Ontario College of Teachers video – Voices of Wisdom: Learning from Elders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbxCtmteQ-U
Even though this video was posted in 2010, it is so profound to listen first hand to the experiences and wisdom from the First Nations elders, an Inuit elder and a Métis senator. They share their experiences and the importance of understanding Indigenous students and their history.
One speaker spoke of connections to the content at school and how Old MacDonald’s farm discusses sheep and pigs. Animals that some students wouldn’t know about, whereas if it has been moose and beavers, the students would have connected and engaged with the content. This video really allowed to reflect on the curriculum in the classroom and how something as simple as discussing different animals can make the classroom more inclusive.
Tanya. I loved the last words of Elder Irene Peters: “Native history need to be taught to everyone in all schools. I think this is one way to eliminate discrimination because discrimination is sometimes a lack of knowledge”. I find them speak to the world of technology as well; we lack the knowledge that’s is why we develop biased productions in the first place.