In the first video () we went over some terminology then talked about 3 ways in which Indigenization appears in the university setting: Indigenous Inclusion, Reconciliation Indigenization, and Decolonial Indigenization. In this video we continue with this framework to explore how we can Indigenize teaching and learning in STEM.
鈥淭he information in this video is my current (March 2023) interpretation of peer reviewed scholarly articles, my lived experience, and various conversations I have observed and participated in over the years. The context of these conversations includes around kitchen table discussions, sharing circles and ceremonies, administrative committee meetings, activist gatherings, and academic discussions. Contributors to these conversations include elders, youth, and otherwise knowledgeable members from Indigenous communities from across Canada and the world. Contributors also include non-Indigenous individuals ranging from ally and non-ally settlers to international friends who, although familiar with oppression forms in their homelands, are only just learning of Canada鈥檚 colonial context. The personal interpretations presented have been reviewed and guided by mentor Lindsay Brant, a Mohawk woman from Kenht猫:ke, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario, an Educational Developer with the Center for Teaching and Learning and an Adjunct Professor with the Smith School of Business. This video represents my current (March 2023) interpretation of the above-mentioned information gathered over the years and as such any potential errors in interpretation are mine alone.鈥
Cited materials:
Gaudry, A. and Lorenz, D., 2018. Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation, and decolonization: Navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian Academy. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 14 (3), pp.218-227.Hatcher, A., Bartlett, C., Marshall, A. and Marshall, M., 2009. Two-eyed seeing in the classroom environment: Concepts, approaches, and challenges. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 9, pp.141-153.Levac, L., McMurtry, L., Stienstra, D., Baikie, G., Hanson, C. and Mucina, D., 2018. Learning across Indigenous and Western knowledge systems and intersectionality: Reconciling social science research approaches. University of Guelph: Guelph, ON, Canada.