http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/files/PDF/shand.pdf This is a link to a pdf file of a paper written by Peter Shand, a non-aboriginal New Zealander, and presented at the University of British Columbia in February 2000 at an event organized by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. This paper, written in an easily accessible, entertaining style, looks at the […]
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Website: http://bctf.ca/uploadedFiles/About_Us/ServicesHandbook/1AbEdProgram.pdf There is a section of the BCTF website that describes the Federations policy/beliefs concerning Aboriginal education in British Columbia and the Federations commitment to upholding/improving upon these policies. The link provided connects to a paper concerning the Aboriginal Education Program in BC. It discusses what is being done, and what the federation would […]
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Website: http://aerc.usask.ca/index.html This is the website for the Aboriginal Education Research Centre, based out of the University of Saskatchewan. The centre focuses on research relating to Aboriginal Education within Canada, but the site also includes some international content. This site is very easy to navigate, with informative links clearly shown on the left hand side […]
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Website: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/aboriginalplanet/750/resource/global/rewipo-en.asp This website, although no longer maintained, is a part of the “Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada electronic archives”. It contains information regarding the status of Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights in Canada, the direction the government is hoping to head in terms of the expansion of the information these rights could cover, and […]
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Website: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0338-e.htm This website is actually a paper, prepared by Tonina Simeone, and hosted on the Library of Parliament website. The different sections of the paper are linked to on the site, making the important information this paper contains easily accessible. Topics covered by this paper include: “How Does Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Differ from Western […]
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