Pursuing the New Buffalo
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| Titles | Pursuing the New Buffalo: First Nations Higher Education Policy in Canada |
| Name | Blair Stonechild |
| Type of Resource | text |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Abstract | --Description taken from "Pursuing the New Buffalo"-- This thesis examines the historical evolution of Indian higher education from tool of assimilation to instrument of empowerment. Using archival records, government reports, policy studies and interviews, it explores policy history, objectives, processes and issues as they relate to First Nations higher education programs. As times changed, so too, did public attitudes towards, the policy framework, and levels of political participation by First Nations. The thesis situates First Nations higher education policy within the context of federal policies such as assimilation and integration, the recognition of Aboriginal rights, and the struggle for Aboriginal selfgovernment. Factors that have been examined include funding programs for First Nations students, the efforts to gain recognition of higher education as an Aboriginal and treaty right, support for Aboriginal-controlled institutions and the politics surrounding government cutbacks. The thesis finds that policies concerning First Nations higher education, such as efforts to increase access to higher learning, have evolved significantly over time. Although government programs designed to attract First Nations students to universities have resulted in increased participation rates, significant obstacles remain to making higher education relevant and in supporting the student culturally and socially. A solution promoted by First Nations is the creation of their own institutions of higher education. The study finds that there exists a fundamental policy disagreement between First Nations and federal governments over whether higher education is a treaty and Aboriginal right obtained in return for the sharing of lands. Finally, it speculates about the measures, such as recognition of higher education rights and increases to institutional capacity, that need to be implemented in order for higher education to truly be the “New Buffalo” ensuring a strong and prosperous future for First Nations. |
| URL | https://search.proquest.com/pqdtglobal/docview/305167842/E5BF5A2284A24E76PQ/24?accountid=14739 |
| Form | text |
| Access Condition | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher |
| Subject Hierarchical Geographic | North America--Canada------ |
| Subject Local Name | --Saskatchewan--Buffalo--Education--School--Post-Secondary Education-------- |