Student Success Research Consortium: Two Worlds Community-First Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Zinga
Sandra Styres
Sheila Bennett
Michelle Bomberry
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and Education, 2009, pp. 19-37, 129-130
Description
Looks at the approach to community-based research, ethical issues, and Aboriginal research.
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Students Making a Difference

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Em M. Pijl-Zierber
The Aboriginal Nurse, Summer, 2008, p. 5, 6
Description
Describes a student recruitment project that aims to build a local nursing capacity while also providing culturally appropriate care.
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Superficiality and Bias: the (Mis)Treatment of Native Americans in U.S. Government Textbooks

Alternate Title
Superficiality and Bias: the Mistreatment of Native Americans in U.S. Government Textbooks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey S. Ashley
Karen Jarratt-Ziemski
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 49-62
Description
Analyzes American government and political textbooks used for introductory college courses for Native American content.
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Supporting Native American Students along STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] Education Pathways: Findings from an Exploratory Study of South Dakota's Educational Landscape

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Becky Carroll
Heather Mitchell
Pamela Tambe
Mark St. John
Description
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
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Supporting Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary Education for Indigenous Students: Lessons from an Institutional Ethnography in Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Maya Chacaby
Christine Smillie
Candace Brunette
Gail Russel
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, Educational Pathways of Indigenous Learners, pp. 1-10
Description
Article offers recommendations using interviews, focus groups, and online surveys to enhance successful transitions.
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Survey of Native American Literature

E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Dickinson
Description

"This survey textbook overviews Native American literature from its origins in poems and creation myths of the continent's hundreds of Native cultures. Texts are organized with major sections on creation myths, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction/memoir."

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A Survey of Native Studies Programs in the U.S.A.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Price
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 269-270
Description
Administered by the American Indian Studies Center, the survey gathered information from institutions about their programs as well as information from Native American communities regarding their education and training needs.
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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.

Related Material:

Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report 2013

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference & University of the Arctic Inaugural Food Summit

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Agricultural Conference ; 8th, 2013
Miscellaneous Publication (Alaska Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station) ; MP 2014-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[M.P. Shipka
J.E. Rowell
S.C. Gerlach
J. Greenberg
T. Paragi ... Tom Allen ... [et al.]]
Description
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.
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SWITCH Program a Health Model Worth Emulating

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 8
Description
Introduction to the Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health (SWITCH) program and comments on it having received a federal award. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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Sydney as an Indigenous Place: "Goanna Walking" Brings People Together

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo Rey
Neil Harrison
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 81-89
Description
Discusses two projects: Country Tracking Voices, which looks at seven women's ways of relating to place, people, and perspectives through sharing stories; and Honouring Country and Community which involved Indigenous and non-Indigenous pre-service teachers painting three murals on the Macquirie University campus.
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A Syllabus for History after the TRC

Alternate Title
A Syllabus for History After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Historical Association
Description
Goal of document is to "gather together materials on Indigenous history in and around Canada that might be useful for people teaching, researching, writing history or working in public history". Current as of 2019.
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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.

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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.
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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
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Teacher's Guide to the Aboriginal Student Transition Handbook

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria
Description
Handbook was produced by the University of Victoria to facilitate the move from an Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association Institute to a post-secondary institution in a larger urban center.
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Teaching Amerindian Autohistory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Taylor Carson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 155-159
Description
Author describes using the work of the Wendat Philosopher George Sioui as a foundation for teaching Autohistory. Article explores the integration of subjective morality into the study of history and the results for individuals and communities.
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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.
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