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Concerned by the need to decolonize education for Aboriginal students, the authors explore philosophies of Indigenous ways of knowing and those of the 21st century learning movement. In their efforts to propose a way forward with Aboriginal education, the authors inquire into harmonies between Aboriginal knowledges and tenets of 21st century education. Three stories from the authors’ research serve as examples of decolonizing approaches that value the congruence between 21st century education and Indigenous knowledges. These stories highlight the need for two-eyed seeing, co-constructing curriculum for language and culture revitalization, and drawing from community contexts to create curriculum.
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Préoccupées par le besoin de décoloniser l’éducation offerte aux étudiants autochtones, les auteures examinent les philosophies sous-tendant les modes d’apprentissage autochtones et les mouvements éducatifs du 21e siècle. Dans le but de faire évoluer l’éducation proposée à la population étudiante autochtone, les auteures cherchent à concilier les savoirs autochtones et les principes éducationnels du 21e siècle. Dans cet article, trois histoires tirées des recherches effectuées par les auteures illustrent des approches valorisant l’harmonisation des théories éducationnelles du 21e siècle avec les savoirs autochtones. Celles-ci démontrent l’importance d’utiliser «l’approche à double perspective», d’élaborer conjointement un programme pour la revitalisation de la langue et de la culture et de s’inspirer du contexte propre aux communautés lors de l’élaboration des programmes.
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Biographical notes
ELIZABETH MUNROE is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Her research interests focus on professional learning at both the pre-service and in-service levels.
LISA LUNNEY BORDEN is an associate professor of mathematics education at St. Francis Xavier University. Her research explores culturally relevant practices in mathematics. Having taught mathematics at We’koqma’q Mi’kmaw School for ten years, she believes that learning about language, culture and ways of knowing from community members helped her to think differently about teaching mathematics.
ANNE MURRAY ORR is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at St. Francis Xavier University. Her current research is in the areas of early literacy, content area literacy, Indigenous language immersion programs, and pre- and in-service teacher education.
DENISE TONEY is a Mi’kmaq educator who currently works as School Success Plan Coordinator for Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey schools and as a Lecturer of Indigenous Studies at Cape Breton University. Her research interests include post-colonial theory, Indigenous second language acquisition, First Nations school improvement, Native teacher education, and language revitalization.
JANE MEADER was raised in Membertou Reserve in Unama’ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia. Mi’kmaw is her first language, and she follows the traditional teachings and values that she has learned throughout her life from Elders. Currently, Jane teaches courses for St. Francis Xavier University and Cape Breton University, while also continuing to be a key educator in her home community of Membertou.
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Appendices
Notes biographiques
ELIZABETH MUNROE est professeur adjointe à la faculté des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université Saint-François-Xavier, située à Antigonish, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Ses intérêts de recherche portent sur la formation professionnelle, auprès des futurs enseignants et des enseignants en fonction.
LISA LUNNEY BORDEN est professeur agrégé en enseignement des mathématiques à l’Université Saint-François-Xavier. Ses recherches portent sur les pratiques culturelles en lien avec les mathématiques. Elle a enseigné les mathématiques à l’école We’koqma’q Mi’kmaw pendant dix ans et est convaincue que ses connaissances de la langue, de la culture et des modes d’apprentissage, acquises auprès des membres de la communauté, l’amènent à concevoir différemment l’enseignement des mathématiques.
ANNE MURRAY ORR est professeur agrégé à la faculté des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université Saint-François-Xavier. Elle effectue présentement des recherches dans les domaines de l’alphabétisation précoce, l’alphabétisation propre à une matière, des programmes d’immersion en langue autochtone et de la formation initiale et continue des enseignants.
DENISE TONEY est éducatrice Mi’kmaq. Elle travaille également comme coordonnatrice du plan de réussite scolaire des écoles Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey et comme chargée de cours en études autochtones à l’Université du Cap Breton. Ses recherches ciblent la théorie postcoloniale, l’apprentissage d’une langue seconde chez les autochtones, l’amélioration des écoles des Premières Nations, la formation des enseignants des Premières Nations et la revitalisation des langues.
JANE MEADER a grandi sur la réserve Membertou dans la région d’Unama’ki (Cap Breton), en Nouvelle-Écosse. Le Mi’kmaw est sa langue maternelle et elle est fidèle aux enseignements et valeurs traditionnels qui lui ont été transmis par les Aînés au cours de sa vie. Actuellement, Jane enseigne à l’Université Saint-François-Xavier ainsi qu’à l’Université du Cap Breton, tout en jouant un rôle-clé comme éducatrice au sein de sa communauté, Membertou.