Alternate Title
The Pan-Territorial On-The-Land Summit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
HSSCommunications [Health and Social Services Communications Department]
Government of the Northwest Territories]
Description
A YouTube playlist of 21 videos of conference presenters and panels from the summit.
Aboriginal Ways of Seeing and Being: Informing Professional Learning for Australian Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Buxton
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 121-129
Description
Study looks at way to increase efficacy in incorporating Indigenous ways of seeing into classroom settings; teacher-participants evaluated professional learning from a day On Country. Feedback from educators recommends two day On Country, adequate in-school follow-up, and ongoing support through a blog.
An Arts-Based Curriculum Encounter: What Does It Mean to Live on This Land?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Conrad
Patricia Jagger
Victoria Bleeks
Sarah Auger
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 379-392
Description
The authors describe their experience in a graduate course on arts-based research methods. Their research touches on contexts of and relationships with/as land, Indigenous peoples, settlers, environmental crisis, and personal journey and the art they created in the process of the course.
Basketmaking Guides and the Appropriation of Indigenous Basketry
Alternate Title
Basket Making Guides and the Appropriation of Indigenous Basketry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Pearlstein
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 53-72
Description
An examination of appropriation of traditional crafts through the creation and marketing of how-to-guides and kits in the early twentieth century. Focuses on works written by George Wharton James.
Called to Action: Dialogue around Praxis for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MacDonald
Jennifer Markides
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 213-232
Description
Two graduate student discuss their thoughts on enacting the the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, reflect on their learning and share successes, insights, and tensions as they navigate various complexities of settler-Indigenous relations; they discuss the need for spaces that promote vulnerability and openness, and the strength of land-based and grassroots learning opportunities.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Challenges in Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems through Creation of Employment for Rural Women in Tanzania: The Case Study of Barabaig Leather Products in Manyara Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Mtui
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, pp. 68-94
Description
Study surveyed 100 households on use of traditional knowledges in production of leather hides for clothing. Identifies opportunities and barriers for sustained poverty reduction, and makes recommendations for both improving the perception, transmission, and use of traditional knowledge and techniques, and for integrating methods.
A Collaborative Sharing of Stories on a Journey toward Reconciliation: “Belonging to This Place and Time”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kauʻi Keliipio
Kim Perry
Colleen Elderton
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 350-361
Description
Three non-Indigenous teacher-educators reflect on the ways their responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the corresponding provincial mandates have been positively and constructively influenced by their professional relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people.
The Contribution of Aboriginal Epistemologies to Mathematics Education in Australia: Exploring the Silences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amber Hughes
Ron Laura
Educational Philosophy and Theory , vol. 50, no. 4, 2018, pp. 338-348
Description
Looks at the fluidity of epistemic constructs using viewpoints by Ludwig Wittgenstein and Michael Foucault.
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators
Alternate Title
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators, Grades 6-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angie Lunda
Description
Lesson plans designed to teach mathematical concepts through cultural heritage and hands-on activities.
Doing Indigenous Methodologies: Toward a Practice of the “Careful Partial Participant”
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Camilla Brattland
Britt Kramvig and Helen Verran
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 74-96
Description
Article describes the authors’ use of writing workshops as a way of teaching students about multiple ways of knowing; technique involves repositioning the author as a participant in the text focusing on ethical engagement with the material and ideas that make up the text.
Eating with the Seasons, Anishinaabeg, Great Lakes Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Derek Nicholas
Educating Aboriginal Nursing Students: Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Report
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Lane
Kristin Petrovic
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2018, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses the two calls for action for nursing education programs: a call to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and learning and a call to reduce health disparities.
Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land
Alternate Title
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23
Description
Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.”
Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors
Duration: 47:22
From the Credibility Gap to Capacity Building: An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 29-34
Description
Author looks at possibilities for research conducted by Inuit people for the benefit of Inuit communities; discusses factors including academic credibility (what counts as knowledge), harmonizing science with needs of Inuit, and the marginalization of Traditional Knowledge (TK) by the academy.
Generative Generations: Adapting Culturally Rooted Science Ideas to Video Game Design
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensee
Christie Poitra
Angela Kolonich
Estrella Torrez
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, 2020, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines a pilot project to provide workshop kits designed to encourage Indigenous youth to create video games that reflect their Indigenous knowledge.
The Handbook of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture
Alternate Title
Contemporary Urban Indigenous Placemaking in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy O’Rourke
Elizabeth Grant
Kelly Greenop
Deidre Brown
Albert L. Refiti ... Sarem Nejad
Ryan Walker ... [et al.]
Indigenization as Inclusion, Reconciliation, and Decolonization: Navigating the Different Visions for Indigenizing the Canadian Academy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Danielle Lorenz
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 218-227
Description
Surveys 25 Indigenous academics and allies, discusses three different levels of indigenization at Canadian post-secondary institutions revealed in the results. Suggests two frameworks creating a more just Canadian academy: treaty-based decolonial indigenization and resurgence-based decolonial indigenization.
Indigenous Information Literacy
Alternate Title
Elder Citation APA
Elder Citation Chicago
Elder Citation MLA
Elders & Respectful Research
Finding Indigenous Voices
TCPS2 and Indigenous Research
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rachel Chong
Description
Series of eight brief videos created by Kwantlen Polytechnic University's library to give guidance to their students about: locating Indigenous authors in the library's collection; conducting research in both a good way and in accordance with current Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2) guidelines; source evaluation; engaging respectfully with Elders and Knowledge Keepers; and citing Elders when using the APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
Related Material: Book.
Indigenous Knowledge in the Built Environment: A Guide for Tertiary Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
David S Jones
Darryl Low Choy
Richard Tucker
Scott Heyes
Grant Revell
Susan Bird
Indigenous Peoples' Day Lesson Plan: Remote Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nia Tero
Amplifier
Illuminative
Description
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.
Indigenous Values in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean Asiqłuq Topkok
Samantha Marchant
Sheldon Nagaruk
Oscar Takak
Helga Saccheus
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 59, no. 1, Spring, 2020, pp. 50-72
Description
A collaborative look between student and teacher of a graduate seminar that used Indigenous teachings with elder's participation.
Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science: Book Two
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nan Kendy
Cathleen Anne Tenning
Gloria Snively
David Ashurst
Richard Kool …
Mupenkin John Lyall ... [et al.]
Description
Related material: Book One.
The Knowledge Holders: Imparting Wisdom at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 4, Wisom of the Elders, Summer, April 24, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Article discusses the value of having Knowledge Keepers and Elders teaching at a post-secondary level, and the important role that cultural and language revitalization play in self-determination.
Learning across Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems and Intersectionality: Reconciling Social Science Research Approaches
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Levac
Lisa McMurtry
Deborah Stienstra
Gail Baikie
Cindy Hanson
Devi Mucina
Description
Explores how knowledge creation can be enhanced by "linking frameworks" which synthesize the two ways of knowing and what methodologies might facilitate such an exchange.
Lesson: The 13 Moons
Alternate Title
Lesson the Thriteen Moons
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caleb Wesley
Description
Lesson plan for Grade 6 space unit explores the Anishinabek version of the lunar calendar. Adapted from Achieving Aboriginal Student Success: A Guide for K to 8 Classrooms by Pamela Rose Toulouse.
Middle Years Health Education from a First Nations Perspective: Video Series and Lesson Guide
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
[Manitoba Education]
Description
Connects Traditional Health Knowledge with Manitoba Education's Physical Education and Health Curriculum for Grades 5-8. Contains links to excerpts and full interviews with Elders and Knowledge Keepers from each of the First Nations in Manitoba, teaching guide, recommended websites, and additional resources for each of the topics.
Milo Pimatisiwin Project: Healthy Living for Mushkegowuk Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Carmen Chilton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 20-40
Description
Describes an initiative in the Moose Cree First Nation community which focused on the Cree philosophy milo pimatisiwin (good and healthy living). Discusses program elements which included land-based initiatives, sharing teachings over the local radio, and feedback from youth.
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Description
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
Promoting or Protecting Traditional Knowledges? Tensions in the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Practices on Vancouver Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan K. Muller
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Discusses food sovereignty and Indigenous ways of knowing with an eye to the conflict between promoting knowledge for the sake of resurgence and running the risk of subjecting knowledges, resources and communities to exploitation, criminalization and over-harvesting.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Rethinking Environmental Science Education from Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives: An Experience with a Dene First Nation Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50-66
Description
Examines the importance and implications of land-based approach and discusses how this particular community has taken control of programs, gained leadership in wisdom traditions and taught respect for the land and its inhabitants.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
Weaving Ways: Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Classrooms and Schools: An Introductory Guide
Alternate Title
Education for Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
Education for Reconciliation Team
Description
Provides a series of inquiry questions and guiding information organized around four themes: cultures of belonging, instructional design, pedagogy, and sharing through stories.
What Do Indigenous Education Policy Frameworks Reveal about Commitments to Reconciliation in Canadian School Systems?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Authors examine the policy frameworks relating to education implemented by provincial and territorial governments in response the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) calls to action; find that Indigenous knowledge systems remain subordinate to Western frameworks which undermines the goals of the process of reconciliation.