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WEAVING WAYS

“Learn to see from your one eye with the best or the strengths in the Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing … and learn to see from your other eye with the best or the strengths in the (Western) knowledges and ways of knowing … but most importantly, learn to see with both these eyes together, for the benefit of all”. –Albert Marshall

Weaving Ways is an Albertan resource that was developed through a grant from Alberta Education. It is organized into four quadrants – Cultures of Belonging, Instructional Design, Sharing Through Story, and Pedagogy. As an educator, I really appreciated how the resource was organized. I found so many amazing quotes and pieces of information and it just made sense in the order and way the information was presented. I can’t sum it up any better than they already did:

“The structure supports teachers in designing meaningful teaching and learning opportunities that weave together Indigenous ways of knowing with Western pedagogical practices for the benefit of all students and our collective journey towards reconciliation. The four quadrants are interconnected and encourage teachers to consider how Indigenous knowledge systems can support a rich experience for students in their classrooms. Effective education that includes Indigenous knowledge systems does not exclude or discredit other cultures, but instead ensures that both non-Indigenous students and Indigenous students alike are given the opportunity to see Indigenous perspectives, and the strengths and gifts of the First Peoples reflected in the schools they attend. The weaving together of Indigenous knowledge with Western pedagogical practices is coined by scholars as trans-systemic synthesis. (Battiste, M. & Henderson 2000)”