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The Tribal Environment and Natural Resources Management Approach to Indian Education and Student Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gigi Berardi
Dan Burns
Phillip Duran
Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza
Sharon Kinley ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 58-74
Discusses the TENRM program and the practical application for students after completion.
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Turning Pages: Laura Forsythe (Ed.) on Looking Back and Living Forward

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Laura Forsythe
Michael Elves
Episode 49: Laura Forsythe discusses both shaping and contributing to Looking Back and Living Forward: Indigenous Research Rising Up, a collection of research papers that had been presented at the Rising Up: Graduate Students' Conference on Indigenous Knowledges and Research in Indigenous Studies in 2017. Duration: 29:34
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A Tutoring-Counseling Program for Indian Students in College

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. M. Charles
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 1, no. 3, May 1962, pp. [10-12]
Describes a one-on-one program in which graduate students assisted undergraduates in the area of English language proficiency.
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Two-Eyed Seeing and Other Lessons Learned Within a Co-Learning Journey of Bringing Together Indigenous and Mainstream Knowledges and Ways of Knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Bartlett
Murdena Marshall
Albert Marshall
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 2, no. 4, November 2012, pp. 331-340
Discusses the integrative science program for undergraduates at Cape Breton University which brings together traditional Aboriginal and western knowledge.
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Two Feathers Endowment Scholarship Program: Program Evaluation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alexandra Pierce
Recipients of scholarship awards indicate that the program is successful in helping Native American students succeed in college and that the award helps recipients feel supported by a larger Native American community.
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U of A Proving Popular with Native Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Kent
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 4, February 22, 2000, p. 550
Discusses the success of the University of Alberta as a leader in attracting Aboriginal students, particularly in medical studies.
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U of Manitoba Program Delivers Care to Natives, Hope to Aboriginal Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Square
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 155, no. 11, December 1, 1996, pp. 1609-1611
Describes the work of the J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories and discusses the University's program designed to recruit and retain Aboriginal health practitioners.
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U of S Researcher to Receive Achievement Award

Alternate Title
U of S Researcher to Receive Achievement Award [National Aboriginal Achievement Awards]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 22

Brief profile of research associate, Lee Wilson, recipient of the 2004 National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the science and technology category. Lee has the distinction of being the first Metis to earn his PhD in chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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U of S to Honour the Late Gordon Oakes

Alternate Title
University of Saskatchewan to Honour the Late Gordon Oakes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2008, p. 7
Comments on the naming of the future Aboriginal Students Centre to be built on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Article located by scrolling to page 7.
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United Tribes Now Offers Community Health Degree

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007
Announces a new degree that will build on the success of the United Tribes Technical College's Injury Prevention program.
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University Offering New Options for Art Students

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barb Nahwegahbow
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 14

Announces the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program which focuses on how to make art and the history of that process.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.

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University Preparation for Native American Students: Theory and Application

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeanna Beaty
Katherine Beaty Chiste
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 1, October 1986, pp. [6-13]
Description and appraisal of the University Preparation Program (UPP) at University of Lethbridge, a six week course aimed at improving retention and graduation rates.
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University Success for Canadian Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lilly Schubert Walker
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, vol. 9, no. 2, April 1977, pp. 169-175
Evaluates the effectiveness of basic education model which uses remedial tutoring and learning skills support to further student's success in the university environment.
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UTTC Launches Dual-Enrollment Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dennis J. Neumann
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 4, Investing in Education, Empowering Tribal Communities, Summer, 2012
Comments on a program, offered at the United Tribe Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota, designed to help students transition from high school to college with as little stress as possible.
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A Vision of Culturally Responsive Programming for Aboriginal Women in University: An Examination of Aboriginal Women's Educational Narratives

Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jennifer Brant
Argues that post-secondary institutions should adopt an holistic-support model that bridges the gap between academic programming and student services, and addresses spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical needs. Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
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Visit Ignites Enthusiasm For College

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary-Anne Stoutsenberger
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Describes a mentorship program between a Navajo family and a NASA professional.
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What Can We Learn From Traditional Aboriginal Education? Transforming Social Work Education Delivered in First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Harris
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-134
Discusses the importance of context for social work education, illustrated by the First Nations Bachelor of Social Work program, which was delivered as a satellite program in a First Nations community.
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"What Makes Life Good?" Developing a Culturally Grounded Quality of Life Measure for Alaska Native College Students.

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dinghy Kristine B. Sharma
Ellen D. S. Lopez
Deborah Mekiana
Alaina Ctibor
Charlene Church
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21180
Findings from 6 focus groups conducted with 26 Alaska Native college students, identified 8 quality of life domains which will be integrated into programing promoting academic success.
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The Whitewashing of Native Studies Programs and Programming in Academic Institutions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Rice
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 381-385
Author articulates the barriers they feel Indigenous people face in the field of Native Studies, and the ways that contemporary Native Studies departments tend to favor non-Indigenous candidates in the hiring process.
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Who Supports Urban American Indian Students in Public Community Colleges?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anonymous
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 50-51
An anonymous contribution to the issue which briefly describes the first American Indian Support Program (AISP) within a public Community College from its conceptualization to dissolution 23 years later.
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Why Indigenous Nations Studies?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Porter
Michael J. Yellow Bird
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 71-82
Discusses mission statement of new master's degree program at the University of Kansas.
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Widening the Circle: Collaborative Reading With Louis Owens's Wolfsong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Hausman
John Purdy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 27-78
Discusses a joint project, which utilized online interactive discourse, between students of Western Washington University and Choctaw-Cherokee-Irish writer Louis Owens regarding his novel Wolfsong. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
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