Offers insights into early development and descriptions of evolving programs and practices of five Canadian Indian survival schools: Wandering Spirit (Toronto), Kahnawake (near Montreal), Plains Indian Cultural (Calgary), Saskatoon Native (Saskatoon), and Spirit Rising (Vancouver). Demonstrates how Indian cultures can recreate themselves in the…

Since 1973 the Canadian government has effected a major policy change in Indian education which is characterized by a new awareness and willingness to let native people control their education and administer their schools. The new mentality with regard to native education is producing improvements, although changes are slow. Native students…

"Supporting Indigenous Children's Development" challenges and offers an alternative to the imposition of best practices on communities by outside specialists. It tells the story of an unexpected partnership initiated by an Aboriginal tribal council with the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care. The partnership has…