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Healing the Spirit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elva Lickers
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 55-60
Describes strategies to negate barriers from past trauma by enrolling in literacy and life skills programs.
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Health Worker Education in S.A.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Buckskin
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 20-28
Program developed for health and alcohol workers in southern Australia to help form separate specialized work units. Core units include personal development, administration, community development and Aboriginal politics.
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Helping Our Children: An Action Research Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Cheryl Quewezance
Mark Forsythe
Bert McNair
Sheila Carr-Stewart]
Purpose was to increase teachers' knowledge in the area of Aboriginal curriculum, creating a positive learning environment and sense of belonging for students and increasing community involvement in education of students. Involved two schools in Kamsack, Saskatchewan: one run by the province and the other a First Nations School.
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Helping People Understand Motivates Métis Awareness Instructor

Alternate Title
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 21
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 3, March 2007, p. 12
Comments on a woman who teaches an Aboriginal awareness course to unions throughout Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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The Heuristic Powers of Indian Literatures: What Native Authorship Does to Mainstream Texts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth M. Roemer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2 , Summer, 1991, pp. 8-21
Discusses the differences between Native and mainstream texts, and how teachers and scholars should place Indian literatures at the center of the canon. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
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Historical Amnesia and the Discourse of the Romantic, Mythical Other

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Argues that as long as Euro-Canadians view Aboriginals as mythical figures from the past an equitable and just relationship will be difficult to achieve. Chapter excerpted from Braiding Histories: Learning from Aboriginal People’s Experiences and Perspectives by Susan D. Dion.
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[The Historical Timeline as a Lesson]

Alternate Title
Dr. Susan Dion Shares Her Timeline Lecture
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Susan Dion
Presenter compares and contrasts the Euro-Canadian and Indigenous perceptions of Canada's history and discusses why it is essential that educators bring the Indigenous perspective into their classrooms. Duration: 47:34.
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Historical Trauma and Teaching

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhett Diessner
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Tribal College Students Today, Fall, 2007, p. 9
Presents a letter to the editor responding to the article, "Historical Trauma: Holocaust Victims, American Indians Recovering from Abuses of the Past" in Vol. 17, Spring 2006, Issue no. 3.
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History of Education in the Baffin Region, 1950-75

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David King
The Quint, vol. 4, no. 4, 2012, pp. 5-24
Comments on teaching the same curriculum to students in northern Canada as southern Canada and the arising difficulties. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
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History of Indigenous Education

Alternate Title
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education: Unit 2 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Introduces the topic of the history of residential schools in Canada and provides strategies and resources for teaching this topic. Unit 2 of 6. Duration: 24:40.
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History Underground: The Road to Reconciliation

Alternate Title
[McDowell Foundation Research] Project ; 291
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Renee Repski]

Discusses project which used experiential learning to deepen secondary students' understanding of Indigenous issues and the meaning of reconciliation.

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Holistic Teaching/Learning For Native American Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Rhodes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 27, no. 2, January 1988, pp. [21-29]
Discusses the current status of Aboriginal education and concludes that teachers should consider different teaching techniques to better accommodate different learning styles of students.
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The Hollywood Indian Goes to School: Detournement as Praxis

Alternate Title
Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education
Detournement as Pedagogical Praxis
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Trey Adcock
Discusses ways in which popular culture and school textbooks have shaped preservice teachers' perceptions of American Indians, and the role of the teacher educator in disrupting these assumptions and misconceptions. Chapter from Detournement as Pedagogical Praxis edited by James Trier. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to page 79.
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Home-Visiting Intervention to Improve Child Care Among American Indian Adolescent Mothers: A Randomized Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Barlow
Elena Varipatis-Baker
Kristen Speakman
Golda Ginsburg
Ingrid Friberg
et al
Archive of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol. 160, no. 11, November 2006, pp. 1101-1107
Results indicate paraprofessional delivery of 41 prenatal and infant care lessons in participants' homes significantly increased the mother's child care knowledge and involvement.
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Honouring Tradition: Reframing Native Art

Alternate Title
21st Century Learning – Links to Our Collection
Twenty-First Century Learning - Links to Our Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Presents digitized images and lesson plans to enhance teaching and learning about First Nations art.
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How Learning Styles of Native Students Are Different From Multicultural Students

Alternate Title
Ethnographic Comparison Conference on Urban Ethnography University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Fraser
Paper presented at the Conference on Urban Ethnography, Philadelphia, PA, March 1996. Compares Aboriginal Canadian and multicultural adult students funder several categories: family, holism and humanism; culture and voice; school, technology and employment; politics, assimilation and acculturation; and voluntary, involuntary minorities and democracy.
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"I Liked It So Much I E-mailed Him and Told Him": Teaching The Lesser Blessed at the University of California.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Haladay
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 66-90
Discussses teaching Indigenous literature in mainstream institutions can be improved by using an interactive process, through reading for multiple meanings, can foster a collaborative learning environment. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 66.
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'I Think That What's Happening in Aboriginal Education Is That We're Taking Control': Aboriginal Teachers' Stories of Self-Determination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
David W. Friesen
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, vol. 5, no. 2, 1999, pp. 219-241
Results of study conducted of First Nations graduates of the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) shows impact of Aboriginal identity on school practices and development in their communities.
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Igniting the Power Within: Level 1 Curriculum: Essential Skills and RPL Certification for Advisors/Counsellors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Igniting the Power Within (ITPW)

Curriculum for two-day workshop designed for program developed to introduce and teach nine Essential Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL) in Aboriginal communities in Manitoba. Level 2 Curriculum Level 3 Curriculum Level 4 Curriculum

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Igniting the Power Within: Level 2 Curriculum: Building Portfolios Certification for Advisors/Counsellors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Igniting the Power Within (ITPW)
Curriculum for two-day workshop designed for program developed to introduce and teach nine Essential Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL) in Aboriginal communities in Manitoba. Level 1 Curriculum Level 3 Curriculum Level 4 Curriculum
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Igniting the Power Within: Level 3 Curriculum: Essential Skills and Portfolios for Your Community

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Igniting the Power Within (ITPW)
Curriculum for two-day workshop designed for program developed to introduce and teach nine Essential Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL) in Aboriginal communities in Manitoba. Level 1 Curriculum Level 2 Curriculum Level 4 Curriculum
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