This report is part of the ongoing work of Alberta Education, First National, Métis and Inuit Services Branch to identify school based practices that support positive outcomes for First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students. The in-depth, case studies of two Alberta schools is in direct response Alberta's Commission on Learning Recommendation #40 supporting an education system that encourages diversity of programming for FNMI students and learns from innovative programs. The two schools highlighted in this report were selected from a total of sixteen pilot schools in the First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) School-Community Learning Environment Project. It provides a literature review of current research in Aboriginal education followed by a background section providing an overview of the project.--Document.