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First Nations Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Johnson
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 81-85
Centre fills three purposes: offers programing for instruction to provide information about Native Americans, recruit and retain Native American students, and provide assistance to tribes for accessing higher education
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First Nations Early Childhood Care and Education: The Meadow Lake Tribal Council/School of Child and Youth Care Curriculum Development Project

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alan Pence
Valerie Kuehne
Margo Greenwood-Church
Mary Rose Opekokew
Vicki Mulligan
Multiculturalism / Multiculturalisme, vol. 14, no. 2, [1992], pp. 15-17
Outlines historical development of project to establish future training for youth caregivers and local childcare committees.
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First Nations Education Steering Committee

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
Website contains general information, programs, and publications & research for all First Nations learners, as well as links to other education organizations.
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First Nations Elementary-Secondary Education : A National Dilemma

Alternate Title
Verbatim (C.D. Howe Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Waubageshig (Harvey McCue)
Comments on the lack of training teachers and administrators receive to help them respond to the needs of First Nations students, and the need for curricula that reduces the disconnect between educational content and students and parents.
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First Nations, First Thoughts Conference: Abstracts and Papers

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre of Canadian Studies
University of Edinburgh
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
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First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: A Curriculum Framework for Continuing Medical Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IPAC-RCPSC Advisory Committee on Improving the Health of First Nations
Inuit and Métis Populations Through Enhancements to PGME & CME Programming

Lists seven key competencies along with enabling competencies (objectives) in seven aspects of practice: physician as medical expert, communicator, collaborator, manager, health advocate, scholar, and professional.

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First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: A Curriculum Framework for Undergraduate Medical Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IPAC [Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada]-AFMC [Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada] Aboriginal Health Curriculum Subcommittee
Intention of competencies is to provide medical educators with broad thematic domains around Aboriginal health knowledge, skills and delivery of health care.
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First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: Critical Reflection Tool: Part of the IPAC-AFMC Curriculum Implementation Toolkit for Undergraduate Medical Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Workbook covers topics such as community engagement, collaborative vision, Indigenous health strategy, pedagogy/curriculum, and core competencies.
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First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: Curriculum Implementation Toolkit for Undergraduate Medical Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC)
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)

Designed to assist faculties of medicine in furthering the competencies as stated in the curriculum framework. Discusses rationale and process of community engagement, collaborative vision, pedagogy, implementation, and evaluation.

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First Nations Post-Secondary Education and Training Literature Review and Best Practices: Leading Towards Recommendations for Comprehensive Post-Secondary Planning and Evaluation Framework for Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Crystal Roberts
Megan Ross
Topics include: key documents and reports, history, demographics, issues and challenges, barriers to higher education, and recommendations aimed at improving recruitment and retention.
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First Nations Post-Secondary Education Review: Institutions Costing

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Medow Consulting
Presents high-level costing model built following analysis of regional selection of three First Nations Institutes, review of systems in the United States and New Zealand/Aotearoa, and examination of cost-drivers of post-secondary education.
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First Nations Post-Secondary Education Review: National Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Purpose of study was to examine the development, impact and effectives of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development's Post-Secondary, Indian Studies, and University and College Entrance programs. Research design included literature review, database analysis, regional survey reviews, national telephone survey, and national analysis.
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A Focus on American Indian College Persistence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don-Paul Benjamin
Stephen Chambers
Gary Reiterman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 2, January 1993, pp. [24-40]
Study concludes that higher education should value cultural diversity which in turn benefits the student, the institution, and society.
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Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts

Alternate Title
Focusing Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post Secondary Education Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Discusses causes of current disparities in educational attainment, future goals for enrolment and graduation, and economic gains from higher education. Final draft.
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Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Looks at the enrolment gap between First Nation people and other Canadians and the need for improvement in high school completion as a precondition for greater participation in post-secondary education.
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Footnotes on a Friendship, February 2005

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly Blaeser
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 77-79
Recounts the influence of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff as a mentor. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 77.
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For a Sustainable Future: Indigenous Transborder Higher Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adrian Quijada
Edison Cassadore
Gaye Bumsted Perry
Ronald Geronimo
Kimberley Lund ...[et al.]
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Discusses the establishment of a borderlands educational program by the Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) focused on environmental issues and spiritual relationships with the land.
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For Indigenous Eyes Only

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 2, Issue 276, July-August 2011, p. 31
Book review of: For Indigenous Eyes Only.
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Former FSIN Chief Honoured by U of S

Alternate Title
Former Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Honoured by University of Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Creeson Agecoutay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. B-5
Comments on an honorary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan given to Blaine Favel. Article located by scrolling to page B-5.
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Forty Years and Counting

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Sarris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 11-18
Discusses the conditions of Native American life in California, and the need to break old patterns and embrace new changes.
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Fostering the Educational Success of Off-Reserve Aboriginal Learners on Prince Edward Island: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
Carolyn Taylor
Darrell DesRoches
Alanna Taylor
Brittany Jakubiec
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 55 participants, including: Elders, parents/caregivers, and elementary, high school and postsecondary learners. Identifies factors which have a positive effect, challenges which contribute to less favourable outcomes, and what elements are needed to ensure success.
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