Indigenous Control

Study argues that historical consequences of colonialism have diminished Aboriginal youth's ability to get a higher education and employment. Also discusses current initiatives and solutions to problem.

Discusses conditions and strategies for successfully maintaining change to improve on-reserve education for Aboriginal youth.

Efforts by Sarain Stump from Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College to promote Aboriginal art and artists.

The federation of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College will help to centralize courses taught in Indigenous subject matter.

Describes the programming and services delivered to the Native American community by the Rough Rock Demonstration School.

Looks at remote and rural community e-learning delivery service for grades 9 to 12 students.

[Education] Administration and Policy Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1982.

Sociology and Anthropology (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2005.

Report concludes the following: First Nation Control of First Nation Education is the ultimate objective, define comparability in terms of educational opportunity, avoid past misinterpretations of the principle of comparability and acknowledge and respect a series of guiding principles pertaining to the use of comparability.

Using Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) data discusses selected sections within the report: Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Education.

Discussion of school reform in the United States and move towards more challenging content and higher performance standards.

Discusses the ethical, cultural & political dilemmas and struggles that non-Hawaiian students present when included as learners in Indigenous studies.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Africa, 2007.

Background information and research for the author's Ph.D. thesis.

Examines the decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the violation of Cree rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

Reviews policy papers, reports and self-governance agreements to show the present state of First-Nations rights to control education as well as forms of institutional arrangements and agreements for educational self-determination.

Study predicts that the trend will continue and there will be more local control at schools on reservations.

Describes a long-term collaboration between the author and a Yup'ik teachers' group focusing on culturally based education.

Looks at Indigenous education in Alaska, and discusses the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative (AKRSI), which focuses on the connection between Indigenous Knowledge systems and formal education systems.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Calgary, 2015.

Five top Native American education leaders identify the important issues facing education in the 1980-81 school year.

Discusses issues surrounding the establishment of sovereignty beginning at First Nation community level.

Argues that local control of education has many obstacles to overcome, both external and internal to the community, before it can be successful.

Theory and Policy Studies Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2008.

Proposes a model to assist non-Indigenous educators with the novel and some general guidlines for teaching Native American literature without "colonizing" it. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 91.

Discusses the negative stereotypes of the Iroquoian characters in The Indian in the Cupboard trilogy by Lynn Reid Banks.

Describes the achievements and challenges associated with Navajo Nation control of the local school board at Lukachukai, Arizona.

Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.

Looks at the development of a traditional knowledge program, background of the community and self-determination for schools.

Research based on two-year study of 20 students explores positive changes in attitudes and proficiency with technological integration.

Relates the experiences of his three day visit, where he describes finding vitality, progress and hopefulness.

Author recalls his time teaching at the first Tribal College in the United States.

Expresses the viewpoint that universities, in partnership with tribal groups, should take the lead in Arizona and all through America in improving elementary, secondary and university education for Native Americans.

Gives highlights of articles appearing in the issue.

Special issue focuses on approaches to transformative activities in teaching, schooling and education, the critical need for significant change and to question current outcomes.

Reviews the Constitutional and statutory basis for the education of Aboriginal Canadians, related case law, and control of curriculum content. Chapter five in: Educational Administration for Canadian Teachers.

Article describes the successes and innovations in First Nations education in Saskatchewan that were recognized and celebrated during a conference organized by the Muskoday First Nation Community School.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

Brief discussion of traditional practices, era of government-imposed assimilation through residential schools, and current situation with respect to tribal control of education.

Discusses the need to improve Aboriginal education programs that are spiritually oriented, community-based, and rooted in Aboriginal languages and cultures.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

Promotes the benefits of home-based education to Aboriginal leaders as an alternative to regular school curriculum.

Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2010.

Historical overview of authority over First Nation education.

Looks at the Education Act Review Committee recommendations and the gap between first Nations and non-First Nation student outcomes. Report contains background papers, position papers and responses to the recommendations of the 2002-04 Education Act Review.

First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.

Discusses the emergence of Tribal Colleges in the United States and the social and educational benefits of the Salish Kootenai College in Montana.

Describes the academic program offered at the Rough Rock Demonstration School, which is controlled by a locally elected school board.

Adult and Higher Education Thesis (Ed.D)--University of South Dakota, 2010.

Evolution of Native American administration of education in historical context from 1889 to 1980's.