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Abstract
This paper makes a case for attending to the resurgence of Indigenous literary arts in taking up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action in teacher education. I argue that Indigenous literary arts can help to foster relational understandings between readers and Indigenous communities: stories have the capacity to open up processes of relationship and responsibility. To develop this argument, I draw upon perspectives from teachers and from Indigenous writers, with whom I shared conversations on the question of why Indigenous literatures matter. Through an interpretive process of interweaving these perspectives, this article shows that Indigenous literatures can inspire and motivate educators to take on this work and learning despite its attendant challenges.
Keywords:
- Indigenous literatures,
- reconciliation,
- resurgence,
- arts,
- teacher education,
- littératures autochtones,
- réconciliation,
- regain,
- arts,
- formation des enseignants
Résumé
Cet article met en relief l’importance de s’intéresser au regain de la littérature autochtone pour répondre aux appels à l’action formulés dans le cadre de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada en matière de formation des enseignants. Je soutiens que la littérature autochtone peut favoriser l’émergence d’une compréhension relationnelle entre les lecteurs et les communautés autochtones. En effet, les histoires ont la capacité d’enclencher des processus de relations et de responsabilité. Pour développer ce raisonnement, je me suis basée sur les points de vue d’enseignants et d’écrivains autochtones avec lesquels j’ai discuté des raisons qui expliquent l’importance des littératures autochtones. Entremêlant ces perspectives grâce à un exercice interprétatif, cet article montre que les littératures autochtones peuvent inspirer et motiver les enseignants à relever le défi et apprendre, malgré les défis qui leur sont associés.
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