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George Wilson, who died
suddenly carly in March,
was born info the Bella
Bella Tribe of the Northern
Kwankiall indians in 10.
After high school gr-
aduation he trled tom-
mercial fishing and em-
ployment In a fish-packing
plant, bey in £960 enrolled
in the University. of Vic-
toria, He taught in Prince
Rupert and Prince George
and became an elementary
principal. In 1971 he joined
the Department of:
Education as a curriculum
consultant on Indian
education, and in 1973
became Director af Indlan
Education. ‘This article was
written te encourage other
concerned leachers with
the knowledge that they
how had support. |

by GEORGE WILSON
lata Director of
indian Education

The appoiniment of a Dirce-

lor of Indian’ Education has
some important implications.

It implies that an equal edu-
cation far the unequal, particu-
larly in predominantly while
schuals ns-opposed to” schools
far ‘Indians ' operated. by the

vhurehes: or the Federal Gov.
ermment, is no langer considered

good enough. Tt recognizes a

special need. {Sécondly, it im-
plies that native (ndians must .

be ‘involved i the decisian-
making. pnicesses in the edu-
cational system. Te tecagnizes

the fact that the Indian people -

nist be°given credibility,
I'am. alten asked: “Why is

there sucha thing as° Indian”

education? After all, we. don'l
have [ulion educition<“or Chi-

nese, education.” The simplest.
‘canswer-is perhaps thal it came.

about dhrangh if shappensiance
of law. whieh | placed) Indian

Affairs ander the. jurisdiction of. *

ihe Federal” Goverament and
education under the jurisdiction
wf the provinces, For the ‘In-
din peuple of Canada lo re-
ceive oon education

provinces (o educate‘the young
Indian children. and this has

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beyond’
Grade. VIL, the .Federal, Gov-
“ernment. mist make a, con
-trachial arradgement..whth the -*

* outset,
resulted, in British Columbia,

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in perhaps 80 per cent of all
school-age Indians being en-
rolled in the Provincial schools.
Thus the desirability of inte-
gration has become an academic
question. .

That’there is 9 special need
in the field of Indian education
is o fair assumption in view of

‘the alarming stalistics on the

dropout situation of Indian
students. Some 94 per cent of
all Indians’ enrolling in the
public schools da nat complete
Grade XII, The average gradc-
level atlainment of status cegis-
tered Indians is 8.15 and that-
of the non-status: Indians 7.17.”
With the great emphasis that
society- places on education in .
terms of its potential ta develop
productive citizens of Canada,

ld should
school

this dropout rate is both signifi-:

cant and alarming.

The dropaut process begins
As every: experienced
teacher is aware, native children
generally Inck the background
flecessary to cope even with the
primary grades, where the pat- :

tern ‘of failure and the repeti--.

tion of grades (Sometimes as
often as three times) begins, ~

What can be done to break
the, patlern of failure, frustra-
tion, and despair? First of all

* | Ubelieve. that schoal districts
should. take: the initiative in .

urging the Indian people and

‘the Department of Indian Af-
‘fairs to Mart pre-school classes,
or nursery schools, for Indian

children. This is vital, almost
as vital as the first cight months
of the children’s lives, It would
introduce them ta more regu-
larity of habit than they have
been accustomed. to,.and to a
learning: style, It would be a

readiness programme for the -

kindergartens -which now must
be available off the reserves.
Indian parents with a child who

. “has had both pre-school training |
“and kindergarten may be as-

sured that in either in. public
‘or parochial school the child
has a reasonable. chance to
succeed.

Thus would come about, to.
some: catentiat leasty a, degrees’

def! equal opportunity. fares the?

unequal that I mentioned at the |
It brings me to my
next point, that the Indian peo-

ple are not represented ade-
quately in the decision-making.
processes of education, As it
is, Indian people are as a whole,
poor, The poor do not often
hald property.. Generally they
do not vote on referendums
and,"as:a result, feel that the

school system is not theirs lo ‘

interfere with. They can only
hope that’ their children will
somchow learn something from
a system that is not within their
control, This. should be
changed. These are citizens of
the Province and have as much
at'stake in the resources’ of the
lind, thal help pay the cost of

education, .as their. non-Indian
* gounterparts. | :

This participation should nat
stop at referendums nor. at re-
presentation an school boards,
Where there is an appreciable
number of Indian students in
a school or. district, efforis
should be made by school offi-
cials to establish a much needed -
Indian presence. in dignified
Jobs. This would. reinforce
measures already taken to make
the Indian people feel that the
schools are theirs, too, and that
they have every right to perform
all functions, from'school board
representation {0 employment
in the schools as janitors, sécre-
laries, teachers, or principals.
Districts should provide in-

"service training for Indian and
white teachers that would en- .

courage the .understanding of
cultural differences, dispelling
the- stereotypes of Indians
Ihrough a greater awareness of
each other us people.

' Those cultural differences, or
the stereotypes, are the cause of
many breakdowns in commuri-

cation and account fer many ”

dropouts. «My. suggestion {o’

white teachers. witha few In-
dian children in a: predomi- .

nantly. white class. is to ‘deal

with them: as human beings, ~

nat as Indian beings. Forget,

at this stage of the game, their

background and ‘thé colour ‘of

‘their skin.” Whether they are

average: studentsvor above or

below, deaftwiti them precisely

“as you do with: other pupils.

Rog.

sgag®

. After all, they have similar de-

That's what they want and need.

There are still far too many |
people who believe in "ald
wives lales” when pregnancy is
discussed, especially ones that

pertain to dental. health.

The archaic adage that “for
every child a tooth" is clearly,
refuted by experimental and
clinical ‘evidence. | Statistics
show that there is no increase in
tooth decay during pregnancy.
Nor has anything been found
pregnancy. that removes

“‘dacium. salts “from tooth

enamel. at 7 .
However, the pregnant

sires, similar ambitions, similar
sensilivities, They are human.

When a white. and brown
taddier play together they are —
unconscious of ‘any difference
between them. That's the way
it should ‘be between teacher
and pupil in school, whatever -
the colour .of either,

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mother should have a complete
dental check-up and areas of
infection eliminated. Then the’
patient should follow usual
preventive principles such as
culting down on excessive
sweets and cleaning her leeth
regularly after’ meals.

minorily of . pregnant women

may develop -swollen gums |

which become purplish-red to
deep blue. Pain is usually not
severe, but bleeding may occur.
However, these gum changes
occur mest often in women with
poor oral hygiene. .
If dental work is necessary,
long appeintments should not be

scheduled by: the expectant

mother. Extensive fillings or

other tiring procedures are not |

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Pastor: Clydezimbelman.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m. ms
Morning Worship 13:00a.m. '
Sunday Evening 7:00p.m.
Bible Study Wed. 7:20 p.m, -

CHRISTIAN
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Rev, Arthur Halleman
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’ Sunday School Remo - 1 p.m.
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mocning Worship 11:00 4,
Evaning Worship 7130 p.m.
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