What does an Indigenous school look like?
When I very young we came from England to Canada, specifically to Montreal. We were told that we had to learn French no matter what. I was put into a french immersion class. In this class it was all the new immigrants that had recently landed in that area. We all spoke a different language and the only way to converse with anyone was to find a common ground, in this case French. We were not taught any of the basics of other curriculum, only 6 months of French. The result was that after the 6 months…I went from not knowing any French to understand and becoming quite fluent in the language.
Looking back at this story, it made me think about what would an indigenous school look like?
I want to incorporate this idea into my work and the course that I am creating. I’m curious to know what does an indigenous school look like? Should it be completely immersive,and holistic? should it have aspects of indigenous knowledge since we all need to learn to live and work in the Eurocentric world?
Another video I found interesting was regarding the theme of decolonizing education.
Is this what needs to be done, and what that would look like.