Indian Education Must Support Dual Citizenship, Nation-building

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In contemporary nation states education is a key institution for the socialization and creation of citizens. Schools are designed to provide common rules of civic understanding and responsibilities. Students are taught to understand the history, goals, and functioning of government. In many ways, educational institutions are a great equalizer in the sense that students, many as immigrants, can have the opportunity to learn U.S. culture, share citizenship, and gain the skills necessary to participate in the market economy...

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Champagne, Duane. "Indian Education Must Support Dual Citizenship, Nation-building." Indian Country Today. July 01, 2013. Opinion. (https://ictnews.org/archive/indian-education-must-support-dual-citizenship-nation-building, accessed July 21, 2023)

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