Module 3 Post 4
Supplementing my ability to speak with local Indigenous Elders with existing online communities who are willing to share, I came across the University of Alaska Fairbanks resource guiding educators who are seeking to Indigenize content.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems | Alaska Native Knowledge Network (uaf.edu)
While there was a of information that may be beyond the confines of the purposes of my research project of Indigenizing an International ESL Curriculum, I felt this resource was extremely useful for helping non Indigenous Peoples to learn how to respect traditional knowledge systems:
The document could be taken as a Manifesto or printed as a guideline to post in a public space in the classroom. From an ESL perspective, this list would serve as an excellent foundation in vocabulary to scaffold more intense issues.