This resource aims to provide a brief background on the impacts of colonialism and how it has impacted Indigenous Peoples and their Ways of Knowing in the hopes of helping educators become aware of how best to move forward to improve education outcomes for all. Also, this resource will provide tips and strategies on how to avoid essentialization (treating all Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge as the same) and appropriation, followed by examples of how to bring Indigenous Knowledge into the Science curriculum in an authentic and respectful way. This resource is not all encompassing, but will provide a starting off point for educators in Science.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Curriculum Resources
Categories: General Interest, Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
FNMI - Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Indigenous Knowledge - Preamble Indigenous Knowledge - Understandings and Considerations Indigenous Science in the... read more
Learning in Nature: Bringing Friluftsliv to Canada
Categories: General Interest
Author: Julieta Rodriguez Heredia, Don Galbraith Award winner, University of Toronto One of Sauvé’s (2005) practical and theoretical currents in environmental education called the ‘Naturalist... read more
Careers in Science: Dr. Mark Andrew Lipsett, Anesthesiologist
Categories: General Interest
Mark Andrew Lipsett was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia. He attended North Island College, Simon Fraser University, Monash University in Melbourne Australia, McGill University, University of... read more