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The Many Challenges of Increasing Indigenous Faculty at Medical Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Glauser
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 37, September 16, 2019, pp. E1036-E1037
Explores some of the barriers to increasing the number of Indigenous Instructors in medical schools in Canada, including: hiring biases, a desire on the part of doctors to remain working in underserved communities, and a fear of ongoing discrimination.
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Marginalization, Decolonization and Voice: Prospects for Aboriginal Education in Canada

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper: Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
[PCERA Symposium ; 1999]
[Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Bernard Schissel
Addresses the causes and implications of, and possible solutions to, the "education gap" between Aboriginal people and the general population in Canada. The paper highlights Joe Duquette High School and Princess Alexandria Community School, which are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Excerpt from Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium.
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Math and Science Instructors’ Perceptions of Their American Indian Students at a Sub-Baccalaureate Technical College: A Delphi Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carsten Schmidtke
Journal of Career and Technical Education, vol. 25, no. 2, Winter, 2010, pp. 8-16
Study surveyed seven teachers from the Great Plains Technical College in an effort to see if their attitudes might influence the high retention rate at the institution.
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Math First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Elementary and Secondary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Includes foundations for teaching, multi-grade thematic units and list of additional resources. Developed to conform to the British Columbia curriculum, but material can be adapted to other contexts. Updated version of 2011 edition.
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Math in a Cultural Context [MCC]: Two Case Studies of a Successful Culturally Based Math Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Lipka
Maureen P. Hogan
Joan Parker Webster
Evelyn Yanez
Barbara Adams
... [et al.]
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 367-385
Examines the experiences of two novice teachers, one a cultural "insider" and one an "outsider", with a program based on Yup'ik cultural norms and knowledge.
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Mathematics in Indigenous Contexts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bob Perry
Peter Howard
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, vol. 13, no. 4, 2008, pp. 4-9
Project carried out by the Board of Studies between 1999-2005 to develop contextual, multistage mathematics units for Aboriginal students at urban and rural schools in western New South Wales.
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Mathematics in Indigenous Contexts Years, 6-8, 2003-2005

Alternate Title
Community Capacity Research Project
Learning Mathematics: Perspectives of Australian Aboriginal Children and Their Teachers
Mathematics in Aboriginal Contexts: Building School-Community Capacity
Working Together to Enhance Australian Aboriginal Student’s Mathematics Learning
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Peter Howard
Bob Perry
Mavis Feirer
Kevin Lowe
Suzanne Ziems
NSW Education Standards Authority ... [et al.]

Website contains the process used to develop Australian context-based Mathematics units and links to four reports.

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Mathematics-Like Principles Inferred From the Petroglyphs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles G. Moore
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 27, no. 2, January 1988, pp. [30-36]
Advances the possibility that concepts of math are being communicated and suggests several related classroom activities.
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Measuring Success and Failure in the Classroom: Teacher Communication About Tests and the Understandings of Young Navajo Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Deyhle
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 67-85
Examines grades of a group of Navajo students between kindergarten and eighth grade focusing on cultural difference between the home and school environments.
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La Médiation des Savoirs Auprès des Enseignants Inuit en Formation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gisèle Maheux
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 209-224
Describes collaboration between l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the communities of Ivujivik and Puvirnituq in the area of teacher training. Also discusses the historical and current context of Inuit education.
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Mentoring Programs for Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Klinck
Chantelle Cardinal
Karen Edwards
Nancy Gibson
Jeffrey Bisanz
Jose Da Costa
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2005, pp. 109-130
Identifies key factors that would help in the development of a mentoring program.
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Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: An Integration of Past and Present for a New Tomorrow: A Report on the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre's First National Conference

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Malreddy Pavan Kumar
Narcisse Blood
Ryan Heavy Head
Marie Battiste
Leona Makokis ... [et al.]

Synopsis of keynote speeches and presentations of conference held March 7-9, 2007, Edmonton, Alberta. Includes summaries of six animation theme bundles, promising practices, participant commentaries, and analysis of problems and prospects of Aboriginal learning in the future.

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More Light Than Heat: The Current State of Native American Studies

Alternate Title
More Light Than Heat: The Current State of Native Amercan Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jace Weaver
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 233-255
Author defines and then critically engages with the discipline of Native American Studies (NAS); stresses the interdisciplinary nature of NAS and the need to focus on Indigenous perspectives and worldviews rather than settler portrayal of Indigenous Peoples.
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Motivating Learners in Northern Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Swanson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 61-73
Describes the literacy program for the Moose Cree Education Authority in Moose Factory, Ontario which is designed to help learners attain the necessary skills to secure employment, encourage enrolment in further training or education, and achieve personal independence.
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Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ada (Mrs.) Ladue
Christine Welsh
Beatrice Nightraveller
Indian History Film Project
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
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