In this article, the author, an Aboriginal individual, describes how she had been honored for her academic accomplishment. She also reflects on the history of the Aboriginal education in Canada. She relates that prior to the arrival of the Europeans, teaching and learning were aimed at sustaining the community, clan, or family, always with an eye to ensuring that they thrived, physically, and culturally, through the seasons. Later and as the government's colonial agenda dominated the land and resources of Canada, policy directed towards Aboriginal people determined their educational goals.