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- Title
Teaching Indigenous Literatures for Decolonization: Challenging Learning, Learning to Challenge.
- Authors
Hanson, Aubrey Jean
- Abstract
This paper examines the significance of colonial contexts that influence the teaching of Indigenous literatures. It draws upon conversations I held with Indigenous writers and with secondary educators, in which we discussed the relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous literatures, and classroom teaching in Canada. In dialogue with teachers' and authors' perspectives, this paper argues that, when Indigenous stories are told and taught, readers are invited to challenge colonial understandings and are implicated into challenging classroom experiences. The pedagogical experiences precipitated by Indigenous literatures can be difficult for teachers and students, leading to unsettling dynamics, but are importantly decolonizing.
- Subjects
CANADA; TEACHING methods; EDUCATION of indigenous peoples; LEARNING; DECOLONIZATION; CLASSROOM environment; INDIGENOUS peoples in literature; EDUCATION
- Publication
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2020, Vol 66, Issue 2, p207
- ISSN
0002-4805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.55016/ojs/ajer.v66i2.68509