Pathways for remembering and recognizing indigenous thought in education : philosophies of Iethi'nihsténha Ohwentsia'kékha (land) / Sandra D. Styres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Styres, Sandra D., 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Education--Canada.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Education.

Indian philosophy.

Canada.

Indian philosophy--Canada.

Physical Description:

234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Indigenous scholars have been gathering, speaking, and writing about Indigenous knowledge for decades. These knowledges are grounded in ancient traditions and very old pedagogies that have been woven with the tangled strings and chipped beads of colonial relations. Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education is an exploration into some of the shared cross-cultural themes that inform and shape Indigenous thought and Indigenous educational philosophy. These philosophies generate tensions, challenges, and contradictions that can become very tangled and messy when considered within the context of current educational systems that reinforce colonial power relations. Sandra D. Styres shows how Indigenous thought can inform decolonizing approaches in education as well as the possibilities for truly transformative teaching practices. This book offers new pathways for remembering, conceptualizing and understanding these ancient knowledges and philosophies within a twenty-first century educational context."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1 Vision - (Re)centring 3

Introduction 7

The Gift of the Seven Grandfather Teachings 14

Wampum 15

A Word about Terminology 18

Journeying through the Book 19

1 Iethi'nihsténha Ohwentsia'kekha: Land, Circularity, and Storying 23

Why Now - In This Time? 23

Circularity and Storying: A Conceptual Theoretical and Philosophical Framework 29

Decolonization: A Needle in My Brain 34

Section 2 Relationships - (Re)membering 41

2 Iethi'nihsténha Ohwentsia'kekha: Space, Place, and Land 45

Journeying from Space to Place 45

(Re)membering Land 47

The Philosophy of Land - Iethi'nihstenha Ohwentsia'kékha 49

3 Self-in-Relationship 56

Seven Generational Thinking 60

4 "You're Not the Indian I Had in Mind" 62

In Situ 62

What Is This... Identity? 66

Politics of Purity 69

Identity-in-Relationship 73

Section 3 Knowledge - (Re)cognizing 79

5 Sacred Fires: Contemporary (Re)memberings of Ancient Knowledges and Very Old Pedagogies 83

A World View? 85

Enacting Knowledges 87

Land as Sacred 88

6 Relations of Privilege - Relations of Power 92

Inhabiting Spaces 92

Privilege and Power 94

In Education 97

Panopticism 101

Indigeneity 106

7 Land and Circularity: An Indigenous Philosophical Approach to Thought 108

Dominant Western Approaches 109

Indigenous Approaches 112

Section 4 Action - (Re)generating 121

8 Indigenous and Dominant Western Philosophies: A Bridge Too Far? 127

Education 128

Guswhenta - A Guiding Principle 136

9 Indigenous Languages and Thought: A Verb-Oriented Reality 139

Ontology of Language 141

Verbology 143

"This Is Not a Pipe" 152

Land-Centred Approaches 155

Section 5 Iethi'nihsténha Ohwentsia'kekha - (Re)actualizing 159

10 Tensions, Challenges, and Contradictions 163

"Word Warriors" 164

Ethics of Protocol 168

Doctrine of Discovery? 169

"Critical Intimacy" 171

Transformative Practices 174

11 Coyote as Trickster 181

Inception 182

Lessons from Land 183

Rural to Urban Contexts 190

12 Conclusions and Implications: Iethi'nihstenha Ohwentsia'kekha - Beyond Responsiveness and Place-Based Education 192

Beyond Responsive Pedagogies 193

Beyond Place-Based Pedagogies 193

Philosophy as Wampum 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.

ISBN:

9781487501808

1487501803

9781487521639

1487521634

OCLC:

966404559