Why did residential schools stay open long after Ottawa wanted to close them?
Alcoholism on reserves turned residential schools into a de facto native child welfare system
Tag: Aboriginal education
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Innovative teacher brings skateboarding into class
New program allows students to create their own skateboard brand and business for high school credit
U of A launches Indigenous-led strategic plan
Plan ensures Indigenous identities, languages, cultures and worldviews are reflected at the U of A
Theatre grad works to break down institutional barriers from within
Deneh’Cho Thompson found that traditional systems hindered his progress. So he set out to change them
Improve Indigenous lives by looking forward
Being stuck in the past won’t improve Indigenous lives. We need to focus on what’s next
Earning a law degree fulfils grad’s lifelong dream
Assisting landmark Indigenous cases, Anita Cardinal-Stewart graduates with even stronger passion
Indigenous knowledge sorely lacking in Canadian education system
Age of Enlightenment partly responsible for the destructive colonial logic that has wreaked so much havoc among Indigenous peoples
Beloved professor leaves a legacy of scholarship and support
James Dempsey played a key role in the U of A’s early ethics discussions around Indigenous engagement
Indigenous education can and must be fixed
If the current arrangements continue, the result will be another lost generation or two
Including Indigenous perspectives in conservation planning
How Indigenous and Western knowledge can be equal partners in conservation solutions