The new buffalo the struggle for Aboriginal post-secondary education in Canada

Summary: "The New Buffalo is the first comprehensive look at the history and policy of Aboriginal higher education in Canada, an issue that has sparked civic protests and institutional upheaval across the country. Blair Stonechild traces Aboriginal post-secondary education policy from its earliest beginnings as a government tool for assimilation and cultural suppression to its development as a means of Aboriginal self-determination and self-government. He looks in particular at the history of the struggle for the creation of Aboriginal-controlled institutions such as Manitou College and First Nations University. With first-hand knowledge and personal experience of the Aboriginal educational system, Stonechild goes beyond the statistics to reveal the shocking disparity between the access to post-secondary education provided to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780887553776
ISBN: 088755377X
ISBN: 9780887554131
ISBN: 088755413X
ISBN: 0887556930
ISBN: 9780887556937
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (ix, 190 pages)
Publisher: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Early policies regarding Indian education -- Indian higher education and integration -- Increasing First Nations participation in higher education -- Student demands and funding caps -- Gaining control -- A new deal.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.