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2012 First Nations Plan: Honouring Our Past, Affirming Our Rights, Seizing Our Future

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Assembly of First Nations

Paper developed as a result of the Crown-First Nations Gathering, January 23-24, 2012. Discusses general goals as well as those in specific areas: families and communities, rights, self-government, and economic and environmental interests.

Aboriginal-Controlled Post-Secondary Institutes in British Columbia: Issues, Costs and Benefits

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Joy Weismiller

Michele McBride

Discusses concerns related to funding Aboriginal-controlled institutes and the benefits arising from educational programs that respond to the higher learning needs of Aboriginal peoples.

Aboriginal Council Takes Control of Research

Articles » General

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 33-34

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commits the university-based research centres to assist the Tangentyere (Australia) Council in taking control of research activities in their own communities.

Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Retrospective and a Prospective

Alternate Title

Indian Education: Past, Present and Future

Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles, Cut the Crap and Cut the Mustard

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Verna J. Kirkness

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Special Issue 2, Fall , 1999, pp. [14-30]

Reprint two articles, one published in 1985 entitled: Indian Education: Past, Present and Future and a second published in 1998: Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles, Cut the Crap and Cut the Mustard.

Aboriginal Goals of Education in Lac La Ronge, Montreal Lake and Timber Bay, Saskatchewan: A Case Study

Theses

Author/Creator

Allan Andrew James Ducharme

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1994.

Aboriginal Institutions of Higher Education: A Struggle for the Education of Aboriginal Students, Control of Indigenous Knowledge, and Recognition of Aboriginal Institutions: An Examination of Government Policy

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Aboriginal Institutes' Consortium

Analyzes governmental response to development of Aboriginal-controlled post secondary institutions by comparing support given to Aboriginal institutions compared to other provincial institutions. Gives recommendations for policy and legislative support.

[Aboriginal Justice College: Discussion Paper]

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission

Examines recommendations relating to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry report of 1991 for the establishment of an Aboriginal Justice College.

Aboriginal Literacy: Raising Standards, Blazing Trails

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Sally Gaikezehongia

Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 41-44

Discusses how the Aboriginal community has managed to retain some cultural roots and embrace a unique form of Aboriginal literacy.

Aboriginal Peoples and Knowledge: Decolonizing Our Processes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Leanne Simpson

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 137-148

Suggests that Aboriginal scholars need to take control of the uses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and the process by which it is used. Contends that removing TEK from its context devalues it.

Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education, A Priority for Aboriginal Women of Canada

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Richard Aisaican

Looks at academic, financial and social barriers for students. First Nations Studies essay towards (B.A.)--Malaspina University, 2001

Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: 2020 Vision for the Future

Alternate Title

Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: Progress Report

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Ministry of Advanced Education [British Columbia]

Discusses strategies to address barriers and achieve systemic institutional change for Aboriginal students. Related material: 2013 Progress Report. 2014 Progress Report.

Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia : A Place for Aboriginal Institutes: Policy Background Paper

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)

Explores the importance of governmental recognition, inclusion and support of Aboriginal institutions for the retention of Aboriginal students. Provides general policy recommendations.

Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia: Nicola Valley Institute of Technology - "An Eagle's Gathering Place"

Theses

Author/Creator

Verna Billy Minnabarriet

Education Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Aboriginal Self-Government and Education in Canada

Alternate Title

Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform. Background Paper ; no. 10

E-Books

Author/Creator

Jerry Paquette

Academic Skills and Cultural Identity of Native Students: Evaluating Success of Band-Operated Secondary Schools

Theses

Author/Creator

Chris Hachkowski

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Nipissing University, 2007.

Addressing the Healing of Aboriginal Adults and Families Within a Community-Owned College Model

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

William Aguiar

Regine Halseth

Uses Blue Quills First Nations College as a case study.

Administrative Service

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Donald A. Olsen

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 7, no. 3, May 1968, pp. [20-23]

Describes all the functions assumed by the Navajo community responsible for Rough Rock Demonstration School.

Adult Education and Land Use Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

George A. Van Otten

Ruth J. Narcho

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 3, May 1980, pp. [5-7]

Successful techniques used in citizen workshops to provide people of the Navajo Nation with the basic information and tools needed to actively participate in land use planning.

Agreement Settled; Band to Get Control of Education

Articles » General

Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 5, May 1974, p. 21

Saskatchewan's Sturgeon Lake Band builds community school on Reserve.

The Akiak "Contract School": A Case Study of Revitalization in an Alaskan Village

Theses

Author/Creator

Eric Christopher Madsen

Educational Policy and Management Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 1983.

Along the Red Road: Tribally Controlled Colleges and Student Development

Theses

Author/Creator

Ann Marie Machamer

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2000.

American Indian/Alaska Native Education: An Overview

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Jon Reyhner

Phi Delta Kappa Fastback, no. 367

Examines issues and status of education today, as well as changes being made to renew Native cultures.

American Indian and Alaska Native Higher Education: Toward a New Century of Academic Achievement and Cultural Integrity

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Bobby Wright

Reviews history of higher education and proposes strategies to change and improve conditions.

American Indian Education: How Assimilation Decreases Retention

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Sarah E. Stone

Author states that incorporation of American Indian culture into the curriculum provides students with the resources to increase retention rates. Psychology Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

American Indian Education: The Role of Tribal Education Departments

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Dawn M. Mackety

Susie Bachler

Zoe Barley

Lou Cicchinelli

Provides an overview of Tribal Education Departments to support the improvement of educational outcomes for American Indian students, create partnerships and collaborations, and advance research. Includes directories.

An American Indian University: A Proposal For Survival

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Jack D. Forbes

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 5, no. 2, January 1966, pp. [1-7]

Describes the need for, and sketches a vision of an "institution of higher learning both Indian-controlled and Indian-centered".

American Indian Women as Art Educators

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Leona M. Zastrow

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 1, October 1978, pp. [6-10]

Overview of Native American women teaching traditional art skills in the South-western United States.

An Analysis of Program Delivery Services in First Nations, Federal, and Provincial Schools in Northwestern Ontario

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Patrick Brady

Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 18, no. 1, 1991, pp. 65-72

Examines how federal, provincial, and First Nations run schools provided educational services to Indigenous students in Northern Ontario.

Apologize or Analyze: Measuring Academic Achievement in the Reservation School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Sigmund A. Boloz

Richard Varrati

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 1, October 1983, pp. [23-28]

Claims that standardized test measurements of student performance do not adequately measure the quality of instruction and curricula of a school since other factors such as socio-economic status, school attendance and stability within a particular school have an impact on achievement.

Approaching Educational Empowerment: Guidelines From a Collaborative Study With the Innu of Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

David Philpott

W. C. Nesbit

International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-28

Assesses impact of study on a self-managed education program which attempted to balance traditional culture and language retention with contemporary education models.

Are We Making Progress? New Evidence on Aboriginal Education Outcomes in Provincial and Reserve Schools

Alternate Title

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 408

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute). Social Policy

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Richards

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)

Assessing the Role of Provincial Education Systems and Reserve "Non-Systems" in Interprovincial Variation in Aboriginal Student Performance

Alternate Title

Canadian Economics Association Conference 2013

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

John Richards

Looks at features of provincial and reserve school organization for greater completion rates in British Columbia's high schools as compared with other provinces in Canada.

Backing Into the Future: Motatau Bilingual School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Te Tuhi Robust

Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 14-29

Discusses the impact on the local Maori community as they assumed local control of their school.

Barriers to Participation: Native People and Post-Secondary Education/Occupational Training Programs

Archival » Archival Items

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research

A document examines the barriers for Indigenous students in post secondary programs.

Blue Quills: A Case Study of Indian Residential Schooling

Theses

Author/Creator

Diane Iona Persson

Anthropology and Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1980.

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Various authors

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 151-166

Book reviews of 7 books: Self-Determination in Native Education in the Circumpolar North, Proceedings of the Seminar: Inuit Control of Inuit Education edited by Malcolm Farrow & David Wilman. Out of the Background: Readings in Canadian Native History edited by Robin Fisher and Kenneth Coates. Indian School Days by Basil H.

The British Columbia First Nations Education System

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)

First Nations School Association (FNSA)

Overview of system including history and guiding principles. Duration 13:00

Building Strong Communities Through Education and Treaties: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Christa Williams

Examines issues related to quality education for First Nations learners; factors which are associated with First Nations control and jurisdiction; overview of how First Nations are looking to build their governments; provisions for education in their treaties; and education provisions in modern day treaties.

Can Community Control of Indian Education Work?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Robert Cooper

Jack Gregory

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 15, no. 3, May 1976, pp. [7-11]

Relates the optimism stemming from the enactment of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act which became law in 1975.

Can the Assembly of First Nations Education Action Plan Succeed? Colonialism's Effect on Traditional Knowledge in Two Communities

Theses

Author/Creator

Martha E. Spence

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2010.

Canada's Native Languages: The Right of First Nations to Educate Their Children in Their Own Languages

Articles » General

Author/Creator

David Leitch

Constitutional Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, 2006, pp. 99-105

Looks at the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Canada's Native Languages: Wrongs from the Past, Rights for the Future

Alternate Title

[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

David Leitch

Examines whether First Nations have an enforceable right to educate children in their own languages at public expense.

Capturing Education: The Role of Culture at a Tribally Controlled Community College

Theses

Author/Creator

Stephen Paul Boyer

Educational Theory and Policy Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2003.

Caregiver and Professional Perceptions of Assessment Practices and Validity for American Indian/ Alaska Native Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Susan Rae Banks

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 37, no. 1, Special Issue - Part I, Fall, 1997, pp. [16-44]

Questionnaire results show gaps between recommended practices and actual practices, suggesting that partnerships need to be formed to bridge that gap .

A Case Study of Cultural Opportunities for Native Students: The Scientific Storyteller

Theses

Author/Creator

Shelly Valdez

Multicultural Teacher and Childhood Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2002.

A Case Study of the Social-Political Factors That Have Affected a Selected Tribal College

Theses

Author/Creator

Donna Lehmkuhl

Education Thesis (Ed.D)--University of South Dakota, 2000.

A Case Study of Three Pupils at Wandering Spirit Native Survival School in Toronto

Theses

Author/Creator

Judith A. Pellerin

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1982.

A Case Study: Self-Determination and Indian Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

David Adams

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, January 1974, pp. [21-27]

Defines and offers a history of self-determination, and cites Rough Rock Demonstration School as the first Native American controlled school.

The Changing Educational Governance of First Nations Schools in Canada: Towards Local Control and Educational Equity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Sheila Carr-Stewart

Management in Education, vol. 20, no. 5, 2006, pp. 6-12

Focuses on the federal system of education and the changing role of Canada and First Nations people in the delivery and governance of education.

Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native Education: Results From the 1990-91 and 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Surveys

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

D. Michael Pavel

Thomas R. Curtin

Summer D. Whitener

Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 48-54

Highlights chapters from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education report on school districts, schools, principals, teachers and students.

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