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The Boy from Buzwah: A Life in Indian Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780889778535)
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xA powerful memoir from an Indigenous educator.
"Through my eyes, my community was creative, innovative and self-sufficient. In this remote northern traditional First Nation society, the skills, knowledge and abilities that the community needed to survive were all there. . . . The stories are not just of survival and hardship but of the power of the human spirit and the sheer natural genius of individuals." --Cecil King Cecil King grew up in the small settlement of Buzwah, Ontario, situated on Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island. This moving memoir shares King's life on reserve in the 1930s and '40s and describes a vibrant community full of interesting characters who shared knowledge, warmth, affection, and humour. King also describes his experiences attending Buzwah Indian Day School and St. Charles Garnier Residential School. After furthering his education, King returned home to Buzwah as a teacher. He quickly became disillusioned with the Ontario curriculum and how inadequately it resonated with on-reserve youth and the realities of Indigenous life. It was then that King began his unparalleled legacy to ensure Indian Control of Indian Education in Canada. King helped create curriculum that connected to traditional Indigenous cultures and established First Nation language courses in elementary and secondary schools. Over the course of his fifty-year career in education, he would found the Indian Teacher Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan, become the first director of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program at Queen's University, and develop Ojibwe language courses across North America. A remarkable story about a remarkable man, The Boy from Buzwah is a powerful testament to Dr. Cecil King's work and legacy.Author: Cecil King
ISBN-10: 0889778531
ISBN-13: 9780889778535
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2022
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d
By Cecil King
xCecil King is an Odawa from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve and a retired Professor Emeritus of Queen's University. He served for more than sixty years as an Indigenous educator. He currently resides in Saskatoon.
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