Braided learning illuminating indigenous presence through art and story / Susan D. Dion.

Portion of title Illuminating indigenous presence through art and story
Contents Indigenous presence -- Requisites for reconciliation -- Seeing yourself in relationship with settler colonialism -- The historical timeline : refusing absence, knowing presence, and being indigenous -- Learning from contemporary indigenous artists -- The braiding histories stories -- Wuleelham-make good tracks.
Abstract "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Indigenous activism have made many Canadians uncomfortably aware of how little they know about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. In Braided Learning, Lenape-Potawatomi scholar and educator Susan Dion shares her approach to learning and teaching about Indigenous histories and perspectives. Métis leader Louis Riel illuminated the connection between creativity and identity in his declaration, "My people will sleep for a hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirits back." Using the power of stories and artwork, Dion offers respectful ways to address challenging topics including treaties, the Indian Act, the Sixties Scoop, land claims, resurgence, the drive for self-determination, and government policies that undermine language, culture, and traditional knowledge systems. Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge and world views to explain perspectives that are often missing from the national narrative. This generous work is an invaluable resource for Canadians trying to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsIssued also in electronic formats.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022435526
ISBN9780774880787 (hardcover)
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