Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education: Philosophies of Iethi'nihstenha Ohwentsia'kekha

by Sandra Styres

Indigenous scholars have been gathering, speaking, and writing about Indigenous knowledge for decades. These knowledges are grounded in ancient traditions and very old pedagogies that have been woven with the tangled strings and chipped beads of colonial relations. Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education is an exploration into some of the shared cross-cultural themes that inform and shape Indigenous thought and Indigenous educational philosophy. These philosophies generate tensions, challenges, and contradictions that can become very tangled and messy when considered within the context of current educational systems that reinforce colonial power relations. Sandra D. Styres shows how Indigenous thought can inform decolonizing approaches in education as well as the possibilities for truly transformative teaching practices. This book offers new pathways for remembering, conceptualizing and understanding these ancient knowledges and philosophies within a twenty-first century educational context.

Genres: Indigenous

248 pages, Paperback

Published March 22, 2017

Reviews

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a class on Indigenous Theology and Epistemologies.
Styres presents a thorough and restorative vision for education in an indigenous context. She argues for a decolonization of our whole educational system. She presents a pedagogy that honors a relationship with Land as an active and present part of community. I found the whole message healing and validating for my own pedagogy of education and culturally responsive practice. i recommend this book for any and all educators, especially those working in Early Childhood Education.

[Ariel · Rating 3 out of 5]

An important topic that I wish the author had spent more time addressing specifically, instead of focusing so much on dominant western thought. The final chapters were my favourites as they focused more on the central thesis and were a good illustration of how indigenous thought in education can be properly incorporated and how to avoid misappropriating said thought.

[Ron Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has changed the way I view the (L)/land I live on. For anyone that will be working in education here in Canada or the US, this should be mandatory reading.