Indigenous Studies

Indigenizing Education: Overview

The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report sparked increased efforts by colleges and institutes all across the country  to Indigenize curriculum and to make  Indigenous cultures more visible on campuses. The year 2016  saw the launch of many new programs as well as the opening of new Indigenous cultural facilities and gathering spaces, solidifying the commitment of college and institute in this area. Colleges and institutes outlined their commitments in CICan’s Indigenous Education Protocol, signed by 47 colleges and institutes across the country.  Kwantlen Polytechnic University is one of the signatories.

If you are interested in teaching Indigenous content in your classroom, you may wish to take an Indigenous Cultural Safety Care training.

Indigenizing Education: Web Resources

1. Indigenous Foundations 
2. First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
3. Infusing Indigenous Perspectives in the K-12 Teaching
4. Early Years Indigenous Cultural Safety Resource Guide
5. We Learn Together: A resource for bringing Canadian Indigenous content into the classroom
6. Blanket Exercise
7. 100 Ways to Indiginize and Decolonize Academic Programs and Courses
8. Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education - UBC
9. Pulling Together: Indigenization Guides

Indigenizing Education: DVDs and Streaming

1. Adding Indigenous Content and Protecting Cultural Safety with Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell - 1h - University Alaska Southeast Youtube
2. Tips on Indiginization from Thompson Rivers - 5min clips - Streaming
3. Nehinuw (Cree) Pedagogy with Linda and Keith Goulet - 1h 38min - SD68 Nanaimo Ladysmith Youtube