When the North Was Red, 11: Aboriginal Education in Soviet Siberia

by Alice L. Bartels and Dennis A. Bartels

Early Soviet policy towards northern Native peoples was aimed at establishing Aboriginal nations that retained traditional languages and occupations and included Native peoples in Soviet institutions such as schools, collective farms, and the Communist Party. However, the success of these initiatives varied. While boarding schools provided new educational and occupational opportunities for Aboriginal peoples, traditional occupations and Native languages...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773513361
• ISBN13: 9780773513365
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"