1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453491103321

Titolo

The nature of empires and the empires of nature : Indigenous peoples and the Great Lakes environment / / Karl S. Hele, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : , : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, , [2013]

©2013

Beaconsfield, Quebec : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2013

ISBN

1-55458-488-4

1-55458-422-1

1-55458-421-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

Indigenous studies series

Disciplina

971.3004/97

Soggetti

Human ecology - Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Electronic books.

Great Lakes Region (North America) Environmental conditions History

Great Lakes Region (North America) Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction: A Meditation on Environmental History""; ""Chapter 2 Tricky Medicine: Something Old for Something New""; ""Chapter 3 Rediscovering Relationships""; ""Chapter 4 Learning to Relate: Environmental and Place-Based Education in Northern Ontario""; ""Chapter 5 Bridging Academia and Indigenous Environmental Science: Is It Too Late?""; ""Chapter 6 Empire Revisited: The Covenant Chain of Silver, Land Policy, and the Proclamation of 1763 in the Great Lakes Region, 1760�1800""

""Chapter 7 Lines on the Land: Surveying Townships after the 1790 Treaty""""Chapter 8 Poisoning the Serpent: The Effects of the Uranium Industry on the Serpent River First Nation, 1953�1988""; ""Chapter 9 Divided Spaces, Divided Stories: Animal Control Programs in Canada�s Indigenous Communities""; ""Chapter 10 First Nations Diasporas in Canada: A Case of Recognition""; ""Chapter 11 Assessing Environmental



Health Risks through Collaborative Research and Oral Histories: The Water Quality Issue at Walpole Island First Nation""

""Chapter 12 Landscape and Mindscape Conjoined: The Empire of Nature and the Nature of Empire in the Journals of Ezhaaswe (William A. Elias) (c. 1848�1929)""""Chapter 13 A World of Beauty: The Spirits within Nature in the Writings of Louise Erdrich""; ""Chapter 14 Settler Narrative and Indigenous Resistance in The Baldoon Mystery""; ""Chapter 15 The Great Indian Bus Tour: Mapping Toronto�s Urban First Nations Oral Tradition""; ""Bibliography""; ""The Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""

""Q""""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the power of Nature and the attempts by Empires (United States, Canada, and Britain) to control it from Indigenous or Indigenous influenced perspectives. This title hopes to inspire ways of looking at the Great Lakes watershed and the people and empires contained within it.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002886479707536

Titolo

Acquarica del Capo : trame di giunchi e di memorie / a cura di Francesca Ruppi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lecce : Edizioni Grifo, c2015

ISBN

9788869940163

Descrizione fisica

101 p. : ill. ; 21 x 21 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Ruppi, Francesca

Disciplina

680.945753

745.50945753

Soggetti

Artigianato - Salento

Handicraft - Salento - Southern Italy

Acquarica del Capo Artigianato

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697096703321

Autore

Swanson Marianne

Titolo

Contingency planning guide for federal information systems (draft) / / Marianne Swanson [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Gaithersburg, Md.] : , : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 2009

Edizione

[Rev. 1, Draft.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations

Collana

NIST special publication ; ; 800-34

Soggetti

Administrative agencies - Information technology - Security measures - United States

Electronic government information - Security measures - United States

Computer security - Standards - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 9, 2014).

"October 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830484203321

Autore

Benitez Mara <1965->

Titolo

Small schools, big ideas [[electronic resource] ] : the essential guide to successful school transformation / / Mara Benitez, Jill Davidson, Laura Flaxman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2009

ISBN

0-470-61553-2

1-282-45553-2

9786612455537

1-118-26937-3

0-470-61550-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavidsonJill <1968->

FlaxmanLaura <1967->

Disciplina

371.2

371.2070973

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Small Schools, Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; The Coalition of Essential Schools and the CES Small Schools Project; The Coalition of Essential Schools; The Small Schools Project and Network; The History of the Coalition of Essential Schools; The Authors; Introduction: An Academically Challenging Education For All; Part One: Setting the Stage for Transformation; Chapter 1: A Commitment to Equity; Chapter 2: Facing the Challenges; Chapter 3: Creating the Climate and Conditions for Change

Part Two: Essential Principles for School DesignChapter 4: Starting with Vision, Mission, and Goals; Chapter 5: Transformational Leadership; Chapter 6: Cultivating Professional Learning Communities; Part Three: Essential Principles for Learning; Chapter 7: Student-Centered Teaching and Learning; Chapter 8: Demonstration of Mastery; Chapter 9: Access, Opportunity, and Preparation for Postsecondary Success; Part Four: Embedding Successful Change; Chapter 10: School Culture, Practices,



and Community; Chapter 11: Strategies for Sustainability

Appendix A: Coalition of Essential Schools Common PrinciplesAppendix B: Coalition of Essential Schools Benchmarks: Principles in Practice; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Coalition of Essential Schools Benchmarks; Part III: CES Benchmarks Usage Guide: Creating a Schoolwide Plan Based on the Benchmarks; Appendix C: Profiled Schools and Organizations; Appendix D: The Benefits of the CES Model: A Look at Recent Research; Consistently Positive Results; Boston: Students Perform Better Than District Averages on Every Measure; New York: Students Go to College at a Higher Rate

Minnesota: Students Show Improved Emotional GrowthAppendix E: Glossary of Useful Assessment Terms; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Developed by The Coalition of Essential Schools, one of the nation's leading school reform networks, The Essential Guide to Successful School Transformation provides a comprehensive, principle-based approach for redesigning public schools and creating new schools that enable all students to achieve at high standards. Featuring stories and examples from schools that have successfully implemented the CES model, this powerful blueprint for district and school-level administrators, teachers, reform activists, educational policy makers, and professors distills insights and wisdom gleaned from over 20 years of work restructuring public schools"--Provided by publisher.