"A better place to live": National Mythologies, Canadian History Textbooks, and the Reproduction of White Supremacy
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Thirty-six articles from peer-reviewed journals and 18 reference documents were reviewed.
Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.
Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.
Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.
Looks at integration of western science with Indigenous approaches and perspectives to better accommodate Indigenous youth struggling in the science classroom.