Education, Indigenous peoples -- Education -- Saskatchewan, Indigenous peoples -- Education, Saskatchewan 

"As educators, we need to get beneath the museum approach to Indian life so that we may give our youth the wisdom they desire to deal with modern life in pride and dignity. Since our present educational system has proved incapable of aiding our youth in their search for meaning, it is good to hear Indian people saying "We want to control our schools". It can be done. The knowledge we seek is still alive on the reserves in the minds of the people who walk by our schools but are not invited in. According to Canadian law, the school must: prepare individuals for effective involvement in the economic life of the community; provide a minimum knowledge of basic skills necessary for participatory citizenship; and provide for "enjoyment". Since people are so diversified culturally, geographically, and economically, it should be obvious that there is no panacea that will work for all. Effective economic involvement can only be achieved at the local level, for local schools can best identify the economic needs of the community. Basic skills are important, but how and to what degree they are to be pursued are questions to be answered by local educators. "Enjoyment", defined as the fine arts, must be made to include Indian arts. It is important that Indian students acquire the necessary skills, tools, and knowledge for participation in the larger society but they must also be afforded the strength and wisdom of their past." -- Worldcat.org