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...Canada is regarded as one of the world's leaders in education standards and resources. While we acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of many teachers who dedicate their lives to empowering children with the gift of education, it must be recognized that there are inherent problems in Canada's educational system...

...The establishment, all over the country, of residential schools for Aboriginal children from the late 1800s continuing through the 1970s, served as means to alienate thousands of native children from their families, language and culture and to assimilate them into the so-called 'civilized' Christian preferred way of being...

...Yet, even as we enter this new Millennium, the following reports show that we have not moved far enough towards ameliorating the experiences of Aboriginal and racial minority children in the school system...

...Why do our white guidance counselors know so little of different cultural backgrounds? Why are racist incidents and epithets tolerated? Why are there double standards of discipline? Why are minority students streamed? Why do they discourage us from university? Where are we going to find jobs? What's the use of having an education if there's no employment? How long does it take to change the curriculum so that we're  part of it?...

...Without proper policies, and programs, Aboriginal and racial minority students will still fail to identify with the curriculum or encounter role models within the school who would keep them from disengaging from school and/or limit their aspirations to sports and entertainment...