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Aboriginal Socioeconomic Status and Development

Alternate Title
Saskatchewan Economic Boom: Challenges and Opportunities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary Tompkins
Description
Presenter discusses the importance of developing public policy to increase Aboriginal participation in the economy, statistical overview of current situation, and issues surrounding the political will to address the problem.
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Aboriginal Student Achievement: A Status Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Department of Education
Culture and Employment
NWT]
Description
Report explores education plan for ensuring Aboriginal youth have the skills and knowledge needed for academic success and bridging the achievement gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.
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Aboriginal Student Transition Handbook

Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide intended for students from British Columbia who are transferring from an Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA) to a post-secondary institution in a larger urban center.
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Aboriginal Student Transitions Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lu Ann Hill-MacDonald
Description
Provides background to, and results of, a study designed to compile a list of web-based resources for later use in the development of a "portal".
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Aboriginal Students and School Mobility in British Columbia Public Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Aman
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 54, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 356-377
Description
Reviews literature on school change and student achievement, data relating to school change of Aboriginal students in public schools, and consequences for schools with high rates of mobile Aboriginal students.
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Aboriginal Transitions: Undergraduate to Graduate: Phase I Final Report

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Transitions: Undergraduate to Graduate Studies (AT: U2G) Phase 1 Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Michelle Pidgeon
Colleen Hawkey
Description
Research was conducted to answer three questions: what factors facilitate or hinder admission to graduate programs, how can these be changed to improve retention, and what components would be necessary in a successful transition program.
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The Aboriginal Workforce: What Lies Ahead: CLBC Commentary

Alternate Title
The Aboriginal Workforce: What Lies Ahead: Canadian Labour and Business Centre Commentary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
François Lamontagne
Description
Discussion of the current status of education and employment and possible directions for the future.
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Academic Performance and Cultural Marginality

Alternate Title
A Study of Haskell Students: Academic Performance and Cultural Marginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard E. Carroll

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 1, October 1978, pp. [11-16]
Description
Study of problems arising from Native American students living on the margin of two societies
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Academic Persistence Among Native American College Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aaron P. Jackson
Steven A. Smith
Curtis L. Hill
Journal of College Student Development , vol. 44, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 548-565
Description
Results of a study conducted with 15 successful students indicated a need for stable mentoring relationships and support programs.
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Academic Staff Perceptions of Factors Underlying Program Completion by Australian Nursing Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roianne West
Kim Usher
Kim Foster
Lee Stewart
Qualitative Report, vol. 19, no. 12, March 24, 2014, pp. [1]-19
Description
Strategies proposed to increase student success were: appointing Indigenous nursing professors; partnerships between nursing schools and Indigenous Education Support Units; and tailored cross-cultural awareness programs.
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Access in Theory and Practice: American Indians in Philosophy History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katy Gray Brown
Michael Patterson Brown
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 113-120
Description
Article discusses the barriers faced by Indigenous academics generally, and specifically those faced by Aboriginal people working and teaching in the discipline of philosophy.
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An Act to amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 10th April, 1930.]

Alternate Title
20 - 21 GEORGE V. Chap. 25. An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 10th April, 1930.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Changes include prohibition of "inordinate frequenting of a poolroom either on or off an Indian reserve", school attendance, and the acquiring or buying band property.
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Activism and Apathy: The Prices We Pay for Both

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon A. Mihesuah
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 325-332
Description
Article explores the motivations for and the root causes of both Indigenous apathy and activism within mainstream postsecondary institutions; assesses the cost to individuals for both.
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Adult Mohawk Language Immersion Programming

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Jane Maracle
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 37, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Education: Ways of Knowing, Thinking, and Doing, 2002, pp. 387-404
Description
Looks at study conducted to determine factors keeping adult students in immersion classes.
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AFN Virtual Summit on Indigenous Institutions of

Higher Learning (IIHLs)

Alternate Title
Assembly of First Nations Summit on Indigenous Institutions of Higher Learning (IIHLs)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Summit held at First Nations University of Canada, March 10, 2011 which provided forum to identify both challenges to, and accomplishments of, Aboriginal post-secondary institutions.
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Against the Odds: Aboriginal Nursing / National Task Force on Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Gregory
Amanda Macrae
Rebecca Wood
Nicole Amaral
Description
Findings are organized into five themes: preparation; recruitment; admission, nursing access and bridging programs; progression; and post-graduate recruitment and retention. Includes recommendations made by stakeholder groups with respect to each of the areas.
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Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Description
Summary of progress for the years 2001-2006. Ninety-one schools were surveyed regarding the number of seats available/filled, location of access programs, special admission categories, nature of support programs, and number of Aboriginal faculty.
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Alaska Native and American Indian Students at UAA

Alternate Title
Alaska Native and American Indian Students at UAA: Topic Paper 2003-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Moore
Office of Institutional Planning
Research and Assessment
Description
Examines minority students profiles, to compare with the rest of the student body, by analyzing data from a variety of sources.
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Alaska's Unique Dropout Problems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Ousterhout
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 2, January 1979, pp. [6-10]
Description
Historical account of the dropout rate for Native Alaskan students.
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All That Glitters: Diamond Mining and Tłįchǫ Youth in Behchokǫ̀ Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colleen M. Davison
Penelope Hawe
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 214-228
Description
Study involved field work, 3 formal focus groups and interviews with 21 individuals. Six themes emerged: increase in transience of the population, tension between work and education, mines as a community resource, inequities in communities, particular view of schooling, and positive outlook on the community and its future.
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