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Oral Traditions
“The Elders would serve as mnemonic pegs to each other. They will be speaking individually uninterrupted in a circle one after another. When each Elder spoke they were conscious that […]
Decolonization
“It is not converting Indigenous politics to a Western doctrine of liberation; it is not a philanthropic process of ‘helping’ the at-risk and alleviating suffering; it is not a generic […]
Learning with Community
“Community-based education begins with people and their immediate reality. Above all, it allows them to become meaningfully involved in shaping their own futures through the school and other agencies in […]
Truth and Reconciliation
“A decolonizing place of encounter between settlers and Indigenous people … by making space for collective critical dialogue – a public remembering embedded in ethical testimonial, ceremonial, and commemorative practices” […]
Holistic Learning
“The interrelatedness between the intellectual, spiritual (metaphysical values and beliefs and the Creator), emotional, and physical (body and behaviour/action) realms to form a whole healthy person” […]
Intergenerational Learning
“Elders are gaining their rightful place as cultural teachers as they tell stories to students in band and public schools, to postsecondary students, and to adults who ask” […]
Multimodal Learning
“The term multimodal literacy describes communication practices that use two or more modes of meaning…is dynamic and able to be modified by users, rather than being a static code” […]
Experiential Learning
“The first principle of Aboriginal learning is a preference for experiential knowledge. Indigenous pedagogy values a person’s ability to learn independently by observing, listening, and participating with a minimum of […]
Land Based Learning
“How can we take a land-based course and make it suitable for online or remote teaching? The answer to that question was equally obvious. We could not. Land-based education is, […]
Digital Storytelling
“Digital storytelling allows for creative expressions of Indigenous storied traditions through audio, video, and multimodal narrations, which can help foster pride and understanding among Indigenous educators and learners. Digital storytelling […]