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Kirkness, Verna J. – 1979
The ten questions and their respective answers comprising this booklet illustrate a growing movement toward Indian control of Indian education. This movement is a policy of the National Indian Brotherhood of Canada based on parental responsibility and local control which recognizes that Indian people through their elected councils have the right…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Attitude Change, Board of Education Role
Kirkness, Verna J. – 1980
Canadian government welfare agencies are taking Canadian Indian children from their parents in alarming numbers and endangering their cultural and social development. Most of the children are placed in non-native homes, resulting in identity crises leading to alcoholism and other social problems. This is a serious trend. The survival of Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives
Kirkness, Verna J. – 1976
The emerging philosophy of Indian control of Indian education is the focus of this booklet. It embraces the belief that education should be controlled by the community and is most effective if it involves the community in the education process. Further, education should utilize the concept of cultural relevance to obtain its academic ends and must…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, American Indians