I have a very good friend who spent some time teaching in northern Manitoba on a reserve, and I know she was not prepared, when she arrived, for first of all the poverty she encountered.... There were a number of social situations for which her training had not prepared her.
My question would be, do we see young people who are receiving training going back and teaching on the reserves? Are we beginning to see that migration of a generation that is prepared to go back and assist? An aboriginal teacher would have some ideas, some knowledge, of culturally sensitive issues that could be addressed. Is that a way of helping our aboriginal children to stay in school?