Building NITEP: The Native Indian Teacher Education Program at the University of British Columbia, 1969 to 1974 ...

• Main Author: More, Arthur J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Journal of Native Education 2021
• Subjects: Indian; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v38i1.196577; https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/196577

This paper describes the development of the Native Indian Teacher Education (NITEP)in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). It beginsand ends with a description of the September 16,1974 meeting at which the students,staff, and Advisory Committee gathered for the first time. The remainder of the paperdescribes the building of NITEP between 1969 and 1974. It begins with a descriptionof the context of the 1960s and 1970s, including descriptions of First Nations organ­izations, federal government involvement, and political trends throughout the period.This is followed by an explanation of the formation of the British Columbia Native In­dian Teachers Association (BCNITA), involvement of its members in the developmentof the NITEP concept, the members of the core group who spearheaded the program'sdevelopment, and the approval process, including the support and opposition withinUBC. The final NITEP proposal is summarized. Rationale, guidelines, admission, pro­gram content, ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 38 No. 1 (2015) ...