The History of Aboriginal Education in Canada

The History of Aboriginal Education in
Canada
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
History of Aboriginal education in Canada.................................................................................................2
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The paper will provide a brief knowledge based on the history of Aboriginal education in
Canada. The reformers of Aboriginal education policies are trying to facilitate additional cultural
and language-based care and reintegrate traditional teachings. Such teachings would improve and
enhance the output of Aboriginal people in the system of education. The senior members of the
extended families who provided education to the children used traditional teaching techniques.
Most of the other Aboriginal countries across the world also makes use of similar teaching
techniques. With the help of these techniques, the Aboriginal children in Canada learned
knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values.
History of Aboriginal education in Canada
Aboriginal education is determined to be a loaded and confusing term that has been
defined in several ways historically in Canada. Aboriginal people educated their youth with the
help of traditional means such as oral teachings, skill development, and participation in spiritual
and cultural rituals, group socialization and demonstration before contact with Europeans
(Preston, 2016). The introduction of European classroom-style education is considered to be a
huge objective of integration disturbed resulted and traditional methods in dislocation and
cultural disturbance.
Traditional education
In history, Aboriginal people were given traditional education which was accomplished
with the help of various techniques. The adults those who were responsible for providing
education to the youth includes community elders, fellows of the extended family, grandparents
as well as parents. For instance, in Inuit societies, the males are provided education on the land