DECOLONIZING ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IN THE 21st CENTURY
Keywords:
Aboriginal education, 21st century education, Indigenous Knowledges, DecolonizationAbstract
Concerned by the need to decolonize education for Aboriginal students, the authors explore philosophies of Indigenous ways of knowing and those of the 21st century learning movement. In their efforts to propose a way forward with Aboriginal education, the authors inquire into harmonies between Aboriginal knowledges and tenets of 21st century education. Three stories from the authors’ research serve as examples of decolonizing approaches that value the congruence between 21st century education and Indigenous knowledges. These stories highlight the need for two-eyed seeing, co-constructing curriculum for language and culture revitalization, and drawing from community contexts to create curriculum.
DÉCOLONISER L’ÉDUCATION DES AUTOCHTONES AU 21e SIÈCLE.
Préoccupées par le besoin de décoloniser l’éducation offerte aux étudiants autochtones, les auteures examinent les philosophies sous-tendant les modes d’apprentissage autochtones et les mouvements éducatifs du 21e siècle. Dans le but de faire évoluer l’éducation proposée à la population étudiante autochtone, les auteures cherchent à concilier les savoirs autochtones et les principes éducationnels du 21e siècle. Dans cet article, trois histoires tirées des recherches effectuées par les auteures illustrent des approches valorisant l’harmonisation des théories éducationnelles du 21e siècle avec les savoirs autochtones. Celles-ci démontrent l’importance d’utiliser «l’approche à double perspective», d’élaborer conjointement un programme pour la revitalisation de la langue et de la culture et de s’inspirer du contexte propre aux communautés lors de l’élaboration des programmes.
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