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History of Indigenous Education

Traditional Education First Nations people had their own education prior to contact. They taught their children how to survive off the land. They shared their knowledge through the oral tradition. Industrial/Residential Schools

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History of Indigenous Education

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  1. Traditional Education First Nations people had their own education prior to contact. They taught their children how to survive off the land. They shared their knowledge through the oral tradition. Industrial/Residential Schools The government of Canada embarked on a rigorous effort to assimilate First Nations people and to remake them into the image of the European. History of Indigenous Education

  2. Significant Dates In The History of Indigenous Education • 1867 Indian Act of Canada. Revised in 1951 (Section 114-123 deals with education) • Education as a treaty right (AFN position) • 1967- Hawthorne Report • 1969- White Paper • 1972- Indian Control of Indian Education • 1996- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

  3. Eras in Indigenous Education • Traditional Education • Industrial Schools • Indian Residential Schools • Day Schools • Integrated Schools • Band Controlled Schools • First Nations Education Act?

  4. Where are we at now? • Language and cultural revitalization • Special Education • Education as a treaty right • Integration of First Nations Content and Perspectives in curriculum • Mandated Treaty Education • Funding inequity

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