Policy & Planning

Plan for promoting educational success of Native American students focuses on measuring the progress of relationships between government, tribes and schools districts and supporting a curriculum based on tribal history, culture and government.

Proposed funding options for K-12 schools in Nunavut to deal with high pupil-teacher ratios, low student outcomes, high non-attendance, teacher recruitment and retention, and insufficient funding for special needs students.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2012.

Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Looks at Brenda Green, the first Aboriginal Superintendant for the Saskatoon Public School Board, and her goal of providing culturally responsible schools. Article found by scrolling to page 24.

Guidelines for use by Elders, authors and illustrators, curriculum developers and administrators, educators, editors and publishers, document reviewers, researchers, Aboriginal language specialists, Aboriginal community organizations, and the general public.

Document sets a foundation for the continued learning and promotion of heritage languages for Elders, parents, children and educators. Provides recommendation for implementation of goals set out in foundational document.

Describes historical and social foundations of the Navajo Headstart immersion program.

Analysis of one school district's educational reform initiative to improve the academic standing of its students.

Overview of strategies for providing effective education from pre-school to grade twelve and support for students and parents.

Discusses the current status of Aboriginal education and concludes that teachers should consider different teaching techniques to better accommodate different learning styles of students.

Case study of four community-university engagement initiatives; documents the policy development used to engage children youth and their families in community development programs aimed at reducing family violence by increasing graduation from secondary and post-secondary education programs.

Observations of the evolving process at an organization to become more receptive to Indigenous students needs.

Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.

[Education] Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Prince Edward Island, 2002.

Profiles Native American communities, tribal sovereignty and relationship to the federal government, and explains the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.

Discussion on the disparities in public education, policies intended to improve and enhance equity, and recommendations for accountability & policy reform.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1989.

[Education] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2008.

Interview study of 120 First Nations, American Indian, and Alaska Native students to gather insight on their English literacy development.

Examines the functionality and sustainability of the Restorative Action Program. Third part of a multi-phased evaluation of the Program.

Examines educator and parent perceptions about the policy through analysis of interviews with 100 individuals within provincial off-reserve school system. Questions reflected three themes: parent-school relationships, roles and expectations, and perceived effectiveness of educational initiatives.

Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.

Critiques attendance policy and discusses implementation problems with policy at the school and community levels.

Revisited teaching practices and content taught differed one year after teachers had inservice training; indications are lack of support for new strategies contributed to returning to earlier practices.

Describes several studies that focused on improving school programs.

Participants discussed issues such as short- and long-term goals, curricula, teacher training, measuring success, administration, and responsibilities of major groups involved in First Nations education.

Colloquium had six themes: policy questions, context of K-12 education, curriculum questions, transitions from education on-reserve to off-reserve, governance and service delivery and publicly regulated education systems.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Guidelines concerning development and delivery of programs in Saskatchewan.

Seminal paper written in response to Jean Chrétien's White Paper on Indian Affairs.

Subcommittee produced extensive report which examined the history of residential, tribal and public education and made numerous recommendations to improve the system.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1988.

Book review of: Indian Education in Canada. Volume 2: The Challenge. Nakoda Institute Occasional Paper No. 2 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert, Don McCaskill

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Topics covered: need for report, progress and proven practises, priorities, and recommendations.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previous published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Argues that increasing recruitment, reducing turnover, changing the low expectation of teachers, updating outmoded curriculum, and support from parents are essential to improving student outcomes.

Uses data from Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) to examine the relationship between education and the skill level of jobs. Makes recommendations for policy based on findings.

Compares educational policies and learning conditions of Indigenous education in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Looks at how a community-based model of education can provide an avenue for integrating Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing into a Western-based educational system.