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."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 088755413X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780887554131 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 088755377X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780887553776 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 190 p.)
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electronic resource
Publisher: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.