Making the Connection: Cree First Nations Kēhtē-ayak Thoughts on Education

From 1993 to 1995, twelve Cree [Kēhtē-ayak] from Saskatchewan were assembled on several occasions to discuss and document historical education practices of Saskatchewan Cree people. The proceedings of these meetings formed the basis of a study that recognized the legitimacy of the oral tradition in Cree culture and recorded information as it was offered. [...] The goal of the thesis was to assemble a valid body of knowledge that could be interpreted for use in reviewing the delivery of education and schooling to Cree students.

This booklet is a review of the recommendations from the above study[, ...] noted here in the words of the [Kēhtē-ayak]. [...] The purpose of this booklet is to create a resource that will help educators made the school a more "First Nations friendly" place.

It is important to [note] that the Cree foundations referred to in the original study are not necessarily applicable to other language groups. -- Gordon Lobe, from the Preface