First Nations Education in Canada

The Circle Unfolds

Edited by Marie Battiste & Jean Barman
Categories: Education, Indigenous Education, Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology
Publisher: UBC Press
Paperback : 9780774805179, 375 pages, March 1995
Ebook (EPUB) : 9780774844383, 375 pages, November 2011
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774853163, 375 pages, October 2007
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Table of contents

Introduction

Eastern Door: Reconceptualizing First Nations Education

1 Towards a Redefinition of Indian Education

2 Peacekeeping Actions at Home: A Medicine Wheel Model for a Peacekeeping Pedagogy

3 Redefining Science Education for Aboriginal Students

Southern Door: Connecting with and Maintaining Our Relations

4 Aboriginal Epistemology

5 Quaslametko and Yetko: Two Grandmother Models for Contemporary Native Education Pedagogy

6 Language and Cultural Content in Native Education

7 Learning Processes and Teaching Roles in Native Education: Cultural Base and Cultural Brokerage

Western Door: Meeting the Challenge of Incoherence

8 A Major Challenge for the Education System: Aboriginal Retention and Dropout

9 Teacher Education and Aboriginal Opposition

10 The Challenge for Universities

11 Non-Native Teachers Teaching in Native Communities

Northern Door: Transforming First Nations Education

12 Treaties and Indian Education

13 Taking Control: Contradiction and First Nations Adult Education

14 Locally Developed Native Studies Curriculum: An Historical and Philosophical Rationale

15 The Sacred Circle: An Aboriginal Approach to Healing Education at an Urban High School

Bibliography of First Nations Pedagogy

Contributors

Index

Description

Written mainly by First Nations and Metis people, this book examines current issues in First Nations education.

Reviews

This book should be read by everyone who is interested in Indian Education. The interweaving of first person interviews along with academic discourse makes the book seem authentic and convincing. The authors of First Nations Education in Canada provide us with provoking information. It demands our attention, fosters reflection on our own actions, and inspires us to perfect the processes and content of the Aboriginal education.

- Douglas Smith

[An] excellent collection of articles. This book is a must-read for teachers, academics, curriculum developers, and government officials with an interest in aboriginal education.

- Jean Manore

To educators who have any kind of contact with First Nations education, I would say, "Buy this book!"

- John W. Friesen