Education and Identity Conflict Among Cree Indian Youth: a Preliminary
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 039 063 AUK?' HOP Wintrob, Ronald M.; Sindell, PeterS. TITLE Education and Identity Conflict AmongCree Indian Youth: A Preliminary Report, Annex 3. INSTITUTION McGill Univ., Montreal (Quebec). SPONS AGENCY Canadian Dept. of Forestry and Rural Development, Ottawa. Experimental Projects Branch. REPORT NO APDA-P-34002 PU B DATE Oct 68 NOTE 120p. EDPS PRICE EDPS Price MF-$0.50 HC-$6.10 DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents, *American Indians, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Planning, Economic Factors, *Education, Psychology, Research Projects, *Self Concept,Social Differences, *Values IDENTIFIERS *Cree Developmental Change Project ABSTRACT The purpose of this document is to reporton the ways in which formal education of Cree Indian youths influencesthe development of their psychological identities. Thesample for the study was comprised of 109 adolescent Cree Indiansfrom the Mistassini and Waswanipi bands located in northcentral Quebec. These youths attended elementary and high schools inLa Tuque, Quebec; Brantford, Ontario; and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.It is noted that the socialization patterns of these youthsalternate between the traditional Indian way of life and that of modernwhite society. Evidences are drawn from clinically oriented anlysisof the Adolescent Adjustment Interviews andare supplemented by field data and the use of informants. Recommendations fromthe study deal with diminishing the intensity of identity conflictamong Cree youth through(1) encouragement to retain sufficient emotionalattachment to traditional values, (2) designing school curricula to validate self-images, and (3)reducing discontinuities in the enculturationof Cree children. (EL) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION ANNEX 3 THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATMG IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY.
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