Teaching History for Truth and Reconciliation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Narrativity, Temporality, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Miles
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 294-311
Description
Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities.