Facing Colonial Canada through Pedagogies of Equity for First Nations: An Advocacy Education Project

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Title: Facing Colonial Canada through Pedagogies of Equity for First Nations: An Advocacy Education Project
Language: English
Authors: Carrie Karsgaard (ORCID 0000-0003-0954-9166), Thashika Pillay, Lynette Shultz
Source: Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. 2024 21(4):443-466.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education, Advocacy, Educational Discrimination, Social Justice, Educational Change, Equal Education, Citizenship Education, Decolonization, Middle School Students
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1080/15505170.2022.2134948
ISSN: 1550-5170
2156-8154
Abstract: Education systems in "Canada" are increasingly highlighting the structural and material inequities faced by First Nations' peoples. However, most practices within formal education tend to focus on awareness campaigns and/or examining injustice as a historical event, as opposed to challenging the structural and systemic forces that continue to perpetuate injustice toward First Nations' peoples. Drawing on a year-long educational project with students in grades 7-9 from various schools Canada-wide, this paper applies a case study approach to explore educating for advocacy through ethical relationality and solidarity with those experiencing injustice. The study highlights a transformation in how educators and students think about advocacy, while also drawing attention to the challenges to carrying out advocacy work within school systems with deep colonial roots.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1451545
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Education systems in "Canada" are increasingly highlighting the structural and material inequities faced by First Nations' peoples. However, most practices within formal education tend to focus on awareness campaigns and/or examining injustice as a historical event, as opposed to challenging the structural and systemic forces that continue to perpetuate injustice toward First Nations' peoples. Drawing on a year-long educational project with students in grades 7-9 from various schools Canada-wide, this paper applies a case study approach to explore educating for advocacy through ethical relationality and solidarity with those experiencing injustice. The study highlights a transformation in how educators and students think about advocacy, while also drawing attention to the challenges to carrying out advocacy work within school systems with deep colonial roots.
ISSN:1550-5170
2156-8154
DOI:10.1080/15505170.2022.2134948