Transforming First Nations Education First Nations have the inherent and Treaty right not only to access education but to assert jurisdiction over education. The right to education appears in several international declarations related to the rights of Indigenous peoples, including the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (1965), the International […]
Glossary C Colonialism The process of one power exercising control over lands, peoples, and resources; colonization. Culturally Relevant Electives Courses/classes that are grounded in local culture. Examples include: Indigenous arts such as beading, local languages, Indigenous agriculture, hunting and trapping, and other on the land activities, etc. E Elders Community members who have the respect […]
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