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ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION: HISTORY AND ADAPTATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

http://ankn.uaf.edu/Curriculum/Articles/OscarKawagley/ANEHistory.html

This article talks about the interconnection of Aboriginals and nature and how specifically, the Yupiaq people in Alaska, are no different. Due to their remote location with a harsh climate they have come to have vast empirical knowledge of the land. It breaks down the essence of the Yupiaq lifestyle and how nature plays an important role in all aspects of their lifestyle. It explains how the encroachment of Western civilization has changed the way they go about many things, including education. Many of the teachers(non-Aboriginal) don’t recognize that the Yupiaq children learn differently and are not like European children. By ignoring their values, beliefs and culture, ultimately they are saying their skills and knowledge is of little importance. This article offers relevant information from the perspective of the Yupiaq people and what ignoring and encroachment do to Aboriginal children skill acquisition.

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Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into Curricula

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/policy/abpersp/ab_persp.pdf

The overall goal of this article is to assist educators with integrating more Aboriginal perspectives effectively into the curriculum. Historically, the aboriginal perspective of how Canada came to be has been ignored, and it is only recently that that is starting to change. The Aboriginal culture is based on the view that the universe was made by the Creator and humans must live in harmony with nature. To foster the changes in perspective and correct social biases, it is indicated that developing curricula with Aboriginal content is a start. This document looks at all aspects of Aboriginal culture and moves into ways to make Aboriginal content a staple in the curriculum, which will benefit both non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal students.

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ABC Indigenous Portal

The ABC Indigenous Portal is a fantastic site that collects and distributes Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander stories from around Australia. In conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Channel, this site offers stories and news features in a variety of formats from radio, news, tv, and more. The reporters are Aboriginal and the stories and reports are all on Aboriginal issues, news, stories, ect.

http://www.abc.net.au/indigenous/default.htm

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Musqueam: A Living Culture

The Musqueam: A Living Culture web site provides information about the Musqueam people, their language, territory, history, and present information about educational tours and local events. The educational tours are a great idea for classrooms tours or groups of (12+) people.

The site also features some great educational videos from the Musqueam Nation’s YouTube channel. Here is the featured video which discusses some of the history and traditions of the Musqueam people.

Featured image by jamesabbott1963 (CC BY 2.0)

2.2: ACI Manitoba’s Indigenous Programs

Website: ACI Manitoba’s Indigenous Programs

ACI Manitoba is a non-profit organization devoted to supporting arts and culture in Manitoba. ACI places a special emphasis on indigenous programming, and offers a variety of workshops, courses, and seminars related to indigenous art and storytelling. The website also includes valuable resources for young indigenous artists. One resource that I found particularly useful was a Grant Writing Toolkit . The site also includes links to a plethora of Manitoban and Canadian organizations that can provide support to indigenous artists.

Tony Bates Associates Ltd: Research on Distance Education for First Nations/Aboriginal Students

The Tony Bates Associates Ltd is a private company which specializes in consulting and training for e-learning and distance education. The site consists of a number of resources surround e-learning but I found the resource page which focuses primarily on distance education for First Nation/Aboriginals to be the most relevant. The site links to a few related publications but mainly focuses on an article about the experiences of First Nations students who have participated in postsecondary distance ed in rural settings.
Research Page:

http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/02/25/research-on-distance-education-for-first-nationsaboriginals-from-irrodl-vol-15-no-1/
Article on First Nations experiences of post secondary rural Distance ed:

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1357/2770
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Brendan Clark

Aboriginal Youth and Emotional Intelligence

The following article was linked to the White Path Consulting website. White Path Consulting claims to be “a leader in the area of emotional and social health”. The organization offers programs which deal with addiction, violence, youth life skills and employment readiness. I was specifically interested in the “Research” section of the their web page and an article titled “Generalizability of the emotional intelligence construct: A cross-cultural study of North American aboriginal youth”. The article outlines a study related to aboriginal youth and emotional intelligence.

Main Page

http://whitepathconsultinginc.com/

Article

http://whitepathconsultinginc.com/research/Generalizability%20%26%20youth%20%232.pdf

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Brendan Clark

VIU Digital Storytelling Project

https://www.viu.ca/news/viu-digital-storytelling-project-empowers-aboriginal-youth

The Vancouver island University had five aboriginal youth who assisted other youth and elders in Vancouver island on how to use computer and photographs to make digital stories. This youth team held workshops and presentations in schools and different organizations across the island. This project was headed by Dr. Jennifer Mullet of VIU, in the hope of using digital storytelling to celebrate the aboriginal culture. The project has helped aboriginal youth to learn computer skills, and become more confident in themselves.

Digital Drum – Bringing the Language of Aboriginal Music to the World

http://digitaldrum.ca/

Another site that I found very engaging was http://digitaldrum.ca/. This site opens the world of aboriginal music to the world and allows people to experience native music and share in its importance. Music is one of the keystones of human culture and this site does a great job in presenting the unique and creative way that modern native artists are bringing their story to the world. Music is a powerful force but it needs to be heard. This amazing site ensures that native music has a strong presence on the web and hopefully exposes both natives and non-natives alike to the powerful messages that music carries.