M2, Entry 5: Indigenous Knowledge and STEM Education

Module 2: Stereotypes and the Commodification of Indigenous Social Reality

Entry 5: Indigenous Knowledge and STEM Education

These researchers examined students using Indigenous knowledge within STEM to increase agency. The Anishinaabe arcs that were used are found in many aspects of the life and culture of this Indigenous groups. Students were able to translate their knowledge from the practical to technology. I look forward to examining how this framework can impact Indigenous futures. 

I also found a website that provided some practical information and examples of arcs. https://csdt.org/culture/anishinaabearcs/index.html 

Eglash, R., Lachney, M., Babbitt, W., Bennett, A., Reinhart, M., & Davis, J. (2020). Decolonizing education with Anishinaabe arcs: generative STEM as a path to indigenous futurity. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(3), 1569-1593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09728-6

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