About this user
Mikisew Cree.
Proud Aboriginal.
Son of two Aboriginal activists.
(Rest in peace dad)
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Dacajeweiah/John Hill,
(lived in my house for 3-4 weeks)
Russell Means,
(had him over for dinner)
John Trudell.
(one of my idols)
ATA invites racism into Alberta classrooms.
The Alberta Teachers Association is complicit in furthering the racist and assimilationist views of Frances Widdowson by inviting her to speak at the Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention February 26th, 2010 on the topic of Aboriginal education. Widdowson has openly denied the existence of Aboriginal histories or knowledge systems relevant to Aboriginal education: "If there was a more realistic assessment of what historical circumstances of Aboriginal people were actually like, few would be advocating a return to the past... there is no history of literacy, science and mathematics in Aboriginal societies, and therefore little expertise to improve native educational levels".
The ATA represents thousands of teachers and its decision to provide Widdowson a platform to promote her views that traditional Aboriginal knowledge is meaningless to formal schooling constitutes a direct attack on Aboriginal students in this province.
Age
20
Country
Canada
Occupation
Learning
