{"id":2296,"date":"2012-11-26T19:32:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T02:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec521sept12\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2012-11-26T19:32:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T02:32:53","slug":"module-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec521sept12\/2012\/11\/26\/module-4-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entry #1:\u00a0 Friend or Foe?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One night, when researching the topic of residential schools, I came upon this video and my husband and I watched it together.\u00a0 It\u2019s a long video \u2013 but it makes a compelling case for what occurred in residential schools and the tragedy, trauma and enduring suffering inflicted on those who were forced to attend and on their families.\u00a0 It is obvious that this Reverend, Kevin Annett, did his homework and found valid evidence of the atrocities that have occurred.<\/p>\n

Then the video takes an interesting turn\u2026he attests that he was unfairly let go from his post with the United Church.\u00a0 It certainly is an interesting chain of events\u2026has he been banished by the Church and government or is he an extremist, a swindler and a \u201cwanna-be\u201d?\u00a0\u00a0 Is there a grand conspiracy to continue to hide the truth from us?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=88k2imkGIFA<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/stopkevinannett.wordpress.com\/category\/kevin-annett\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Entry #2:\u00a0 In the Classroom<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The following link is to a video prepared for Ontario Teachers.\u00a0\u00a0 First Nations elders, an Inuit elder and a M\u00e9tis senator share their stories and by doing so invoke an urgency for teachers to integrate an understanding of Canadian history and the indigenous experiences into their curriculum.\u00a0 \u00a0Incorporating this history and knowledge will better engage indigenous learners and will foster an acceptance for what has occurred and the damage that has been done.<\/p>\n

I am now far along on this journey, and can feel the necessity of incorporating this knowledge across curricula to pay homage to our indigenous people and their struggles with colonization.\u00a0 It has been too long that we have ignored the tragedies of the residential schools, the separating of communities from their land, and the effects of marginalization, poverty and incarceration.<\/p>\n

To be frank, I will take baby steps towards bringing this material into my classroom.\u00a0 I want to tread carefully as I can appreciate the sensitivity of this material and the emotions that may be present.\u00a0 But I will forage on and aim to do my part in abolishing racism and promoting understanding.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AbxCtmteQ-U<\/a><\/p>\n

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Entry #3:\u00a0 Healing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This journey has taken me all over the web \u2013 I actually don\u2019t know what I searched to get to this installment but it was a very interesting post.\u00a0 Claire Carefoot is a visionary and a pioneer in her approach to help indigenous female prisoners at the Buffalo Sage Healing Centre.\u00a0 The residents are on their final 6 months of their sentences, and are permitted to live in this centre which is housed in a secret residential Edmonton neighbourhood. \u00a0\u00a0About the healing centre, Carefoot explains, \u201cIt’s a very in-depth program that gets into the guts of people, the pain they experienced as children, the alcoholism and the people who have been left behind.\u00a0 The women for eight weeks sit with an elder and a program facilitator and work on their childhood trauma.\u00a0 And for many of them, it’s a lot of trauma.”\u00a0 They offer various other supports such as life skills coaching, parenting classes, and job skills training.<\/p>\n

As I read through this post, I wondered if the needs of these prisoners mirror the needs of my learners.\u00a0 They need much more than the content of our curriculum \u2013 they need to heal, to connect with their community, and to deal head on with the addictions and pain that they have.\u00a0 They need the same supports as these women do \u2013 and yet we are trying to teach them content that must seem rather irrelevant to their immediate needs.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/avenueedmonton.com\/blogs\/carefoot-continues-to-help-aboriginal-inmates<\/a><\/p>\n

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Entry #4:\u00a0 Technology & Awareness<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After reviewing Heather MacGregor\u2019s dialogue as a \u201cguest speaker\u201d in our discussion forum, I became quite interested in the Legacy of Hope foundation and went to explore their website.\u00a0 What I found there were some innovative, ground-breaking programs and approaches towards raising awareness and understanding.\u00a0 In particular, I was struck by the campaign entitled \u201c1000 conversations\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The idea was to engage all Canadians in a dialogue about residential schools and the irreversible impact it has had on aboriginal people.\u00a0\u00a0 You could host a conversation anywhere \u2013 with any group of people (family, friends, coworkers, classrooms, etc.) and an information package & DVD was made available to the host.\u00a0 Once completed, you were to register your \u201cconversation\u201d online here:\u00a0 http:\/\/1000conversations.ca\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 This program ran in 2009-2010.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t this a unique coupling of using technology to raise awareness in a non-threatening, enlightening way?\u00a0\u00a0 These kinds of initiatives can lead to self-reflection and transformation.<\/p>\n

Another inventive way the Legacy of Hope assimilates technology and the promotion of their cause is with a hand-help app that downloads their exhibition, \u201cWhere are the Children?\u00a0 Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0 This includes interactive, multimedia content that offers commentary, photos, narrative panels, and archived documents.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.legacyofhope.ca\/projects\/where-are-the-children\/app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Very intriguing ways of using technology to raise awareness, foster understanding, and engage Canadians in the history of indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n

Entry #5:\u00a0 TEK & Spiritual Foundations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My last entry was found when considering \u201ctraditional ecological knowledge\u201d or TEK.\u00a0 This article cautions aboriginal scholars to protect TEK.\u00a0 They are finding that western researchers are using this knowledge to advance their own agendas and taking it out of context from its spiritual origins.\u00a0 At first, aboriginal people felt encouraged that the dominant culture was acknowledging and respecting the value of TEK, when in fact it is being inappropriately united with the ecological framework of western science.\u00a0 Furthermore, cultural protocols are being violated.\u00a0 Although aboriginal people are the holders of the knowledge, they, yet again, have no power over how it is being interpreted or used.<\/p>\n

I have to question why aboriginal people aren\u2019t invited to \u201csit at the decision-making table\u201d rather than being subjected to research and studies about<\/span><\/strong> them.\u00a0 We should be learning from<\/span><\/strong> them and respecting their worldview.\u00a0 This article, unfortunately, paints a bleak picture about the future relations of aboriginal people and dominant society.\u00a0 It advocates for resistance as a tool to preserve land, culture and tradition.<\/p>\n

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