Governance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ryan
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 1996, pp. 115-132
Description
Describes a number of ways in which current structures and practices can be adjusted to support First Nation goals.
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Robert A. Roessel Jr. and Navajo Community College: Cross-Cultural Roles of Key Individuals in Its Creation, 1951-1989

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Gregory Barrett
Lourene Thaxton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 25-50
Description
Background history about the creation of the Navajo Community College (NCC). The colleges creation represented to people the establishment of a cross-cultural brokerage intended to overcome assimilationist tendencies.
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The Role of Culture in Culturally Compatible Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tasha Wyatt
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 3, 2009, pp. 47-63
Description
Captures the moment of friction between Danish and Greenlandic educational policy makers while attempting to implement Greenland's education reform.
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A Room without a View from within the Ivory Tower

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela M. Jaime
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 252-263
Description
Article uses a personal narrative essay to explore the systemic racism experienced by the author as a graduate student and an instructor at an Ivy League University in the United States.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Amber Flett

Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a presentation by Amber Flett. Flett is a Cree-Ojibway student at Catholic Central School in Lethbridge, Alberta. Flett discusses her experiences with loss of culture and racism in a mixed-culture school setting. Flett discusses how she found a support network in school when she moved to Alberta, and stresses that schools need more Native involvement programs.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jeanette Castello

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The file contains a presentation by Jeanette Castello. Castello states that her presentation is "based on the theme working together towards a positive change presented on behalf of the Tsimshian community of Kitselas." Castello discusses traditional self-government practices, and problems brought on by colonialism.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marguerite Cardin, Elder and Pierre Taillon, Directeur, Alliance autochtone, Local st-Jerome

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This file contains a presentation by Marguerite Cardin and Pierre Taillon relating to their group that represents Aboriginal people living off-reserve and Metis in Quebec. Cardin states that these persons suffer with a lack of identity and cites multiple examples of this problems. She also states that Aboriginal women need to fight to improve conditions for themselves, as Aboriginal male leaders "appear not to be interested" in being involved in the struggle for Aboriginal women's rights. The Commissioners provide questions for the presenters during the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ray Katt, Native Student Counsellor and Bob Narcisse, Student, St. Pat's High School, Thunder Bay, Ontario

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File contains a presentation by Ray Katt and Bob Narcisse expressing concern for the high rate of Aboriginal students dropping out of high school in northern Ontario. The presenters state that non-Aboriginal teachers should have cultural sensitivity training and that more Aboriginals in the education field are needed. Katt states that because of numerous staff who are Aboriginal, his high school has the best rate of graduation for Aboriginal students in northern Ontario. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations of Youth Groups on Community Activities

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This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes several presentations made on behalf of youth groups. Given by Veronica Sandy, Stephanie King, Naomi Walser, David Forget, Laura Forget and Erica Louittit concerning activities of youth in the Aboriginal Community.
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Saskatchewan School Boards Association's Advocacy Paper for Mandatory Curriculum That Includes the Rich and Diverse History of First Nations and Métis Peoples Pre-Contact and the Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools

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Author/Creator
Saskatchewan School Boards Association
Description
Position paper recommends "That the Ministry of Education move forward with curriculum renewal that includes the rich and diverse history of First Nations and Métis Peoples with their experience of the arrival of the European newcomers, and the legacy of the Indian Residential School era".
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School Board Training at Blackwater: a Process with a Product

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jackson M. Drake
Margaret A. Mangini
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 20, no. 1, May 1981, pp. [7-12]
Description
Development of the policy and procedure manual for the board of the Blackwater Community School in Arizona.
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Schools as Protectorates: Stories Two Mi'kmaq Mothers Tell

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Bill Murphy
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 114, December 2, 2010, pp. [25]-46
Description
Looks into the experiences of two mothers with their children's educators.
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Self-Determination as a School Improvement Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles M. Roessel
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 57, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 177-199
Description

A reflection by the first superintendent of the Indigenous run Rough Rock Community School and his part towards Indigenous self-determination.

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Shaping a Better Future is the Only Option

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Paetkau
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 12, March 2006, p. 7
Description

Discusses the life of an accomplished teacher who encourages youth to use education as the new warrior strategy that can bring about positive change to the Aboriginal community.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.

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Situating Educational Issues in Nunavut: Perceptions of School Leaders and Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 109-129
Description
Identifies schools issues including: student attendance, the legacy of residential schools, lack of resources to promote the Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun language and transient teachers.
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Smoke and Mirrors at First Nations University

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Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, June 5, 2006, p. B1
Description
Discusses the action strategy of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) executive in response to concerns at the FNUC.
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The Southwest Oregon Research Project: Strengthening Coquille Sovereignty with Archival Research and Gift Giving

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Younker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies , 2005, pp. 1-14
Description
Article outlines steps the Coquille took to strengthen claims of tribal sovereignty by investment in education, active participation in academic research, and the re-establishment of relationships through potlatches (gift giving) ceremonies.
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Sports Drove Silva to Teach Wellness

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Deschenie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008, pp. 34-35
Description
Profiles Leroy Silva, a teacher at the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, noting his accomplishments and the positive role he portrays for his students.
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The Story of Distance Learning at Salish Kootenai College

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne J Stein
Mike Jetty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 41, no. 2, Special Issue, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Describes the Eagle Project, a partnership involving a tribal college, a mainstream institution, and businesses both public and private, to deliver programming.
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Storytelling as an Insightful Tool For Understanding Educational Leadership in Indigenous Yukon Contexts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Blakesley
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 111, October 14, 2010, pp. 1-31
Description
Interviews non-Indigenous principles to see how their life experiences impacted their professional identities and roles as educational leaders focusing on educational leadership theory and practice.
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Strengths-Based Programming for First Nations Youth in Schools: Building Engagement Through Healthy Relationships and Leadership Skills

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire V. Crooks
Debbie Chiodo
Darren Thomas
Ray Hughes
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 160-173
Description
Looks at how providing culturally relevant opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and leadership skills has the potential to increase youth engagement.
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