As I begin to narrow down my focus for assignment in the course, I went looking to see what resources are out there for teachers who want to incorporate more authentic resources for Indigenous studies. After Ontario’s curriculum was referenced in a previous reading I wanted to se what was out there, so I did a quick check for what the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has to offer.
Link: OISE resource – Infusing Aboriginal Perspectives into Your Teaching Practice
I haven’t delved into the links yet but plan to, and am curious to see what kind of suggestions are made now that my critical eye is being formed through the readings in our course. I’ve heard criticism of the term ‘FNMI’ by an Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) colleague, and it is heavily referenced in a lot of curriculum, so I plan on reviewing the resources while looking out for any signs of ‘primitivism’ and Euro-centricity.
I never thought about the abbreviation “FNMI” perhaps being insulting. Now that you brought it up, I guess the term lumps First Nations, Metis and Inuit in one group where all are so uniquely different in so many ways….interesting. What criticisms have you heard?