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Learning in the Circle: Applying American Indian Ways to Improving Education in Contemporary Mainstream America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 47-103
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section. Examines the philosophical frameworks of the mainstream education system in the United States and compares it to Indigenous understandings of education. Showcases examples of Indigenous principles of education at work in different school environments.
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Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change: Volume I

Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform ; vol. I
[Volume II: Submissions to the Commission]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
J. Wilton Littlechild
Hugh Harridans
Glenda Conney
Joe Queqezance
Irene Fraser
Hugh Harradence
Two volume report identifies eight critical areas to be considered when looking at justice reform: leadership, community promotion and crime prevention, victimization and violence, restorative justice, policing, institutions, racism, and children and youth. Volume II Submissions to the Commission.
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The Legacy of Residential School Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daria Shewchuk
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 36-38
Argues that in order for psychologists to provide effective psychological treatment for Aboriginal people, they need to understand the profound impact the residential school trauma and its ongoing legacy has had on their people. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, Scroll to page 36.
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Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women Statement on the Importance of Full Provincial and Territorial Cooperation With the Upcoming National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women (LSC)
Comments on the pre-inquiry consultation process which was structured around questions prepared by the federal government that sought input on who to include in the inquiry process, how best to support participants in an inquiry and what key issues should be addressed in the inquiry.
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Lemon Pie and Finding Ali

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 8-9
Author shares a life changing experience.
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Lessons on Resilient Research: Adapting the Tribal Turning Point Study to COVID-19

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel I. Steinberg
Joel A. Begay
Paula M. Begay
Deidra L. Goldtooth
Shawna T.M. Nelson ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 2, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Research with American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 2022, pp. [155]-182
A summary of the impact of the COVID pandemic on the Tribal Turning Point (TTP) Study to measure interventions effectiveness to reduce risk factors diabetes in Indigenous youth.
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Let's Talk Healing: Healing Foundation Gathering 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Looks at a three day event that brought together community healing programs and initiatives from around Australia and gave the opportunity for participants to meet the people that deliver the programs.
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Letsemot, “Togetherness”: Exploring How Connection to Land, Water, and Territory Influences Health and Wellness with First Nations Knowledge Keepers and Youth in the Fraser Salish Region of British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krista Stelkia
Lindsay Beck
Anita Manshadi
Ashlyn Jensen Fisk
Evan Adams ...
Wendy Ritchie
McDonald, Shannon ...
Namaste Marsden
Danièle Behn Smith ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2020, pp. 356-369

Examines the connection between land and health in the Stó:lō culture and how this connection can be used to guide Indigenous health policies.

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"Liberated by God's Grace"

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Presentation at the 15th Biennial National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, July 10, 2015 by the TRC Commissioner. Duration: 1:03:48.
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Libraries and the First Nations People of Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Bartleman
IFLA Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, 2008, pp. 337-340
Honourable James K. Bartleman discusses his childhood, the conditions of First Nation communities in Canada and his efforts to establish libraries, summer reading camps, and reading clubs in these communities.
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Libraries Attract Young With Tie-Dying, Movies

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Comments on the various programs offered at tribal college libraries aimed at children and teenagers.
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[Life at the residential school in Kamloops, B.C., 1962]

Alternate Title
CBC Television Special ; December 25, 1962
Life at a Residential School
[Eyes of Children: Christmas at a Residential School]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George Robertson
Documentary filmed at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia. Includes synopsis. Duration 29:24.
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A Life Discarded

Alternate Title
Global 16x9 ; October 24, 2015
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carolyn Jarvis
Claude Adams
David Dickson
Grant Charles
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Frances Robson
Reports about the years of neglect by professionals and the social care system that led to the death of a young Aboriginal woman, Paige Gauchier, from a drug overdose on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Duration: 21:13. Report by the BC Representative for Children and Youth Paige's Story: Abuse, Indifference and a Young Life Discarded.
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Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
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Life on Victor Street

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kirby Hammond
Documentary shot over two years about an Aboriginal teenager living in west end Winnipeg coping with everyday life in his neighborhood. Duration: 30:00.
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The Lillooet Indians

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; [v. 4]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 2, pt. 5
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Teit
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 4 (p. [193]-300).
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A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Linking Arms Together 2013: AM Session Residential School Survivor Panel [Part 4]

Alternate Title
Linking Arms Together (Part 4): Residential School Survivor Panel
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Margaret Tourville
Michael Cheena
Murray Crow
Three survivors of residential schools, Margaret Tourville, Michael Cheena, and Murray Crow speak about their experiences at panel session from Linking Arms Together Symposium held York University June 28, 2013. Duration: 1:12:53.
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Literacy Festival Stresses Importance of Reading Skills

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 22
Looks at a festival set on reviving the dormant Northern Community Literacy Network and to look at literacy issues faced in northern Saskatchewan communities. Article located by scrolling to page 22.
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Literacy for Change: Northern Saskatchewan Literacy Programmes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Buckley
Penny Carriere
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 9, no. 3-4, Women and Literacy, 1988, pp. 73-76
Describes two training programs designed to help women develop the knowledge and skills required to better control and make decisions about their lives.
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Literacy: More Than Words: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations

Alternate Title
Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Literacy More Than Words: Presentations: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education
Canada
Contains links to webcasts and presentations on Aboriginal literacy from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum 2008: Legacy, which was put on by the Council of Ministers of Education and took place in nine different locations across Canada.
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Literature Review: Marginalising Maori Adolescent Parents

Alternate Title
Marginalising Maori Parents
Literature Review: Marginalizing Maori Adolescent Parents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Jurisich Strickett

Topics of brief review include heath overview, international and national research and studies, services and support, and access to information.

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