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Aboriginal essays
These are stories that I collected as I talked to the elders and other people on reserves that I visited. What I have tried to do is present a different point of view to accepted aboriginal history and culture.
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Today's Featured Article
| The Strap |
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Saturday, March 27 2010 @ 09:25 AM CST
By: Jack Funk
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The strap, a piece of webbing about 18 inches long was a popular teaching tool in schools. This story tells about my first and only use.
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| Me -- A Teacher? |
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Friday, March 26 2010 @ 03:19 PM CST
By: Jack Funk
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This is the story of my first day teaching. It happened in 1946 Rowland Hill School near the town of Cando. There are pictures to be added but I have to figure out how to do that.
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| I think it 's a bloody shame |
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Monday, May 28 2007 @ 09:18 AM CST
By: Jack Funk
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In Saskatchewan, authorities have been closing schools as the rural population declines. To close a school in a small town means that that town has lost an important part of their identity. This move to School consolidation has been a long time in the history of this province. It has to stop and alternatives developed.
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| A Broken Heart |
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Saturday, March 17 2007 @ 01:21 PM CST
By: Jack Funk
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65 years ago Valentine's Day was that day when a boy could openly make contact with a girl he secretly admired -- sometimes with disastrous results. Further Adventures Of Jakie, A Mennonite Boy, Growing Up In Blaine Lake by Jack Funk
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