How can indigenous parent knowledge be incorporated into the school curriculum? Can we infuse the curriculum with Indigenous knowledge from parents and others and fold it into a curriculum that is westernized by nature?
Join host Tom Claxton as he unpacks his conversation with Linda Young and forays into the world of the public school curriculum. Tom Claxton is an Education Instructor at Northwest College, and Linda Young is a Traditional Knowledge Keeper and Sessional Lecturer. The two discuss the challenges of grafting parents’ Indigenous ways of knowing onto westernized school curriculums. This exploration delves into how we, as parents and teachers, will walk alongside and create new understanding and a more inclusive curriculum.Â
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Learn more about Linda Young: https://www.debbiepushor.ca/grad-students/hylq12p55v57z0zzxov3ptnc4pom66
Young, L. (2020). Acimowin. Telling and retelling my residential school story. What was lost? What replaced it? What is needed to heal, reconcile, and reclaim Indigenous education for the benefit of students, families, & communities?
https://vimeo.com/543353638 In-depth video
https://vimeo.com/543372833 Overview video
For both videos, the download password is acimowin.
Pushor, D. (2015). Mapping parent knowledge. In D. Pushor and the Parent Engagement Collaborative II, Living as mapmakers: Charting a course with children guided by parent knowledge (pp. 20-41).Sense Publishers.
