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Comparing Indian Education B ased on

Comparing Indian Education B ased on Comparing Indian Education Based on Their O ral T radition and Canadian Residential Schools Did Residential Schools Have Good or Bad Effects on Indians ?. Oral T radition. NOT institutionalized Roles of oral tradition :

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Comparing Indian Education B ased on

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  1. ComparingIndian Education Basedon ComparingIndian Education BasedonTheirOralTradition and CanadianResidentialSchools DidResidentialSchoolsHave Good orBadEffectsonIndians?

  2. OralTradition • NOT institutionalized • Roles of oraltradition: • - themeanbywhichtheFirstNations’ culturesurvivedthroughouttheyears • - listeners learn something about the beliefs, values, culture and the ways of life practiced bythe First Nations people • Respectforthenaturalenvironment and a highlightedsense of humanitywastaughtalso : ”The firsteducationwastorespecttheland and theanimalsandoursecondlearningwastorespectothers, no matterwhotheyare. ” (OurSpiritsDon’t Speak English)

  3. OralTradition • Traditionally, therewas no needforwrittenwordasstorieswere told loudly • Storiesdid NOT changedthroughtheyears • Most traditional teachings are passed on to children by having them watch and listen.

  4. CanadianResidentialSchools • 1820 – 1990 • Aim: assimilationorculturalgenocide ? • Alsoknownas ”Canadian Holocaust” • ”KILL THE INDIAN, SAVE THE MAN! ””The onlygoodIndian is a deadIndian”

  5. CanadianResidentialSchools • Functions of residentialschools:Assimilation->-Elimination of language-ConvertIndigenouschildrentoChristianity-Forcechildrentothink and liveasEuropeans • ”…theEuropean waywaspresentedasthe right and theonlywaytolive. Anyotherway of life wasunworthytodiscussion and to be despised.” ( CeliaHaig-Brown : Resistance and Renewal) • Childrenwereseparatedfromtheirfamilies • Rape, physicalabuse, torturewascommon

  6. Illnesses and death Nativechildren’s body wasnotresistanttowhitepeople’s illnesses Tuberculosis, smallpox, mumps oftengotinfectedblankets It is unknownwherethechildren’s dead body wasburied Sometimestheywereburiedbyotherstudents (Ourspiritsdon’t speak English)

  7. Didtheybenefitedfromitoritjustruinedtheirculure? • Childrenwerenot being raisedbyparents • Forgottheirnativetongue • Populationwasreduced • Athometheycouldnotusetheirskills • Alcoholism, drugproblems • Terribleeventintheir life • Theylearntthe 3 R-s -> e.gtheycanreadthetreaties • Theylearnt English -> preserveculture, advocatetoe.gequalrights • Theylearnt trade -> findworkinthefuture • JimThorpe: olimpicchampion Iwas glad to went through this, cause it helped me, even though it was a horroring experience” ( OurSpirits Don’t SpeakEnglish)

  8. Comparison OralTradition ResidentialSchools Institutionalized Teachers: priests, teachers 1820-1990 Aim: culturalgenocide, assimilation”KilltheIndianSavethe Man” Method: forcechildrentogiveuptheirlifestylebyseparatingthemfromtheirfamilies (rape, abuse, torturewascommon) Schoolscontainedchildrenfromdifferenttribes Hunger and illnesseswerecommon • NOT institutionalized • Teachers : old, witIndians • Praticedsincetheyexist • Aim: keepnativeculture and traditionalive • Method: tellstoriesthatalwaysteach a lesson. Therewere no writtenword. • Teachwithinonetribe

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