Post-Secondary

Looks at population, tribal economies, tribal lands, public safety and security, energy on tribal lands, housing and infrastructure, forestry, health disparities, and education.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Idaho, 2001.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1995.

Looks at an early sign-up arrangement for internships in the Finnmark County in Norway.

Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.

An introductions to the essays in the Reader's Forum regarding decolonization from different international perspectives.

Shows how getting a university on Inuit Nunangat lands is linked with improving education research scope and access to post-secondary education. Entire issues on one pdf. Scroll down to page 77 to read article.

Project provides students pursuing a career in medicine experience in dealing with sufferers of leprosy (Hansen's disease) in a culturally appropriate way.

Study suggests that mentoring programs and opportunities for informal interaction would be beneficial for students.

Discussion of results of interviews with nurses and nursing students about what they perceived as essential to create feelings of inclusion, difficulties encountered when trying to foster such an environment, and strategies being used by schools of nursing and health organizations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Waikato, 2012.

Overview of resilience and how it links to increased productivity and success for university students.

Describes process which took place at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus.

Comments on the lag regarding higher education completion for Indigenous peoples in these countries and the reasons for this lag.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 1997.

Brief description of initiatives such as Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative, Aboriginal Health Task Group, and the Role Model Program of the National Aboriginal Health Organization, which are intended to increase the number of Aboriginal physicians in Canada.

Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.

Book review of: Indigenizing the Academy edited by Devon Mihesuah and Angela Wilson.

Discusses a program which involves eight tribal colleges that are developing a diabetes-based science curriculum for K-12 students.

Interdepartmental Area of Community & Human Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2003.

Article follows up on a small ethnographic survey conducted in 2011-2012; examines the ideas of cultural citizenship and social mobility as they are expressed by students from Greenland who are studying in Denmark.

An overview of interviews conducted by Daniel Coleman with Indigenous humanities scholars to examine the historical role that the humanities had as a tool for colonialism.

Examines characteristics of current participants in the Information and communications technology sector and their employment experiences, and makes recommendations designed to further engagement and increase number of entrants to the field.

Discusses the development of digital storytelling and how the authors have applied the multimedia work within the university classroom setting.

Uses the example of the University of Georgia's project to preserve, archive and interpret culture to illustrate opportunities and problems associated with using technology to provide access to historical materials.

Author discusses her efforts to reconcile competing expectations of her community and the academy by developing a hybrid research methodology. Chapter one from Decolonizing Research in Cross-Cultural Contexts edited by Kagendo Mutua and Beth Blue Swadener.

Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Article reproduces the listserv discussion from H-AmIndian which occurred in response to the question “To what extend do scholars have a responsibility to the Indigenous communities they study, and how can they fulfill this responsibility?

Description of responses generated by questions posed by four Graduate students on the H-AmIndian listserv.

Autobiographical sketch of Jesse Thistle, who overcame addiction and homelessness and obtained a post-secondary education.

Economics Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.

Covers issues such as adequacy of reserve lands and resources, housing, tax exemptions, post-secondary education funding, residential schools, connection between unemployment and health and social problems, and missing and murdered women and girls.

Discusses the importance of treaty education for all Saskatchewan students and looks at the resources needed for educators.

Looks at the issue of recently graduated Indigenous students not returning to their community after degree completion.

Focuses on disseminating research findings to communities in a manner that is culturally appropriate and useful, and also looks at maintaining a good relationship between the Alaska communities and the Center for Alaska Native Heath Research.

Twenty case studies of programs developed specifically for Indigenous students.

A round table discussion on the pros and cons of online education formats and their impact on rural Indigenous communities.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Washington State University, 2008.

Looks at nine American Indian and Alaska Native medical students who found success without losing their cultural identity.

Used the 1995 National Graduates Survey along with followup survey in 1997 to examine school-to-work transitions, using variables such as gender, ethnic status, qualification granted, etc.

Looks at the X-CED (Cross-Cultural Education Development Program) and the experiences of faculty over the past 25 years.

Due to the strong non-Inuit nature of nursing instruction, Inuit nurses are well versed in both languages and cultures.

Podcast of interview with the first Métis student to earn a Ph.D at the university. He discusses his research in chemistry and its applications in Aboriginal communities for the improvement of water quality. Duration: 34:35.

Looks at academic engagement with comics and how they link to promotion of activist learning to take action against oppression.

Educational Administration Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1998.

Examines the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional benefits of hand-drumming practices in the pursuit of higher education.

Announcement regarding Canadian government support for a new training and employment program for the post-secondary institution. To access article, scroll down to page 2.