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Lower Education - #2 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Education is considered a human right in Canada. Yet, while Canada has one of the world's highest levels of educational attainment, the graduation...
Education
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8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Eight of the key issues of most significant concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada are complex and inexorably intertwined - so much so that...
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Making Science Relevant to Indigenous Students
If only we could understand how students make sense of their natural world, we could design a science curriculum so that science makes sense to all...
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Insight on 10 Myths About Indigenous Peoples
The definition of “myth”, according to the Oxford Canadian Dictionary, is “a widely held but false notion.” When it comes to the topic of Indigenous...
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Resources for Teachers of Aboriginal Students
Fern Perkins coordinates the Métis Education Enhancement Program for the Métis Nation of Greater Victoria and has taught Indigenous Education at...
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Two Examples of Indigenous Education Programs
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Report and Calls to Action in 2015 brought some hard facts about residential schools to the...
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Reconciliation and Indigenous Libraries in Schools
Education for reconciliation We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education...
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Indigenous Cultural Competency Trainer Criteria
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls-to-Action (CTAs) are galvanizing the government, corporate and private sectors in Canada to learn...
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Indigenous Cultural Competency Self-Assessment Checklist
There’s a growing interest in Indigenous cultural competency in Canada and it’s very heartening to witness this change in attitude in government, the...
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24 Tips on Creating Culturally Inclusive Schools
In Culturally Inclusive Schools - Why it’s Important we looked at the effect of the comparatively low graduation rate of Aboriginal students and the...