Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ376719
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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"If My Children Are Proud": Native Education and the Problem of Self-Esteem.
Dawson, Janis
Canadian Journal of Native Education, v15 n1 p43-50 1988
Examines Canadian educational systems as they reduced Indian students' self-esteem. Traces history of systematic degradation of Native culture through educational systems since 1600s. Beginning in late 1970s, intervention by Indian parents and tribal elders has led some Indian communities to operate their own school systems. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Ethnocentrism, Land Settlement, Self Determination, Self Esteem, Social Control, Tribal Sovereignty
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
