"Try to Understand Us":Aboriginal Elders’ Views on Exceptionality
This article provides an analysis of the views of four Elders at the “A Window to Seeing the World Differently, National Symposium on Aboriginal Special Education” that was held in October 2005 at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. The symposium was an opportunity to provide educators, st...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5316ea13e1354f0d884d18deec5211b5 2023-05-15T16:16:14+02:00 "Try to Understand Us":Aboriginal Elders’ Views on Exceptionality Ron Phillips 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5316ea13e1354f0d884d18deec5211b5 EN eng Brock University http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/146 https://doaj.org/toc/1183-1189 1183-1189 https://doaj.org/article/5316ea13e1354f0d884d18deec5211b5 Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2010) Education L article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T05:33:55Z This article provides an analysis of the views of four Elders at the “A Window to Seeing the World Differently, National Symposium on Aboriginal Special Education” that was held in October 2005 at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. The symposium was an opportunity to provide educators, students, parents, and community members with information on Aboriginal views on special education. Concern had been expressed over the high numbers of Aboriginal students being identified as “special needs” attending schools on reserves throughout Canada. There was also concern over difficulties with the current special education system, e.g., funding, assessment, and service issues. It was believed that the Aboriginal worldview of students with special needs as having special gifts from the Creator was not integrated into the curriculum or into teaching practices. The article concludes with suggestions for educators on how to address exceptionalities in Aboriginal communities. Keywords: Aboriginal education, Elders, exceptionality, special education, Aboriginal special education. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Regina ENVELOPE(154.846,154.846,64.939,64.939) |
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This article provides an analysis of the views of four Elders at the “A Window to Seeing the World Differently, National Symposium on Aboriginal Special Education” that was held in October 2005 at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. The symposium was an opportunity to provide educators, students, parents, and community members with information on Aboriginal views on special education. Concern had been expressed over the high numbers of Aboriginal students being identified as “special needs” attending schools on reserves throughout Canada. There was also concern over difficulties with the current special education system, e.g., funding, assessment, and service issues. It was believed that the Aboriginal worldview of students with special needs as having special gifts from the Creator was not integrated into the curriculum or into teaching practices. The article concludes with suggestions for educators on how to address exceptionalities in Aboriginal communities. Keywords: Aboriginal education, Elders, exceptionality, special education, Aboriginal special education. |
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