Teaching

Professor (Hogan) explains how and why she teaches Indigenous epistemology in her graduate field-based research methods course and reflects on whether she has done it successfully. Recent doctoral student (Topok) explains how he developed his research method, Katimarugut, in the class.

Looks at the experiences associated with teaching Indigenous studies at an Australian university.

Looks the history of education in the communities of Sheshatshiu and Utshimassits (Davis Inlet).

Provides suggestions on how to incorporate Aboriginal learning styles into classroom teaching methods.

Discusses how the live interaction between the speaker and listener is a different experience than the solitary activity of reading in teaching courses with many cultural perspectives. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses how providing background and context contributes to understanding Indigenous literature, e.g., using specific tribal and historical information.

Suggests English manners and customs should be taught to children whose first language is not English; includes a sample lesson.

Elementary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Discusses ways to help AI/AN children become effortless readers using different reading programs.

Explains how to approach teaching contemporary Native American literature by authors such as Sherman Alexie as opposed to mainstream literature.

Looks at the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 as an educational tool for teaching science, geography, culture and history. To access article scroll to p. 36.

Discusses the contradictions that exist from embracing traditional teaching strategies while acknowledging the domination of Western practises.

Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Outlines how to teach a three-unit course in Literature of the American Indians with a focus on Leslie Silko's Storyteller. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Presents positive strategies and practices to avoid to counter stereotyping of Native Americans.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of San Diego, 2001.

Author discusses how modern technologies might be used in Tribal College and University (TCU) environments to engage students, staff, and faculty, in learning and teaching. Offers five strategies for effective applied use of technology.

Elementary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2013.

Explores the instructor attitudes and teaching methods which students have responded to favourably, contributing to their academic success.

Argues that despite talk of tolerance and equaility, the reality is that Aboriginal students are still at an academic disadvantage for completing high school.

Shows that presenting information holistically with observational and collaborative activities impacts positively on academic success.

Argues that Aboriginal students experience tensions between Indigenous knowledge and academic knowledge and terminology and institutions should be adapting to their values.

Explains Aboriginal law and defines who is an Aboriginal. Presents results from questionnaire sent to faculty claiming Indian descent and teaching courses related to Aboriginal law in American law schools.

Looks at the lack of support for non-Inuit teachers to provide a culturally relevant curriculum and resources for their Inuit students.

Looks at life histories of Maliseet and Micmac university students and Bolivian Aymara, Quechua, and Uru women to help students realize their own identity and potential.

Comments on American Indian and Alaska Native educator training programs.

Speaker talks about teaching and making a difference. From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan. Duration: 22:33

Speaker discusses the importance of teachers to the process of decolonization. From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan. Duration: 42:59.

Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017. Duration: 20:43.

Memoir piece in which the author describes the process of learning Tuscarora as a child, relearning it as an adult, and the choices they continue to make around language use and cultural survivance.

Argues that adopting a tribal viewpoint is essential to teaching or writing a balanced history of Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2017.

Comments on the language revitalization program in Oklahoma and the challenges faced including too few teachers to keep up with demand.

Looks at the Niitsitapi Education Program initiated by the Red Crow Community College in Cardston, Alberta.

Author conducts a nuanced analysis of the imagery and stereotypes of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary American culture(s) and how those tropes contribute to a colonial narrative surrounding Indigenous cultures and spiritual practices and must be considered part of the context when teaching Indigenous studies courses and content.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Harvard University, 1997.

Issues surrounding Aboriginal children's right to a meaningful education, which includes traditional teachings.

Describes examples from "mainstream" educational settings where teachers incorporated Māori views about "caring for ourselves, others and the environment" as specified in the New Zealand curriculum document Te Whàriki.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Johns Hopkins University, 1990.

Tribal American Consulting Corporation in 1972 began developing a preschool program to meet the needs of Native American students based on traditional tribal cultures but also appropriate for today's children.

Comments on programs promoting teaching and use of Native American languages at tribal colleges and universities.

Comments on concerns of Indigenous students and Indigenous women regarding cultural continuity and design and practice of Indigenous education within teacher education.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Overview of the history of education of Native Americans and teaching strategies to make educational courses more relevant to these students who have different cultural values and learning methods.

Curriculum Studies, Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1998.

Author reflects on teaching at an Indian law clinic using an indigenous perspective.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Calgary, 1996.