Instead, science is people working within a set of norms, values, beliefs, knowledge, expectations, language, and conventional actions. These people form a subculture within their country's culture. In a Western culture, subculture science is comprised of scientists and technologists. In an Aboriginal culture, knowledge of nature often is held by many people, especially elders. Thus, culture of Western science is only one way of making sense out of reality.
Aboriginal peoples have another way.
Teaching the Saskatchewan science curriculum means teaching children about both ways of knowing about nature. On the one hand, Western science makes up explanations about the world that take the mystery out of what some people are curious about. On the other hand, Aboriginal science celebrates the mystery of Mother Earth and discovers how to survive in harmony with her. Any Canadian child is at an advantage understanding both kinds of science, though it is crucial that a child's own cultural identity is strengthened while learning Western science. Most children do have the same kind of curiosity that drives Western science, but many children see Western science as a foreign culture with a foreign language.