First Nations Control of First Nations Education: An Issue of Power and Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Lightning
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 1997.
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
Introduction and letter from Indian Agent dated June 4th, 1895 to his superior regarding abuse taking place at the school. Recommends that a teacher should be brought before the Magistrate, fined, and dismissed.
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.