http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/philippines/ifugao-knowledge-and-formal-education-systems-l
This web site explores learning system of the people of one Ifugao village of Mayoyao in the Philippines. It serves as another example that highlights the issues that are at stake when we try to educate indigenous people from a western stand point in a way that would preserve as much of their cultural as possible.
Patason
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3225&page=2
This site is an Australian ejournal that does not appear to be scholarly, so is not useful as an official source for research, but is still worth a read. The writer of the article is familiar with the history of government approaches to Aboriginal culture in Australia, and takes a vehement stance that although the government’s language is couched in political correctness, it is actually blatantly racist in the form of assimilation. He uses words that have strong connotations, such as ‘apartheid’, to incite readers to adopt his viewpoint but this excited tone does not make his viewpoint any less accurate. The article has a different feeling than many of the more cautious texts that I have come across and is quite an interesting read. In terms of usefulness for research, the article names many documents, decisions, and events that students could independently research.
http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Indigenous_Cultures_and_Globalization
This wiki article is from UBC’s own ETEC510 wiki. It has been contributed to by five students since 2008, and provides up-to-date information in an easily accessible style on colonization, residential schools, self-determination, preservation of language and culture, effects of technology and globalization, and more. I found the writing balanced and well-informed. Visitors to this article can use it in two ways – as a source in itself, and as a signpost leading to other sources. Dr. Marker and Heather McGregor are quoted, and the reference list also includes twenty other scholarly sources related to the issues in module 1. In addition, there are hyperlinks to other articles on related topics such as indigenous knowledge, Aboriginal schools, government publications, etc. This is an excellent starting point for research in this course, regardless of your specific focus.
Alana