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How to balance indigenous education with mainstream academic demands

I teach at a reservation school and some parents want traditional knowledge included in curriculum while others say I should stick to state standards so kids can compete in the white world.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational choices for indigenous children become battlegrounds between cultural preservation and economic advancement.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — North America?”

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