REVERSING THE SPIRIT OF DELEGITIMATION
The period between the publication of the federal White Paper of 1969 and the acceptance of a new education policy by the government in 1973 was of great importance to First Nations educators. The concept of Indian control of Indian education and the establishment of Band-controlled schools develope...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1053.3073 http://iportal.usask.ca/docs/ind_art_cjns_v17/cjnsv17no2_pg215-226.pdf |
| Summary: | The period between the publication of the federal White Paper of 1969 and the acceptance of a new education policy by the government in 1973 was of great importance to First Nations educators. The concept of Indian control of Indian education and the establishment of Band-controlled schools developed at this time out of many public discussions and private negotiations. This paper provides an overview of this development, and explores the oxymoron of Band control. The author argues that Band-controlled schools are simply a means for the perpetuation of the federal policy of assimilation. |
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