"In 1867, Canada's federal government became responsible for the education of Indigenous peoples: Status Indians and some Métis would attend schools on reserves; non-Status Indians and some Métis would attend provincial schools. The system set the stage for decades of broken promises and misguided experiments that are only now being rectified in the spirit of truth and reconciliation. Knowing the Past, Facing the Future traces the arc of Indigenous education since Confederation and draws a road map of the obstacles that need to be removed before the challenge of reconciliation can be met. This insightful volume is organized in three parts. The opening chapters examine colonial promises and practices, including the treaty right to education and the establishment of day, residential, and industrial schools. The chapters in Parts 2 and 3 are written alternately from within Indigenous and Western paradigms. Parts 2 focuses on the legacy of racism, trauma, and dislocation; Part 3 explore contemporary issues in curriculum development, assessment, leadership, and governance. At a time when decolonizing Canada's education system remains a struggle, this innovative collection reveals the possibilities and potential pitfalls associated with incorporating Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous teaching and healing practices into school courses and programs."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction / Sheila Carr-Stewart -- "One school for every reserve": Chief Thunderchild's defence of treaty rights and resistance to separate schools, 1880-1925 / Sheila Carr-Stewart -- Placing a school at the tail of a plough: the European roots of Indian industrial schools in Canada / Larry Prochner -- The heavy debt of our missions: failed treaty promises and Anglican schools in Blackfoot territory, 1892-1902 / Sheila Carr-Stewart -- If you say I am Indian, what will you do? History and self-identification at humanity's intersection / Jonathan Anuik -- Laying the foundations for success: recognizing manifestations of racism in First Nations education / Noella Steinbauer -- Iskotew and Crow : (re)igniting narratives of Indigenous survivance and honouring trauma wisdom in the classroom / Karlee D. Fellner -- Curriculum after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: a conversation between two educators on the future of Indigenous education / Harry Lafond and Darryl Hunter -- Indigenous and western worldviews: fostering ethical space in the classroom / Jane P. Preston -- Supporting equitable learning outcomes for Indigenous students: lessons from Saskatchewan / Michael Cottrell and Rosalind Hardie -- Hybrid encounters: First Peoples Principles of Learning and teachers' constructions of Indigenous education and educators / Brooke Madden -- The Alberta Métis Education Council: realizing self-determination in education / Yvonne Poitras and Solange Lalonde.