Walking on One Earth: The Akwesasne Science and Math Pilot Project‪.‬

Abstract: The Akwesasne Science and Math Pilot Project, undertaken in Southeastern Ontario, is an attempt to increase the presence of Aboriginal students in these disciplines. The curriculum, which is described in this paper, emphasizes the cultural relevance that these subjects have in relation to the way of life of the Kanien'kehaka (`People of the Flint', also known in English as `Mohawk'). By setting this innovative project and curriculum in its historical context, this paper illustrates how the project addresses inequities regarding Aboriginal control of education. In addition, through a discussion of curriculum content and teaching methods, the potential for this project to contribute toward reducing social inequity and ecological unsustainability is indicated. By conjoining concerns of social equity and ecological sustainability this project expresses the important links we need to make between ecology and sociology, and also provides a vital response to some of the pressing problems facing contemporary Canadian society.