Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Marie Battiste -- 1. Towards a Redefinition of Indian Education / Eber Hampton -- 2. Peacekeeping Actions at Home: A Medicine Wheel Model for a Peacekeeping Pedagogy / Sharilyn Calliou -- 3. Redefining Science Education for Aboriginal Students / Madeleine MacIvor -- 4. Aboriginal Epistemology / Willie Ermine -- 5. Quaslametko and Yetko: Two Grandmother Models for Contemporary Native Education Pedagogy / Shirley Sterling -- 6. Language and Cultural Content in Native Education / Robert Leavitt -- 7. Learning Processes and Teaching Roles in Native Education: Cultural Base and Cultural Brokerage / Arlene Stairs -- 8. A Major Challenge for the Education System: Aboriginal Retention and Dropout / Ron Mackay and Lawrence Myles -- 9. Teacher Education and Aboriginal Opposition / Rick Hesch -- 10. The Challenge for Universities / Agnes Grant -- 11. Non-Native Teachers Teaching in Native Communities / John Taylor.