PATHWAYS TO UNDERSTANDING: "WÂHKÔHTOWIN" AS A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Abstract
ABSTRACT. "Wâhkôhtowin," a Cree word meaning kinship or the state of being related, is a fundamental concept for understanding Indigenous culture and traditional beliefs (Ermine 2001). This article describes how three researchers in western Canada incorporated this concept into a research project that compared Indigenous and non-Indigenous students' memories of learning to read and write. It is argued that this concept can be used as one way of incorporating Indigenous ways ofknowing within cross-cultural academic discourses and methodologies. PISTES DE COMPRÉHENSION: MÉTHODOLOGIE DE RECHERCHE « WÂHKÔHTOWIN » RÉSUMÉ. Le mot cri «Wâhkôhtowin» signifiant parenté ou lien est un concept fondamental pour la compréhension de la culture autochtone et de ses croyances traditionnelles (Ermine 2001). Cet article décrit la façon dont trois chercheurs de l'Ouest canadien ont intégré ce concept dans un projet de recherche établissant une comparaison entre le rôle joué par la mémoire dans l'apprentissage de la lecture et de l'écriture chez les étudiants autochtones et non autochtones. Selon les auteurs, ce concept peut servir à intégrer des méthodes d'apprentissage autochtones dans les discours et méthodologies éducatifs interculturels.Downloads
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2004-01-01
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O’Reilly-Scanlon, K., Crowe, C., & Weenie, A. (2004). PATHWAYS TO UNDERSTANDING: "WÂHKÔHTOWIN" AS A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 39(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8727
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