Opinion: Time For A Northern University?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Barnes
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall, 2011, pp. 3-4
Description
Discusses the history and evolution of post secondary education, "North of 60" in Canada and the need for a full university to be located there.
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Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AMR Planning & Consulting
Description
Recommendations fall within nine areas identified in original report: co-operation between Manitoba Family Services and First Nations and Metis Child and Family Services authorities, devolution, funding, education and training of child welfare workers, supporting the transition to adulthood, children’s advocate, prevention based on children’s rights, building community capacity, and early childhood intervention.
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An Oral Health Intervention for the Māori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Māori (Māori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand

Alternate Title
An Oral Health Intervention for the Maori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Maori (Maori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Broughton
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 223-228
Description
Discusses Goal 5 which has the objective to develop and integrate Māori content in the undergraduate course.
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Origin Story: The Genesis of Tribal College Journal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Boyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, August 14, 2014, pp. [22-23]
Description
The founding editor discusses the early years of the Journal.
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Ottawa's Assault on First Nation's Education

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, April 1989, p. 6
Description
Reaction to government cutbacks in post-secondary education taken from an information brochure prepared by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
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Out of the Classroom and Into the Canyons: An American Indian Travel Course in Theory and Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Conrad Shumaker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue, Spring, 2007, pp. 32-48
Description
Examines a University of Central Arkansas Native American Literature course providing experiential learning about traditions. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.
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Overqualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada

Alternate Title
Over-qualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 2
Description
Using data from the 2011 National Household Survey, study examines match between level of education and skill level typically required for job held by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers.
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Pan-Indigenous Vision of Indigenous Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martina Masaquiza (Salasaka Kechwa)
Pakal B'alam (Kaqchikel Mayan)
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 3-9
Description
Looks at the conflict of interests in the groups served by the Indigenous Studies Program. Concludes with suggestions for an ideal program..
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Paper on First Nations Education Funding

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Description
Discusses the financial resources needed to provide acceptable, quality education for students of all levels.
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Part II: Discussion [Symposium on American Indian Studies, January 1977]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[Charlotte Heth
A. Ortiz
Clara Sue Kidwell
Susan Guyette
Russell Thornton ... [et al.]]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 3-4, 1978, pp. 28-46
Description
Panel discussion on the development of an M.A. program conducted during theSymposium on American Indian Studies, January 1977.
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Partnerships Between Aboriginal Organizations and Academics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clément Chartier
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-11
Description
Contends that the outlook for the Métis nation is much more positive due to the partnership between university professors and the Métis community.
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Partnerships in Social Work Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Lina Pierce
Dawn Hemingway
Glen Schmidt
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 215-226
Description
As a result of the Gove Report in 1995 changes to the BSW degree where made to include child welfare specialization. Looks at the post-BSW child welfare certificate (CWC) developed for Aboriginal social workers who did not take the specialization component in the BSW degree.
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The Path to Healing: Report of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues

Alternate Title
A Model for Delivery of Health and Social Services to the Atikamekw People: Theory, Practice and Necessity
Aboriginal Health Policy for the Next Century
Aboriginal People Living in Remote and Northern Areas
Anishnawbe Health
Beyond the Caregivers: Health and Social Services Policy for the 1990s
Challenging the Way We Think about Health
Community Development, Sobriety and After-Care at Alkali Lake Band
Deficits, Foundation and Aspirations Signal Need for Restructuring
Funding Policy for Indigenous Human Services
Global Nutrition and the Holistic Environment of Indigenous Peoples
Health and Social Issues of Aboriginal People with Disabilities: An Alberta Perspective
Illness Care, Health, and the Economic Base
Integrating Science and Traditional Culture
Pathways to a Dream: Professional Education in the Health Sciences
Suicide in Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Causes and Prevention
The Inuulitsivik Health Centre and its Maternity Project
The Kahnawake Mohawk Experience: Responsibility for Controlling Our Own Health Care Services
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Experience: A Descriptive Review of West Coast People‟s Struggle to Rebuild Healthy
Treaty Right to Health
Violence in Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Louis T. Montour
John D. O'Neil
Rosemary Proctor
Clare Clifton Brant
Emma D. LaRocque
K. A. (Kim) Scott
W.J. (Bill) Mussell
Alma Favel-King ... [et al.]]
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The Paths of Many Journeys: The Benefits of Higher Education for Native People and Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute for Higher Education Policy
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
American Indian College Fund
Description
Presents brief overview of the current context, profile of typical Native American student, data about where students are enrolled and what kind of financial assistance they receive, as well as discussion of the economic gains associated with postsecondary education.
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Pathways for First Nation and Métis Youth in the Oil Sands

Alternate Title
CPRN Research Report ; April, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Taylor
Tracy L. Friedel
Lois Edge
Description
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
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Pathways to Health and Healing - 2nd Report on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia: Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report 2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. R. W. Kendall
Evan Adams
Rosemary Armour
Kelly Barnard
Lucy Barney ... [et al.]
Description
Update to 2001. Discusses determinants of health, pregnancy, infants and children, diseases and injuries, physical environment and health services. Related material: The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia (First Report).
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Paving the Way — Providing Opportunities for Native American Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Sequist
New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 353, no. 18, November 3, 2005, pp. 1884-1886
Description
Discusses difficulties faced by Native Americans wanting to enter medical school and a program offered through Harvard Medical School which meant to address some of these challenges.
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Paving With Good Intentions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. S. Penn
Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, Native American Literature, Spring, 1999, pp. 235-272
Description
Discusses a student, a professor, writing, and divorce.
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Pedagogies of Remembrance and "Doing Critical Heritage" in the Teaching of History: Countermemorializing Canada 150 with Future Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Karen Taylor
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 217-248
Description
Uses two examples of critical heritage discourses—social media debate surrounding Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, and an undergraduate history education course which focused on the production of counter histories—to illustrate how critical heritage studies can expand the discussion and challenge traditional thinking around national memory and settler-colonial narratives.
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Persistance Through Pedagogy

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Canadian Literature, no. 198, Autumn, 2008, pp. 176-178
Description
Book reviews of: The New Buffalo: The Struggle for Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in Canada by Blair Stonechild and Healing Wounded Hearts by Fyre Jean Graveline. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 176.
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Plans to Live on a Reservation Following College Among American Indian Students: An Examination of Transculturation Theory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry E. Huffman
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 26, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Explores a theoretical perspective that assertive individuals with a strong cultural identity are more likely to return to tribal areas and seek careers in which they serve Native communities.
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Policy Paper: Aboriginal Students

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Pin
Chris Rudricki
Description
Argues that a strategy to increase enrolment in, and graduation from, post-secondary institutions must include five components: early outreach, financial support, student support services, institutional transformation, and evaluation.
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Policy Paper: Indigenous Students

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nadia Bathish
Ryan Deshpande
Piers Kreps
Hannah Martin
Samatha Powless
Urszula Sitarz
Description
Discusses barriers to Indigenous students' participation in post-secondary institutions and makes recommendations in the areas of outreach and recognition of Indigenous knowledges, student financial assistance, funding for support services, decolonization of institutions, and developing experiential learning opportunities.
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