Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 471718
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Strang
Adrienne von Glatz
Patricia Cahape Hammer
Description
Identifies priority research topics on educational practices and implementation methods in schools.
Setting the Direction: Partnerships in Action: First Nations, Metis and Inuit Learning Access and Success
Alternate Title
A Learning Alberta: Setting the Direction: Partnerships in Action: First Nations, Metis and Inuit Learning Access and Success
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alberta Advanced Education
Aboriginal Sub-Committee
Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself : A Resource Guide for Eighth Grade Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide accompanies docu-drama, Shadow of the Salmon. Provides links for resources, suggestions for classroom activities, stories to read aloud in class and information about history and resource management in Washington State.
Shared Learnings: Integrating BC Aboriginal Content K-10
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Education]
Description
Majority of content applicable to Canada as well as British Columbia.
Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
Alternate Title
Book Reviews: Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 167-168, 174
Description
Book review of: Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling edited by George Fulford.
Sharing Our Success: Ten Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Bell
Description
Factors contributing to success include: strong governance and leadership, high expectations, stategic use of funds and resources, respect, welcoming atmosphere, and a wide range of programming.
"She Can Bother Me, and That's Because She Cares": What Inuit Students Say about Teaching and Their Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Barbara McMillan
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 140-175
Description
Interviews students about factors that contribute to their learning success and presents the characteristics needed for effective teaching especially in the sciences.
Shifting Attention from "Discipline Problems" to "Virtue Awareness" in American Indian and Alaska Native Education
Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 480732
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Trent Jacobs
Description
Looks at teaching morals in the classroom.
The Significance of Self-Determination in Socially, Culturally, and Linguistically Responsive (SCLR) Education in Indigenous Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tiffany S. Lee
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 54, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 10-32
Description
Examines a more collaborative cultural approach to Indigenous education in America.
The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa D. Delpit
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 280-298
Description
Author uses the debate over process-oriented versus skills-oriented writing instruction as the starting point for a discussion on five aspects of the "culture of power" in the field of education.
Silencing Aboriginal Curricular Content and Perspectives Through
Multiculturalism: ‘‘There Are Other Children Here’’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, vol. 33, no. 4, Racism, Colonialism, and Film in Canada, 2011, pp. 306-317
Description
Argues that placing Aboriginal culture and history on parr with other groups in a multicultural context is a way to ignore their unique position and sovereign rights in Canada.
Since Time Immemorial: Developing Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum for Washington's Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Leigh Smith
Shana Brown
Magda Costantino
Description
Looks at attempt to secure funding to implement House Bill 1495 which recommended tribal history, culture and government be included in the K-12 curriculum.
Situating Nunavut Education With Indigenous Education Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Elizabeth McGregor
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 87-118
Description
Looks at important differences in First Nations education in the Arctic and barriers faced nationally living between two worlds.
Sivummut II Economic Development Strategy Conference: A Summary Report For Participants
Alternate Title
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sivummut Economic Development Strategy Steering Committee
Description
Overview of information from the conference and interpretation of the materials by the Steering Committee.
The Six Seasons of the Woodland Cree: A Lesson to Support Science 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Duane Johnson
Description
Lesson plan has students examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and the seasons of the year. Appendix A contains information regarding protocol when inviting Elders into the classroom.
Snow Flakes and Science Agency: Empowering American Indian Students Through a Culturally-Based Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Brant Gregory Miller
Description
[Education] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2010.
So This is Fiction?: Eastern Arctic Responses to Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Audrey Elsie Marie Demchuk
Description
International/Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1992.
Social Media and the Idle No More Movement: Citizenship, Activism and Dissent in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Tupper
Journal of Social Science Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 87-94
Description
Explores the ways in which the movement marshalled social media to protest and educate about Bill C-45.
Social Studies Education: First Nations, Métis & Inuit Content & Perspectives Integration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
Description
Suggests ideas, websites and resources in support of classroom activities wherever First Nations, Métis and Inuit content was mentioned.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
NWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
"Soft" and "Hard" Domain Theory for Bicultural Education in Indigenous Groups
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Harris
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 140-153
Description
Reports that incompatibility between Aboriginal world views and Western world views are the basis for bicultural theory.
A Solid Foundation: Second Progress Report on the Implementation of the Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Ontario] Ministry of Education
Description
Related documents:
Policy Framework
Implementation Plan
Some Thoughts on Qallunaat Teacher Caring in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. [1]-12
Description
Discusses issues non-Inuit teachers should consider when trying to support educational success.
Songs of the Spirit: Attending to Aboriginal Students' Emotional and Spiritual Needs Through a Native American Flute Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Alain Dubé
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
Spanish-Indigenous Bilingual Education in Chenalhō, Chiapas in Southeast Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Karla Berenice Del Carpio Ovando
Description
Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2012.
Speaking and Living What it Means to be a First Nation Educator in the Public School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Frank Lewis Conibear
p. 205
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2000.
Special Education Service Delivery in a Provincial Jurisdiction: First Nations Perspectives for an Interdependent and Inclusive Model of Student Support Services for Band Operated Schools in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis D. Mallett
Description
Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2008.
A Specialized Knowledge Base For Teaching American Indian and Alaska Native Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Harry Lee
David Gabbard
Tribal College, vol. 4, no. 4, The Pattern of Language, Spring, 1993, pp. 26-32
Description
Looks at the foundations of Native education, specialized instructional methodologies and curriculum required to teach students.
"Spontaneous Laughter and Good Marks:" Creating Conditions for Success of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students in the Simcoe County District School Board
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Celia Haig-Brown
Description
Reports the results of interviews conducted with twenty students, eight parents, and ten educational leaders.
Square Peg, Round Hole: First Nations Drinking Water Infrastructure and Federal Policies, Programs, and Processes
Alternate Title
#ED-01-CO-0006
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason McCullough
Khosrow Farahbakhsh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.
St. Anne's Indian Residential School, Fort Albany, Ontario Treaty 9 (1905-1906): Photo Album [Extended Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Shingwauk Project Residential School Research
Archive and Visitor Centre
Description
General discussion of the establishment and operations of schools and student life, followed by in-depth look at St. Anne's and 41 pages of photographs of students.
Staff Perspectives of the Aboriginal Residential School Experience: A Study of Four Presbyterian Schools, 1888--1923
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Hildebrand
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2003.
State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2009: Events of 2008: Education Special
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Cutis
Yusuf Sayed
Amina Osman
Vanessa Sedletzki
Zoë Gray ... [et al.]
State Secret: North Carolina and the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Bryant
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 2, 2008, pp. 3-21
Description
Discusses a fourth grade textbook's lack of information on an important historical event.
The Status of Literacy Education for the San of Botswana
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lone Elizabeth Ketsitlile
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 3, 2011, pp. 196-206
Description
Looks at barriers to education in Botswana especially difficulties of English language instruction.
Sticky Points: Teacher Educators Re-Examine Their Practice in Light of a New Alberta Social Studies Program and Its Inclusion of Aboriginal Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent den Heyer
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Indigenous Education, December 2009, pp. 343-355
Description
Reviews teacher educator practices for the teaching of identity and citizenship in social studies.
Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation: A Progress Report on Indigenous Education in Ontario's Publicly Funded Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jasmine Hodgson-Bautista
Robin Liu Hopson
Description
Reports findings from annual survey of 1,044 schools across the province.
Related Material: Infographic.
Stone Child Recoups Chippewa-Cree History
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006, pp. 45-46
Description
Introduces the efforts of the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project to produce materials that help teach Chippewa-Cree history to Montana's public school children.
The Stoney Indian Language Project
Alternate Title
Effective Language Education Practices and Native Language Survival
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Clarice Kootenay
Duane Mark
Description
Brief description of Stoney Langauge Education Program and its outputs.
Chapter 4 of Effective Language Education Practices and Native Language Survival edited by Jon Reyhner.
Stories From School : Celebrating and Learning From the Success of Aboriginal Graduates
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Mercredi
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
Stories of Mathematics: Case Study of One Aboriginal Student
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Florence Glanfield
Darryl Bazylak
Description
Relates personal conversations held with Brandon, a student involved in a talking circle, about mathematics and discusses contributing factors to students success.
Stories of School, Stories in School: Understanding Two Aboriginal Children's Competing and Conflicting Stories of Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann E. Murray Orr
M. Shaun Murphy
Marni Pearce
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 275-288, 322
Description
Explores how two children negotiate their identities, among conflicting stories, in an urban school setting.
Story and Stereotype: Aboriginal Literature as Anti-Racist Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Isabel Gill
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Lethbridge, 2004.
Storytelling - In Our Minds and in the Classroom.
A Narratological and Didactic Analysis of Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993)
Theses
Author/Creator
Tanja Dromnes
Description
Social Sciences and Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2010.
Storytelling in the Yup'ik Immersion Classroom
Theses
Author/Creator
Abby Augustine
Description
Language and Literacy Project towards (M.Ed)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008.
Strategies for Cultural Maintenance: Aboriginal Cultural Education Programs and Centres in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Claudia Elisabeth J. Haagen
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1990.
Strategies for Indigenous Language Revitalization and Maintenance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Description
Reviews literature and discusses the survival of Indigenous languages, what communities are doing to safe guard their languages, and what is working well and what is not.
Strengthening Identity Through Curriculum: A Study of a Custom Designed Curriculum at a Tribally Controlled Community College and its Impact on Native American Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon Evon Hogan
Description
Urban Leadership & Policy Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2002.
"A String of Textbooks": Artifacts of Composition Pedagogy in Indian Boarding Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deborah A. Miranda
Journal of Teaching Writing, vol. 16, no. 2, 1998, pp. 213-232
Description
Discusses how government boarding schools focused on vocational rather than academic curriculum.