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Walter Currie (educator)

April 13, 2024

Walter Currie (1922-2014) was an educator and public advocate. He was part of the movement after the Second World War advocating for Indigenous educational reform at the local and national level in Canada.[1][2]

Walter Currie
Born (1922-10-01) October 1, 1922 (age 101)
Chatham, Ontario
DiedJanuary 11, 2014(2014-01-11) (aged 91)
Kitchener, Ontario
Occupationteacher, educator, human rights activist, activist, civil servant
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
PartnerJune

History edit

Walter Currie was born in Chatham, Ontario in 1922.[1] The son of William and Clara Currie, he was a non-status Indian of Potowatomi and Ojibwe descent.[3] He served three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two,[4] and later studied engineering at the University of Toronto, before leaving his studies early to support his young family.[4] He would later complete his degree at the University of Windsor and go on to complete his teacher's certificate at London's Teachers College.[4] He was a school teacher in Kitchener and principal at Danesbury Public School in North York Township between 1953 and 1968.[1][5][6] In 1966 he was appointed to head an Ontario Governmental committee on the "Indian in the City."[7] He later became a superintendent with the Ontario Department of Education with responsibilities Indian and northern schools from 1968 to 1971.[1][8] During this period, he was active in local and provincial affairs, and s quoted in major newspapers on topics related to Indigenous education, discrimination against Indigenous people in urban areas, lack of representation of Indigenous history, language and culture in the media and in school curriculum, as well as the "social ills" of television.[5][8][9][10][11]

Currie also served as president of the Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada and was the first chairman of the Toronto Indian Friendship Centre from 1969 to 1971.[1][12] He was one of the first two members of Ontario's Human Rights Commission, and served from 1972 to 1974.[1] In July 1971, Currie was appointed as chair of Native Studies at Trent University, where he served a term to 1975.[13][14][15] In this role, Currie continued to be active on provincial and national Indigenous issues, particularly educational reform,[16] repatriation of cultural artifacts,[17] and, entrepreneurial opportunities on- and off-reserve for Indigenous business people.[18] He also co-wrote a commissioned report with Donald L. Faris in 1983, in which they investigated claims that the City of Regina's police force was misusing police dogs.[19][20][21] Currie died on January 11, 2014.[22]

Select publications and speeches edit

  • Faris, Donald L; Currie, Walter; Regina Board of Police Commissioners (1983). Review of the Regina Police Service Canine Unit. Regina, Sask.: Regina Board of Police Commissioners. [23]
  • Urbanization of Indians; address by W. Currie ... to Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference [at] Lakehead University, Aug. 20, 1969. Walter Currie, undefinedMid-Canada Development Corridor Conference (eds.). Toronto, Ont.: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada. 1971.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) [24]
  • Deiter, Walter; Currie, Walter (1970). Presentation to Senate Committee on Poverty. Winnipeg, Manitoba: National Indian Brotherhood of Canada.[25]
  • Currie, Walter (1968). "Is the Canadian Indian Act "Legislated Discriminaiton"?". Human Relations. 8 (16): 10–12.[26]
  • Currie, Walter (1967). The native Canadian and legislated discrimination: an address by Walter Currie to the Progressive Conservative Centennial Policy Conference, Maison Montmorency, Couville, P.Q., August 6-10, 1967. Toronto: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada.[27]
  • Currie, Walter (1970). Indians and the city: address [delivered at the] "Indians and the City" Conference, Winnipeg, Man., October 1966. Toronto: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada. [28]
  • Currie, Walter (1966). Indians and the city.[29][30]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Mccardle, Bennett (2008-01-30). "Walter Currie | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. ^ Elias, Peter Douglas. (1991). Development of aboriginal people's communities. North York, Ont., Canada: Captus Press. pp. 4. ISBN 0-921801-51-3. OCLC 26014487.
  3. ^ Jarvis, Ann (1991-10-21). "Black, Indian plights compared as church marks its 150th year". Windsor Star. p. A5 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ a b c Catto, Helen (1967-07-06). "History of 3 Interracial Marriages: Eloping meant no chance of a scene". The Globe & Mail. p. W1 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ a b "TV blasted, blessed at welfare council meet". Toronto Daily Star. 1965-07-05. p. 36 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "This Indian always played the cowboy: He hated losing". Toronto Daily Star. 1966-01-13. p. B33 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ Sangster, Joan (2017). "Presidential Address Confronting Our Colonial Past: Reassessing Political Alliances over Canada's Twentieth Century". Journal of the CHA. 28: 19.
  8. ^ a b "Beware 'Red Power,' Indian riots: Sociologist". Toronto Daily Star. 1968-09-26. p. 9 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ "Indians 'forced to break law'". Toronto Daily Star. 1967-07-08. p. 5 – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ McDuff, Gerald (1969-11-11). "Indians, Eskimos want aid from CBC". Toronto Daily Star. p. 8 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ Schiff, Martin (1965-07-05). "Idiot's Machine or Educational? Split Over TV". The Globe & Mail. p. 17 – via ProQuest.
  12. ^ Canada, Indian-Eskimo Association of. Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada fonds (1957-1970).
  13. ^ McCue, Harvey (2011). "He Walked in Our Moccasins and Mukluks: Tom Symons and Native and Northern Studies and Policy". Tom Symons: A Canadian Life: 73–88. doi:10.2307/j.ctv16sh3.7.
  14. ^ Rogers, Edward S.; Smith, Donald B. (1994). Aboriginal Ontario : historical perspectives on the First Nations. Toronto [Ont.]: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55488-063-8. OCLC 244771106.
  15. ^ Taner, Shona (1999). "The Evolution of Native Studies in Canada: Descending from the Ivory Tower" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Native Studies. XIX: 289–319.
  16. ^ "Indian reserves called 'time-bomb' White schooling blamed". Toronto Daily Star. 1971-08-27. p. 1 – via ProQuest.
  17. ^ McCabe, Nora (1972-01-04). "'Return Indian heritage,' whites told". Toronto Daily Star. p. 24 – via ProQuest.
  18. ^ Henton, Darcy (1990-07-01). "Native Business Can Work: Indian leasers say governments must change the rules they use to fund enterprise if Canada's natives are to benefit". Toronto Star. p. F1, F4 – via ProQuest.
  19. ^ Cleroux, Richard (1983-09-20). "Complaints force Regina to leash city police dogs". The Globe & Mail. p. 9 – via ProQuest.
  20. ^ "Regina police face feat over canines". The Globe and Mail. 1984-02-25. p. 14 – via ProQuest.
  21. ^ Strauss, Marina (1983-06-11). "Rights groups want Regina police to stop using dogs". The Globe and Mail. p. P5 – via ProQuest.
  22. ^ "Mr. Walter Currie - Obituaries - Chatham, ON - Your Life Moments". www.yourlifemoments.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  23. ^ Faris, Donald L; Currie, Walter; Regina Board of Police Commissioners (1983). Review of the Regina Police Service Canine Unit. Regina, Sask.: Regina Board of Police Commissioners. OCLC 317625446.
  24. ^ Currie, Walter; Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference, eds. (1971). Urbanization of Indians; address by W. Currie ... to Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference [at] Lakehead University, Aug. 20, 1969. Toronto, Ont.: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada. OCLC 39012626.
  25. ^ Deiter, Walter; Currie, Walter (1970). Presentation to Senate Committee on Poverty. Winnipeg, Manitoba: National Indian Brotherhood of Canada. OCLC 54172296.
  26. ^ Currie, Walter (1968). "Is the Canadian Indian Act "Legislated Discriminaiton"?". Human Relations. 8 (16): 10–12. OCLC 462017706.
  27. ^ Currie, Walter (1967). The native Canadian and legislated discrimination: an address by Walter Currie to the Progressive Conservative Centennial Policy Conference, Maison Montmorency, Couville, P.Q., August 6-10, 1967. Toronto: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada. OCLC 24813344.
  28. ^ Currie, Walter; Indians and the City Conference, eds. (1970). Indians and the city: address [delivered at the] "Indians and the City" Conference, Winnipeg, Man., October 1966. Toronto: Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada. OCLC 877118752.
  29. ^ Currie, Walter (1966). Indians and the city. OCLC 606446783.
  30. ^ Currie, Walter (1970). Indians and the city : A project of the Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada in cooperation with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Internet Archive. Toronto : Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada.

External links edit

  • Walter Currie entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Portrait of Walter Currie, Toronto Star Photographic Archives, 1972
  • Scanned copy of Indians in the City available through the Internet Archive, via Trent University Library

April 13, 2024
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Walter Currie 1922 2014 was an educator and public advocate He was part of the movement after the Second World War advocating for Indigenous educational reform at the local and national level in Canada 1 2 Walter CurrieBorn 1922 10 01 October 1 1922 age 101 Chatham OntarioDiedJanuary 11 2014 2014 01 11 aged 91 Kitchener OntarioOccupationteacher educator human rights activist activist civil servantAlma materUniversity of WindsorPartnerJune Contents 1 History 2 Select publications and speeches 3 References 4 External linksHistory editWalter Currie was born in Chatham Ontario in 1922 1 The son of William and Clara Currie he was a non status Indian of Potowatomi and Ojibwe descent 3 He served three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two 4 and later studied engineering at the University of Toronto before leaving his studies early to support his young family 4 He would later complete his degree at the University of Windsor and go on to complete his teacher s certificate at London s Teachers College 4 He was a school teacher in Kitchener and principal at Danesbury Public School in North York Township between 1953 and 1968 1 5 6 In 1966 he was appointed to head an Ontario Governmental committee on the Indian in the City 7 He later became a superintendent with the Ontario Department of Education with responsibilities Indian and northern schools from 1968 to 1971 1 8 During this period he was active in local and provincial affairs and s quoted in major newspapers on topics related to Indigenous education discrimination against Indigenous people in urban areas lack of representation of Indigenous history language and culture in the media and in school curriculum as well as the social ills of television 5 8 9 10 11 Currie also served as president of the Indian Eskimo Association of Canada and was the first chairman of the Toronto Indian Friendship Centre from 1969 to 1971 1 12 He was one of the first two members of Ontario s Human Rights Commission and served from 1972 to 1974 1 In July 1971 Currie was appointed as chair of Native Studies at Trent University where he served a term to 1975 13 14 15 In this role Currie continued to be active on provincial and national Indigenous issues particularly educational reform 16 repatriation of cultural artifacts 17 and entrepreneurial opportunities on and off reserve for Indigenous business people 18 He also co wrote a commissioned report with Donald L Faris in 1983 in which they investigated claims that the City of Regina s police force was misusing police dogs 19 20 21 Currie died on January 11 2014 22 Select publications and speeches editFaris Donald L Currie Walter Regina Board of Police Commissioners 1983 Review of the Regina Police Service Canine Unit Regina Sask Regina Board of Police Commissioners 23 Urbanization of Indians address by W Currie to Mid Canada Development Corridor Conference at Lakehead University Aug 20 1969 Walter Currie undefinedMid Canada Development Corridor Conference eds Toronto Ont Indian Eskimo Association of Canada 1971 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link 24 Deiter Walter Currie Walter 1970 Presentation to Senate Committee on Poverty Winnipeg Manitoba National Indian Brotherhood of Canada 25 Currie Walter 1968 Is the Canadian Indian Act Legislated Discriminaiton Human Relations 8 16 10 12 26 Currie Walter 1967 The native Canadian and legislated discrimination an address by Walter Currie to the Progressive Conservative Centennial Policy Conference Maison Montmorency Couville P Q August 6 10 1967 Toronto Indian Eskimo Association of Canada 27 Currie Walter 1970 Indians and the city address delivered at the Indians and the City Conference Winnipeg Man October 1966 Toronto Indian Eskimo Association of Canada 28 Currie Walter 1966 Indians and the city 29 30 References edit a b c d e f Mccardle Bennett 2008 01 30 Walter Currie The Canadian Encyclopedia www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Retrieved 2019 12 31 Elias Peter Douglas 1991 Development of aboriginal people s communities North York Ont Canada Captus Press pp 4 ISBN 0 921801 51 3 OCLC 26014487 Jarvis Ann 1991 10 21 Black Indian plights compared as church marks its 150th year Windsor Star p A5 via ProQuest a b c Catto Helen 1967 07 06 History of 3 Interracial Marriages Eloping meant no chance of a scene The Globe amp Mail p W1 via ProQuest a b TV blasted blessed at welfare council meet Toronto Daily Star 1965 07 05 p 36 via ProQuest This Indian always played the cowboy He hated losing Toronto Daily Star 1966 01 13 p B33 via ProQuest Sangster Joan 2017 Presidential Address Confronting Our Colonial Past Reassessing Political Alliances over Canada s Twentieth Century Journal of the CHA 28 19 a b Beware Red Power Indian riots Sociologist Toronto Daily Star 1968 09 26 p 9 via ProQuest Indians forced to break law Toronto Daily Star 1967 07 08 p 5 via ProQuest McDuff Gerald 1969 11 11 Indians Eskimos want aid from CBC Toronto Daily Star p 8 via ProQuest Schiff Martin 1965 07 05 Idiot s Machine or Educational Split Over TV The Globe amp Mail p 17 via ProQuest Canada Indian Eskimo Association of Indian Eskimo Association of Canada fonds 1957 1970 McCue Harvey 2011 He Walked in Our Moccasins and Mukluks Tom Symons and Native and Northern Studies and Policy Tom Symons A Canadian Life 73 88 doi 10 2307 j ctv16sh3 7 Rogers Edward S Smith Donald B 1994 Aboriginal Ontario historical perspectives on the First Nations Toronto Ont Dundurn Press ISBN 978 1 55488 063 8 OCLC 244771106 Taner Shona 1999 The Evolution of Native Studies in Canada Descending from the Ivory Tower PDF Canadian Journal of Native Studies XIX 289 319 Indian reserves called time bomb White schooling blamed Toronto Daily Star 1971 08 27 p 1 via ProQuest McCabe Nora 1972 01 04 Return Indian heritage whites told Toronto Daily Star p 24 via ProQuest Henton Darcy 1990 07 01 Native Business Can Work Indian leasers say governments must change the rules they use to fund enterprise if Canada s natives are to benefit Toronto Star p F1 F4 via ProQuest Cleroux Richard 1983 09 20 Complaints force Regina to leash city police dogs The Globe amp Mail p 9 via ProQuest Regina police face feat over canines The Globe and Mail 1984 02 25 p 14 via ProQuest Strauss Marina 1983 06 11 Rights groups want Regina police to stop using dogs The Globe and Mail p P5 via ProQuest Mr Walter Currie Obituaries Chatham ON Your Life Moments www yourlifemoments ca Retrieved 2019 12 31 Faris Donald L Currie Walter Regina Board of Police Commissioners 1983 Review of the Regina Police Service Canine Unit Regina Sask Regina Board of Police Commissioners OCLC 317625446 Currie Walter Mid Canada Development Corridor Conference eds 1971 Urbanization of Indians address by W Currie to Mid Canada Development Corridor Conference at Lakehead University Aug 20 1969 Toronto Ont Indian Eskimo Association of Canada OCLC 39012626 Deiter Walter Currie Walter 1970 Presentation to Senate Committee on Poverty Winnipeg Manitoba National Indian Brotherhood of Canada OCLC 54172296 Currie Walter 1968 Is the Canadian Indian Act Legislated Discriminaiton Human Relations 8 16 10 12 OCLC 462017706 Currie Walter 1967 The native Canadian and legislated discrimination an address by Walter Currie to the Progressive Conservative Centennial Policy Conference Maison Montmorency Couville P Q August 6 10 1967 Toronto Indian Eskimo Association of Canada OCLC 24813344 Currie Walter Indians and the City Conference eds 1970 Indians and the city address delivered at the Indians and the City Conference Winnipeg Man October 1966 Toronto Indian Eskimo Association of Canada OCLC 877118752 Currie Walter 1966 Indians and the city OCLC 606446783 Currie Walter 1970 Indians and the city A project of the Indian Eskimo Association of Canada in cooperation with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Internet Archive Toronto Indian Eskimo Association of Canada External links 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