“sʔi:ɬqəy̓ qeqən (Double-Headed Serpent Post)” Brent Sparrow Jr., Musqueam. Hover Collective / UBC Brand & Marketing
Indigenization: Bringing Indigenous knowledge and approaches together with Western knowledge systems. A deliberate coming together of these two ways of knowing; not when Indigenous knowledge is simply added to a course or when something Western is replaced with something Indigenous.1
What is this resource?
A hub for resources, teaching materials, examples, and current progress for anyone interested in the Indigenization of chemistry courses! For feedback, questions, concerns, or ideas for new resources, please contact the page creator (me, Noah Depner) (depner@chem.ubc.ca).
This page was created based on my experiences as a settler learning about Indigenization. To read more about my personal journey in creating the resource, check out the About page.
Follow the links below to find topic-specific collections of resources. They are organized with the most high-yielding resources on the top. Each resource is accompanied by a short summary and suggested time.
Collections
What do terms like Indigenous, decolonization, or reconciliation mean?
What is the history of the land we teach from?
What do Indigenous approaches look like in the classroom? How do they compare to Western approaches?
Where can I find examples of effective Indigenization in science courses? In chemistry courses?