Anguilla Rostrata, Our Teacher: Addressing Anishnabe Epistemicide through Eels
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- York University, 2022.
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- York University, 2022.
Total sample for two polls was 2,106 non-Indigenous and 1,1112 Indigenous respondents. Questions were asked about 13 indicators: good understanding of past and present; acknowledgement of government, residential school and ongoing harm, engagement, mutually respectful and nation-to-nation relationships; personal and systemic equality; Indigenous thriving; Indigenous languages; respect for natural world; and apologies.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Focus on Mi'kmaw culture and Nova Scotia, but lessons could be adapted to other contexts. Lesson plans for all levels as well individual grades.