College & University Programs & Services

Discusses the need to make academic institutions more open and inviting to students with an Aboriginal background.

Looks at the institutional supports necessary for success as well as the importance of personal and reciprocal relationships with instructors and other students, and the opportunity to connect with cultural activities.

Examines barriers Native American students face and ways for Universities to attract students through increased financial aid, advertising, personal faculty outreach and establishing Native American resource centres.

Study looks at ways to increase the number of Native Americans attaining a computer science degree.

Answers questions relating to Aboriginal education, what it should be and how it should differ from mainstream education. Uses British Columbia as an example.

Overview of Parent Education Program (PEP) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

The author describes his experience moving from position as a judge in Texas to that of a professor in a post-secondary institution; notes barriers to tenure and promotion and discusses how University policies created conflicts for him as a member of the legal profession.

Looks at storytelling in a health sciences pipeline program and awareness into different ways of knowing.

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2014.

Reviews barriers to postsecondary educational access and factors contributing to attrition by focusing on four groups: low income, first-generation, Aboriginal, and Francophone.

Studies changes in college success and the Special Services Program at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.

Examines the barriers met by post-secondary students and suggests programs to help resolve the concerns.

Presents eleven position papers in an effort to examine the extent of the Indian Studies area. 1)A Vision: The Warrior-Scholar-Community Activist, The End Product of Indian Studies by Henrietta V.

Author spotlights the programs at Bacone College between 1927-1955 which engaged Indigenous students and cultures, and how the unique environment allowed students to engage in cultural production that critically examined the intersection of Indigenous identity and colonial education.

Assesses ability of community to best meet training needs aimed at developing tribal management skills.

Social work program designed by Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in co-operation with the University of Regina.

Looks at the function and development of the department beginning in 1970.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1995.

Describes some of the problems in Indigenous studies and argues that these programs are trying to perform several confusing and conflicting missions.

The author details some of the barriers faced by Indigenous students in both attending and preparing to attend post-secondary institutions; explores the experience of both staff and students with systemic racism at the college they are employed at.

Surveys 25 Indigenous academics and allies, discusses three different levels of indigenization at Canadian post-secondary institutions revealed in the results. Suggests two frameworks creating a more just Canadian academy: treaty-based decolonial indigenization and resurgence-based decolonial indigenization.

[Educational Studies] Thesis--University of British Columbia, 2021.

Looks at impact on teacher candidates of new elective course, Indigenizing Education: Education for/about Aboriginal Peoples.

Answers the questions: "Why Indigenize the academy? What does it mean to Indigenize the academy? How can the academy be Indigenized?

Panel asked to answer three questions regarding Cape Breton University: why is it important to indigenize? what are the top 3-5 priorities to indigenizing? and what are the barriers to indigenizing? Duration:1:00:17.

Overview of the success and challenge of recent courses and graduate programs being offered in Aboriginal education.

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.

Cross-Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Fairbanks, 2010.

Briefly describes the Special Entry Scheme in Australia for students from underrepresented groups, such as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander students.

looks at Ontario's Indigenous Initial Teacher Education (IITE) programs to examine their similarities and ongoing challenges. Chapter from Initial Teacher Education in Ontario: The Four-Semester Teacher Education Programs after Five Years edited by Leisa Kitchen and Diana Petraca. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 443 to access article.

Final report from conference of the same name held at Queen's University.

Looks at applying both world views to help enlighten educators and students and promote relationship building.

Looks at how Indigenous students are ostracised, alienated and marginalised at law school.

Discusses the graduate program's history, curriculum, study tracks, faculty, and scholarships.

Speaks to the question "why have an Indigenous Nations Studies Program and Journal?" by recounting story of a mother whose identity was stolen by relocation.

Describes program providing skills and academic preparation for a four year nursing degree; criteria for entrance and support service information included. Previously called the Native Nurses Entry Program

Education, Health and Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University, 2010.

First Nations University of Canada, University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan with the support of various boards and organizations formed the Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre (IPHRC). Its primary focus is to facilitate and increase health research capacity among individuals, communities and institutions.

List of non-credit programs available through the Centre for Continuing & Distance Education (CCDE), University of Saskatchewan.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2009.

Looks at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (SSMD) continued policy and process revisions for making access easier for Indigenous students.

Interior Design Thesis (M.I.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--Arctic University of Norway, 2017.

Overview of the new course offered using performance training methods to teach Indigenous language skills at the University of Saskatchewan. Uses TPR, total physical response to teach Cree. Duration: 13:05.

Examines the reasons why a western Canadian Fine Arts university professor was unable to convince members of his class to audition or act in a First Nations play.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.

Overview of the Institute of American Indian Studies founded in 1955 at the University of South Dakota.

Overview of program developed by the University of Victoria and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.

Discusses background of the program which provides transition or preparatory assistance with requirements for admission to nursing programs.