Aboriginal education as a decolonizing method: the Nisga'a experience

This thesis examines how First Nations people in Canada were colonized through education (eg. residential schools), and how aboriginal-controlled education can be a method for decolonization. The Nisga'a example and philosophy is used as a case study.--Abstract. The original print copy of this...

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Other Authors: Okuma, Michiyo Kiwako (Author), McDonald, James (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Northern British Columbia 1996
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Online Access:https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A17006
https://doi.org/10.24124/1996/bpgub16
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Summary:This thesis examines how First Nations people in Canada were colonized through education (eg. residential schools), and how aboriginal-controlled education can be a method for decolonization. The Nisga'a example and philosophy is used as a case study.--Abstract. The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b1157121