The meaning of aboriginal control of education under current self-government agreements in Canadá
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Aboriginal self-governance, aboriginal autonomy, indigenous control, aboriginal control of education, aboriginal rights, education in Canada.Abstract
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)-imposed band-council governance at the community level aligns with the seductive delusion popularized and given credence by Indian Control of Indian Education (ICIE) (National Indian Brotherhood, 1972/1984) that “Indian control” is synonymous with “local control,” a belief that has taken on mythic proportions over the years despite the paradox that most First-Nations are too small ever to operate an “education system” in any meaningful sense. This paper reviews the meaning and content of various aboriginal self-government discourses that have emerged over the last 30 years. Based on a detailed policy-theme analysis of policy papers, reports, and various self-governance agreements on this issue of First Nations control of education, this paper presents a network of interlocking concepts and models that provides a coherent and defensible understanding of the current state of aboriginal rights to control of education while mapping various forms of institutional arrangements or internal principles of organization for self-determination that have emerged over time in discourse on aboriginal rights and education in Canada.
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