Describes the educational problems facing anglophone teachers in the Northwest Territories of Canada where a majority of the children do not speak English or a standard dialect. Emphasizes the need for experienced, ESL trained teachers and advocates bilingual programs with a strong English component. (MES)

This discussion paper explores interactions among formal learning, informal learning, and life conditions and opportunities experienced by aboriginal people in Canada. The contradictory importance of education for aboriginal people is examined with respect to three related aspects of these relationships. First, the paper summarizes students'…