At stake in contemporary US racial tensions is a struggle over the meaning of being "human." By drawing on black feminist theories of being human as verb, and minority discourse critiques of humanism, the paper links "racialization" to apparatuses of humanization that emerge in early modernity including slavery, colonization,…

Teaching about the history and culture of aboriginal peoples in schools of white settler societies can serve as a counter to the dominant story that serves as the national narrative. Even though the actual teaching may well be among the least political and least disruptive type of curricular knowledge on offer, the inclusion of counter stories can…

What is the relationship between Indigenous peoples and violent reactions to contemporary states? This research explores differing, culturally informed notions of attachment to land or place territory. Mechanistic ties and organic ties to land are linked to a key distinction between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples. Utilizing the…

Considers the political and economic aspects of the Dakota Indians in Saskatchewan. (Author)

The increasing ethnic, racial, cultural, religious, and language diversity in nations throughout the world is forcing educators and policymakers to rethink existing notions of citizenship and nationality. To experience cultural democracy and freedom, a nation must be unified around a set of democratic values such as justice and equality that…

Empirically determines the components of the gross wage differential between employed Canadian Indians and non-Indians that can be a result of human capital attributes and that which is a result of unexplained factors and labor market discrimination. It is found that much of the wage gap is unexplained by human capital and other observable…

This article describes the structure and operations of the Native Indian Teacher Education Programme (NITEP) at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Factors to be considered for a successful teacher education program for aboriginal groups are outlined. A program in the Philippines using NITEP as a model is described. (MT)

Two cultures, Indian and non-Indian, in the urban environment of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, were examined in this study. The purpose was to find what differences, if any, occur in the groups' perceptions of the urban milieu and to isolate factors which do or do not influence these perceptions. Using cognitive mapping and photograph recognition…

If the Indian youth is to feel understood by the counselor and trust him, the counselor must demonstrate his interest and concern through direct involvement in the activities which are important to the Indian students. (Author)

Discusses various multicultural education programs in Canada, recommending an understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage, analysis of contemporary conditions, and flexibility, variability, and greater control by minority groups of educational processes. Available: Department of Educational Foundations, 5-109 Education North, University of…

The specific objective of this applied research project was to evaluate practical formulas for community-guided education in 5 native communities in the Canadian North. The projects, launched at the Man in the North Inuvik Conference (1970), involved the adults of these communities in the educational process as special education committees and…

The purpose of this study is to investigate professional teaching preparation in the North of teachers who received their training in latitudes south of 60 degrees. The procedure involved: (1) 2 formal meetings of task force members; (2) the dispatching of 2 questionnaires to northern teachers; (3) a series of meetings of native parents and native…

This paper reviews the history and current status of the eight Metis settlements established in the 1940s for people of mixed white and Indian blood living traditional Indian lifestyles in Alberta. The Ewing Commission first reported in 1936 on the Metis people who were not allocated reserves as status Indians and did not have squatters' rights on…

The 3 research topics examined in this report are identified as crucially important by the 1970 Man in the North Inuvik Conference. Eskimo, Indian, and Metis residents of the North comprise 2/3 of the conference participants. The first 2 reports are on applied research projects, the first dealing with some practical ways to apply the concept of…

Examined relation of Holland's personality typologies and satisfaction with education, testing Native-American high school students in Manitoba, Canada. Showed that students with a Social or Investigative personality type code scored significantly higher on educational satisfaction (Teacher Approval and Education Acceptance scales of the Survey of…