Another resource I wanted to call out for educators looking to decolonize their curriculum is the ‘First peoples principles of learning‘. This poster was created by the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and as a classroom resource aimed at highlighting the main principles of First Peoples learning practices. The role and responsibilities of the FNESC is to support First Nations students and advance First Nations education in BC. Their website has a plethora of resources aimed at supporting this goal.
Thank you for sharing this Jessica, I was first introduced to this in my teaching program and have tried to work towards incorporating these principles in my teaching practice. Now that I am a bit more of an experiences teacher, I am becoming more intentional about pointing these principles out to my students and having them think and reflect after lessons and learning experiences.
Oh that’s so great Sonia! Any examples as to how you do that? Learning about these principles has been new for me so I haven’t had any opportunities to put these into practice yet.
Hi Jessica:
The Principal of Learning reminds me a lot of Two-eyed seeing that I had previously come across. It is hard to ignore our own identities, that of Indigenous communities and that of the Western culture that is so widespread. Two eyed seeing does not expect you to only see from an Indigenous lens, but rather, asks you to uses both lens to make sense of the world. Thus, recognizing the role of Indigenous knowledge plays into two-eyed seeing.