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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Presence in the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum
Godlewska, Anne; Rose, John; Schaefli, Laura; Freake, Sheila; Massey, Jennifer
Race, Ethnicity and Education, v20 n4 p446-462 2017
This article responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada's 2015 call for the education of Canadians about "residential schools, treaties, and Aboriginal peoples' historical and contemporary contributions to Canada." It is an analysis of the Canadian and world studies curricula and texts in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1 of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada. The analysis is based on academic research and consultations with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples (FNMI) educators, educational administrators and knowledge holders. Although there is evidence of reform, as a whole the curriculum suffers from silences and lack of context, problematic placement and associations, the intrusion of settler perspectives, contradiction over judgement about issues related to FNMI peoples and inconsistency that undermine efforts at reform. This article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations, Curriculum, Culturally Relevant Education, Social History, Social Justice, Racial Bias, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Legislation, Civil Rights, Land Settlement, Equal Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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