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Aboriginal education : fulfilling the promise
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2000
Book > Non-Fiction
Creators
Castellano, Marlene Brant; Davis, Lynne; Lahache, Louise
Description
"Education is at the heart of the struggle of Aboriginal peoples to regain control over their lives as communities and nations. The promise of education is that it will instruct the people in ways to live long and well, respecting the wisdom of their ancestors and fulfilling their responsibilities in the circle of life. Aboriginal Education documents the significant gains in recent years in fulfilling this promise. It also analyzes the institutional inertia and government policies that continue to get in the way.

The contributors to this book emphasize Aboriginal philosophies and priorities in teaching methods, program design, and institutional development. An introductory chapter on policy discourse since 1966 provides a context for considering important achievements and constraints in transforming Aboriginal education into an instrument of self-determination. A number of the chapters are drawn from reports and papers prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as background to its 1996 report. They cover a broad range of subjects: educational practice from elementary to post-secondary levels; initiatives in language conservation and communications media; the development of Aboriginal institutions; and policy discourse among Aboriginal, federal, provincial, and territorial bodies.

As the authors make clear, Aboriginal education continues to be practised on an intensely political terrain. While governments fund particular Aboriginal initiatives, the homogenizing pressures of a globalizing society are relentless. Political gains in negotiating self-government thus establish the context in which the distinctiveness of Aboriginal education and cultures is sustained.

This book is a valuable resource for administrators, educators and students with an interest in Aboriginal issues and educational reform"--Publisher's website.
Language
English

Subjects

Canada--Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

More Information

Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
0774807822
Statement of Responsibility
Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, Louise Lahache, editors.
Publication Information
Vancouver : UBC Press
Physical Description
xviii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY: PURSUING THE PROMISE -- 1 Towards a Shared Understanding in the Policy Discussion about Aboriginal Education -- PART 2: ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS: VOICING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 2 Voices of Winter: Aboriginal Languages and Public Policy in Canada -- 3 The State of Aboriginal Literacy and Language Education -- 4 Telling Our Own Stories: The Role, Development, and Future of Aboriginal Communications -- PART 3: INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION PRACTICE: RENEWING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 5 Culturally Negotiated Education in First Nations Communities: Empowering Ourselves for Future Generations -- 6 Honouring Our Past, Creating Our Future: Education in Northern and Remote Communities -- 7 Urban Aboriginal Education: The Vancouver Experience -- 8 The Information Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples -- 9 Issues of Pedagogy in Aboriginal Education -- PART 4: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: NEGOTIATING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 10 Métis Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study of the Gabriel Dumont Institute -- 11 First Nations House of Learning: A Continuity of Transformation -- 12 First Nations-Controlled University Education in Canada -- 13 Electronic Highways, Electronic Classrooms: Distance Education in Canada -- Conclusion: Fulfilling the Promise -- Appendix: Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Regarding Education -- Contributors -- IndexForeword / Marie Battiste -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, and Louise Lahache -- PART 1: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY: PURSUING THE PROMISE -- 1 Towards a Shared Understanding in the Policy Discussion about Aboriginal Education / Frances Abele, Carolyn Dittburner, and Katherine A. Graham -- PART 2: ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATIONS: VOICING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 2 Voices of Winter: Aboriginal Languages and Public Policy in Canada / Mark Fettes and Ruth Norton -- 3 The State of Aboriginal Literacy and Language Education / Yvonne Hébert -- 4 Telling Our Own Stories: The Role, Development, and Future of Aboriginal Communications / Gail Guthrie Valaskakis -- PART 3: INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION PRACTICE: RENEWING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 5 Culturally Negotiated Education in First Nations Communities: Empowering Ourselves for Future Generations / Brenda Tsioniaon LaFrance -- 6 Honouring Our Past, Creating Our Future: Education in Northern and Remote Communities / Sheila Watt-Cloutier -- 7 Urban Aboriginal Education: The Vancouver Experience / Lorna Williams -- 8 The Information Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples / Marlene Brant Castellano -- 9 Issues of Pedagogy in Aboriginal Education / Kathy L. Hodgson-Smith -- PART 4: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: NEGOTIATING THE PROMISE -- Introduction -- 10 Métis Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study of the Gabriel Dumont Institute / John Dorion and Kwan R. Yang -- 11 First Nations House of Learning: A Continuity of Transformation / Ethel Gardner -- 12 First Nations-Controlled University Education in Canada / Eber Hampton -- 13 Electronic Highways, Electronic Classrooms: Distance Education in Canada / Lynne Davis -- Conclusion: Fulfilling the Promise / Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, and Louise Lahache -- Appendix: Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Regarding Education -- Contributors -- Index
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