Category: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education

August 14, 2024

Indigenizing Education – A Land Acknowledgement for ECE

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tricia Dumais, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Conestoga College, tells the story of a land acknowledgement in the form of a children’s book that she created together with friend Doe O’Brien-Teengs.

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Faculty Stories/Teaching

September 29, 2023

Why We Wear Orange and Learn on the Land: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author’s Acknowledgement This post has been written from the perspective of a first-generation settler, living on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee...

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching

September 22, 2023

Maamwi Hub: Learn, Reflect, and Continue the Journey towards Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Secondary Education

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Consultant, Teaching & Learning As an immigrant settler in Canada, it took me years to realize the importance of learning about...

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education

October 18, 2022

Indigenous Resources

Reading Time: < 1 minute The following is a message from Conestoga College’s Library Services department Whether for self-education or as learning resources for your students, consider exploring the library’s...

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Faculty Services/Library Services

April 6, 2022

Delivering Indigenous Land Acknowledgements

Reading Time: 6 minutes Author’s Acknowledgement This post has been written from the perspective of a first-generation settler, living on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee...

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diversity

April 5, 2022

Terms for First Peoples in Canada 

Reading Time: 9 minutes This post describes the importance of respecting the self-naming practices of the First Peoples, and provides a partial list of terms for talking about First Peoples.  

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diverse Identities/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching

December 9, 2021

Building Truth and Reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples into Teaching

Reading Time: 6 minutes By Elan Paulson and Sara Kafashan  Note: This post has been written from the perspective of two settlers in North America, incorporating research and voices from...

Categories Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education/Diversity/Teaching