Oral Tradition

Discusses the current collaborative community-based efforts in ecological restoration, economic redevelopment and cultural revitalization.

Author uses perspectives from school teachers and Indigenous writers to argue that “Indigenous literary arts can foster relational understandings between readers and Indigenous communities.” Encourages educators to draw on Indigenous literatures for inspiration and motivation in this work.

Describes the value of using Indigenous knowledge (TEK) from residents of Fort Albany First Nation to provide information about places of environmental concern near Fort Albany, Ontario.

Book reviews of: 2000 Years of Mayan Literature by Dennis Tedlock. Child of the Fire: Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by Kirsten Pai Buick. Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples by Mark Dowie. Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation by Brice Obermeyer. Demons, Saints, & Patriots: Catholic Visions of Indian America through The Indian Sentinel (1902–1962) by Mark Clatterbuck.

Comments on the cultural relevance and meaningfulness of Elder Teachings on the identities of First Nations students. Chapter from Issues Affecting Rural Communities (II) edited by J.C. Montgomery and A.D. Kitchenham.

Study conducted through interviews indicated that the role of cultural conservator was carried out through storytelling, support of children taking part in cultural activities and transference of traditions and values.

File contains a presentation by Jack Penashue who speaks from the perspective of Innu youth. He learned very little about his culture in high school and feels it should be taught by Aboriginal teachers throughout all grades. He feels elders are very important in passing down traditions and stories and they should be utilized by the education system as well.

Discusses successful writing project of grade five students in Winnipeg who collaborated with parents to write about the parent's life experiences in a positive way.

Culture and Values in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1998.

Educational Foundations Project Paper towards (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Lethbridge, 1997.

Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.

Examines how educators can use stories to facilitate healing and recovery in Indigenous adults.

Outlines the college’s strategic plan to incorporate Cheyenne cultural, language, and spiritual teachings into all courses offered by the institution; briefly discusses associated issues including the protection of sacred knowledge, and the preservation or oral tradition and knowledge systems.

Paper prepared for the Eighth Annual Conference of the Indigenous Women’s Conference “Celebrating Our Diversity” Trent University, Peterborough, ON, March 15-17, 2007.

Language and Literacy Project towards (M.Ed)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008.

Psychological and Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2002.

Looks at the results of a disruption of the balance between scholarly and critical perspective.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Looks at 2 projects, a summer study based on holistic learning and a medicine wheel garden project in support of an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences.

Curriculum Studies, Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1998.

Looks at McNickle's The Surrounded, and outlines the importance of trust and acknowledgment when reading contemporary Indian literary stories. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Looks at the Generative Curriculum Model, a unique program responding to community needs and culture. Chapter from: Theory, Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Services edited by H. Penn

Paper presented 54th Adult Education Research Conference, Changing the Landscape of Lifelong Learning: Charting New Territories and Re-defining Education For Adults, May 2013.

Discusses challenges involved in collection, interpretation, storage format and access of Ojibwe oral traditions.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Nipissing University, 2010.

First Nations Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queensland University of Technology, 2013.

First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.

Using ten YouTube testimonials to look at the rippling effects that residential schools had on Indigenous people and culture.

Social and Cultural Context of Education Thesis, (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.