Another word for learning.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Dumas, Jadis M., director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kwakiutl children--Education--British Columbia--Vancouver.

Kwakiutl children.

Culturally relevant pedagogy--British Columbia--Vancouver.

Culturally relevant pedagogy.

Racism in education--British Columbia--Vancouver.

Racism in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (01:12:24)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Good Docs, 2019.

Language Note:

Closed-captions in English.

Summary:

What does it mean for a young person to take charge of their education? Another Word For Learning follows Aisha, an exuberant and creative 11-year old, of Kwakwaka'wakw descent, who has always hated public school: the mean kids, the academic pressure, the lack of artistic space — and the racism. She has only one year left at her elementary school in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, but she's had enough. Her dreams don't fit into the colonial curriculum, so she wants to leave school to pursue them. While most of her family and friends are worried about her, her mother Gunargie, a residential school survivor, sees this choice to "drop-out" as an opportunity for her and her daughter to reconnect with their culture — and with each other.

Participant:

Director, Jadis Dumas.

Notes:

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

9781036247799

OCLC:

1584443695

Publisher Number:

301743