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Teaching indigenous content by indigenous people! Getting speakers to come in who lived through 60’s scoop, residential school. Survivors are very much alive and students need to go beyond books.
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And pay them for the preparation and delivery of their talks
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Teachers want a quick fix, easy lesson. Sadly there is no quick fix easy solution to our colonial history and system in which we live. We need to do more than just hand out resources and books. We need to educate. We need to make it a priority, make it a mandate for all SD
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Yes,resources are lacking.However, I would be gentle when saying teachers are looking for a quick fix.This is not always the case. TS want to understand the curriculum, as well as being sensitive to all & want to pass this information along properly & w/ the greatest of respect
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Thank you for your response. My thoughts are from my personal experience as an indigenous educator in the colonial system. It is also the experience of my fellow indigenous colleagues that I work along side within this colonial system in place. It is just my perspective.
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We have to understand that today’s teachers are learning and relearning curriculum that serves to try to undo incorrect teachings. Many of us were the recipients of that education so it’s a multifaceted process involving respect, listening and compassion on all sides
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Speaking just for myself, the biggest challenge is being An Indigenous teacher and then having people think you are an expert on all things Indigenous. Having said that, my non-Indigenous students in my FNMI Contemporary Voices class are empathetic and engaged.
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I get a bit annoyed when teachers say they are ‘uncomfortable’ teaching indigenous content because they are not indigenous and they might ‘get it wrong”. We are all responsible for teaching history and promoting reconciliation. This is not the job of guest speakers.
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Thank you for keeping this important consideration in the forefront for teachers The most important requirements are the will, the courage and the humility to seek guidance from Indigenous people
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I think students and teachers sometimes see FNMI content as only “history” and still have very little understanding of who groups are as modern people.
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Also we need to start teaching our languages in schools. We also need to teach our ways from our own communities. Not some generic what people think natives are. We are all so different. We are more then tipis and dream catchers.
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Greatest challenge from perspective of Anishinaabe who leads the work-Ts don’t know what they don’t know. Most have had almost nothing in own education. Now need to learn
#Indigenous#truths & unlearn some colonial untruths they were taught themselves. It’s a lot of work -
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#Indigenous content to teacher candidates. Some unis have required courses so new Ts learning truths & worldviews. Having required content as TRC Call to Action 62 for K-12 then everyone on journey together
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@ltldrum is a genius at engaging young people when it comes to Indigenous issues. She listens deeply and responds honestly, without cheating complexity or pain or hope. -
grateful for your kind & generous words Sara! Always love when I’m invited into a class to be with & learn from our young citizens! And to witness the ways teachers are educating hearts & minds is exciting! #education#Teachers#students#school
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No longer a teacher, but when I did teach I was always worried about not representing the content in an appropriate way and would have loved to have more guests speakers of actual heritage in the classroom. Also, good suggestions for books that meet the curriculum.
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here's a good example. In my teaching program we did an art class where we discovered and painted our "spirit animal" and many would find that insensitive and appropriation but it was taught to us as an activity we (white teachers) could do. It can be confusing.
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