Friday, July 04, 2008

Traditional Indigenous American values according to Russell Means



















WAYS AND MEANS: An extensive Washington Post report on and interview with Russell Means published on June 30, 2008.

Transcript interview with "Ways and Means" reporter Bill Donahue.

Russell Means on indigenous education:

1 comment:

Diederick said...

I can't say I completely agree with his viewpoint on modern education. However I like his rather romantic view on educating children by a village instead of a school.

Brainwashing is a term that I generally find most unfortunate. Not unfortunate when I'm watching Science Fiction, but all the more when it concerns actual person who want to be taken seriously.

Children have the right to be a child until their childhood ends naturally. But children also have the right to be educated equal as other children. There we see the balance where childhood makes way for education, but also where education makes way for childhood.