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    Book Review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education

    This article provides a review of the book Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
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    Editors’ Commentary: The Challenges in Improving Indigenous Educational Attai...

    Education has been called the “new buffalo” for its potential to contribute to the economic, social, and political well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada (Stonechild, 2006)....
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    Indigenous Access to Skilled Jobs in the Canadian Forest Industry: The Role o...

    In this article, the effect of education on the skill level of jobs held by Indigenous people working in the Canadian forest industry is examined. A skill index based on...
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    Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates’ Per...

    Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates’ Perspectives Quintina Bearchief Adolpho Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, BYU...
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    The Intergenerational Effects of Residential Schools on Children’s Educationa...

    The intergenerational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have been widely discussed, but limited empirical work exists. I use the confidential wave of the 2001...
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    Reconceptualizing Indigenous Parent Involvement in Early Educational Settings...

    Indigenous families are often perceived by teachers and school administrators as disinterested and uninvolved in their children’s education. This article aims to complicate that...
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    Indigenous Educational Attainment in Canada

    In this article, the educational attainment of Indigenous peoples of working age (25 to 64 years) in Canada is examined. This diverse population has typically had lower...
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    Overqualification Among Aboriginal Workers in Canada

    This study examines education, employment, and the extent to which adult Aboriginal workers (aged 25-64) were overqualified for their jobs compared to non-Aboriginal workers....
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    Registered Indian Children's School Success and Intergenerational Effects of ...

    Using the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, this study investigates factors associated with school success (as perceived by parents) among off-reserve Registered Indian children...