Coyote U : Stories and teachings from the Secwepemc Education Institute / P.J. Murphy, George P. Nicholas, and Marianne Ignance, eds.
Material type: TextPublication details: Penticton, B.C. : Theytus Books Ltd., 1999Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0919441874Subject(s): Secwepemc literature | Postsecondary education -- Secwepemc | Storytelling -- Secwepemc | SecwepemcSummary: Collections of writings from Secwepemc (Shuswap) Territory, British Columbia, is the product of one of the most successful Aboriginal educational programs in Canada today. The innovative collaboration between the Secwepemc Cultural Education Institute and Simon Fraser University demonstrates that Native-run and administered, post-secondary institutions can overcome the harsh legacy of the failed church and government-run residential school system. The stories, poems and other writings her reveal the personal hardships that some students have endured and overcome; provide comentary on the "Indian experience," and demonstrate that Native education systems can rival others by blending the best of traditional and contemporary teaching methods.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G20 M87 C69 1999 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 25 |
First Nations authors - Secwepemc
Collections of writings from Secwepemc (Shuswap) Territory, British Columbia, is the product of one of the most successful Aboriginal educational programs in Canada today. The innovative collaboration between the Secwepemc Cultural Education Institute and Simon Fraser University demonstrates that Native-run and administered, post-secondary institutions can overcome the harsh legacy of the failed church and government-run residential school system. The stories, poems and other writings her reveal the personal hardships that some students have endured and overcome; provide comentary on the "Indian experience," and demonstrate that Native education systems can rival others by blending the best of traditional and contemporary teaching methods.
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