The two volumes comprising Indian Education in Canada present the first full-length discussion of this important subject since the adoption in 1972 of a new federal policy moving toward Indian control of Indian education.

Foreword / Chief John SnowPreface1 The Challenge of Indian Education: An Overview / Jean Barman, Yvonne M. Hebert, and Don McCaskill2 First Nations Control of Education: The Path to our Survival as Nations / Dianne Longboat3 Role Shock in Local Community Control of Indian Education / Richard King4 Education as a Total Way of Life: The Nisga'a Experience / Alvin McKay and Bert McKay5 The Cree Experience / Billy Diamond6 Mi'kmaq Linguistic Integrity: A Case Study of Mi'kmawey School / Marie Battiste7 Blue Quills Native Education Centre: A Case Study / Lucy Bashford and Hans Heinzerling8 My Elders Tell Me / Beatrice Medicine9 Revitalization of Indian Culture: Indian Cultural Survival Schools / Don McCaskill10 The Education of Urban Native Children: The Sacred Circle Project / Vernon R. Douglas11 Training Indian Teachers in a Community Setting: The Mount Currie Lil'wat Programme / Lorna B. Williams and June Wyatt12 Evaluation of Indian Education: Issues and Challenges / Yvonne M. HebertNotes on ContributorsIndex