Schools Have Failed First Nations by Lying About History Share this Story We, the First Peoples, are the roots of this land. As the original free and independent nations of Turtle Island, we honour our sacred traditions, which were given to us by our Great Creator. We recognize that our first step must be to show our appreciation and gratitude towards Meymeynosh—the Earth herself. Being the roots of this land comes with the responsibility of leadership in educating our children. When we truly reflect on the present education system as it is delivered to the youth, we must return to the original intent of education itself—and see that we have failed our children in providing the best education possible. We pride ourselves in that we live in an advanced society because of our education system, yet we have not been able to find more peaceful resolutions to our differences, and we continue to challenge nature’s authority. In the English dictionary, education is defined as “to develop [a child] mentally, morally or aesthetically, especially by instruction.” The education system has failed First Nations people because it does not tell the truth of the history of our people. It does not share the stories of the roots of the original people of this land who have a knowledge and understanding, particularly in how to have a respectful relationship with Meymeynosh herself. RELATED: First Nations Call Federal Education Act a Bust Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2014/03/07/schools-have-failed-first-nations-lying-about-history
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:00:45 +0000
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