Legacy and Reconciliation
First Nations Education in Canada: The Circle Unfolds
● Marie Battiste (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Mi'kmaq;)
● Jean Barman
Synopsis:
Written mainly by First Nations and Metis people, this book examines current issues in First Nations education.
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
Marie Battiste (editor), a member of the Mi'kmaq Nation, teaches in the Indian and Northern Education Department at the University of Saskatchewan.
Jean Barman (editor) is a Professor in the Department of Social and Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.