In our discussion yesterday, we mentioned some sources for teachers building ideas and plans for Indigenizing the lived curriculum with our students. Here are a few links that might be helpful starting points:
FNESC (the First Nations Education Steering Committee) has great resources for teachers, including math resources.
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (who will be speaking at UBC next week on Sept 26) is a botanist, ecologist and forestry professor who brings her experiences as an Indigenous scholar together with extensive knowledge of mainstream Western scientific knowledge in a process that includes both kinds of knowing. Her books, Braiding Sweetgrass, Gathering Moss, and her forthcoming publication, The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance, are great starting points for people schooled in mainstream math and sciences. Many of her talks are available as online videos.
Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall's work on two-eyed seeing resonates with Robin Wall Kimmerer's work, showing ways to bring together mainstream and Indigenous worldviews in ways that enhance both -- an inclusive 'both-and' approach, rather than an exclusive 'either-or'.
There are many UBC Indigenous scholars whose work (and courses!) you might want to check out as well: Dr. Peter Cole, Dr. Pat O'Reilly, Dr. Charles Menzies, Dr. Shannon Leddy, Dr. Joaquin Muñoz, and many others.
It's also important to attend Indigenous Elders and community members' talks and community events open to the public to begin to learn more through holistic experiences. For example, the Chan Centre just hosted a day of performances called Come By The Fire. The Nisga'a nation has Hobiye new years celebrations at the PNE in February/ March each year, and on National Indigenous Peoples' Day (June 21), there are many special public events all over BC. Connecting with Indigenous Friendship Centres and with Indigenous consultants in your practicum school and district are ways to learn through listening, experiencing and asking.
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