Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
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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
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Discusses how the Cultural Preservation Endowment Program supports multiple cultural revitalization projects to preserve language, history, art, music, and dance.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014, pp. 20-23
Description
Discusses teaching and learning about cultural knowledge as a community endeavor that can facilitate the preservation of Tohono O'odham culture and tradition.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work, December 2014, pp. 1-4
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Introduction to themed issue containing articles based on presentations given at the Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work, July 8-11, 2013.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Introductory article to this themed issue illustrates the unique ways tribal colleges and universities are preserving, protecting and disseminating cultural knowledge to future generations.
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 4, Wisom of the Elders, Summer, April 24, 2018, p. [?]
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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.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 29-34
Description
Elder Emeritus Herbert Nabigon discusses his use of traditional cultural practices in the classroom.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
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.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education: in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 49-52
Description
Discusses two core suggestions taken from the National Strategy on Inuit Education 2011 report, investing in mobilizing parents and developing leaders in Inuit education.
Author analyzes ways in which settler colonialism manifests and can be explored through actions, self-reflection and relationships; discusses the process of self-decolonization and its implications for relationship-building between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 26-34
Description
Discusses the experiential and collaborative engagement approach to learning utilized in a masters in sustainable design class offered by the University of South Australia.