CONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTIONS: AFFIRMING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN ABORIGINAL TEACHER EDUCATION
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ABSTRACT. Aboriginal peoples have been subject to colonization that, among other things, disrupted the transmission of intergenerational knowledge needed by any people for the development of a positive cultural identity and cultural retention and renewal. In this article, a cultural camp is described. In this camp, through interaction with Elders and the land, students in an Aboriginal teacher education program reconnect to their past, connect to others in the present, and develop a positive vision for the future. The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's Department of Indian Education teacher education program offers "Indian Outdoor Education" (EIOE) courses in the fall and winter each year. Although the courses are identified in the university as outdoor education classes, they have become our cultural camps that provide students with the opportunity to experience culturally authentic education out on the land. CONNEXIONS ET RECONNEXIONS: AFFIRMATION DE L'IDENTITÉ CULTURELLE DANS LA FORMATION DES ENSEIGNANTS AUTOCHTONES RÉSUMÉ. Les peuples autochtones ont été colonisés, ce qui entre autres choses, a perturbé la transmission du savoir entre les générations dont tout peuple a besoin pour l'établissement d'une identité culturelle positive et d'une mémoire et d'un renouveau culturels. Dans cet article, on décrit un camp culturel. Dans ce camp, grâce à des rapports avec les Anciens et la terre, les étudiants inscrits à un programme de formation des enseignants autochtones retrouvent leur passé, établissent des rapports avec d'autres aujourd'hui et acquièrent une vision positive de l'avenir. Le département des programmes de formation des enseignants indiens du Saskatchewan Indian Federated College dispense des cours « Indian Outdoor Education» (EIOE) aux trimestres d'automne et d'hiver de chaque année. Même si ces cours sont inscrits au programme universitaire comme cours d'éducation en plein air, ils sont devenus des camps culturels qui permettent aux étudiants de vivre l'expérience d'une éducation culturellement authentique sur la terre.Downloads
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2002-09-01
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Goulet, L., & McLeod, Y. (2002). CONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTIONS: AFFIRMING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN ABORIGINAL TEACHER EDUCATION. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 37(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8643
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