Pulling Together: A Guide for Curriculum Developers

Table of Contents

• • Acknowledgements
  • Overview
  • How to Use and Adapt This Guide
  • Introduction

• Section 1: Understanding Indigenization

• • Introduction
  • Indigenization, Decolonization, and Reconciliation
  • The Need to Indigenize
  • Pathways Toward Reconciliation
  • Summary

• Section 2: Meaningful Integration of Indigenous Epistemologies and Pedagogies

• • Introduction
  • Indigenous Epistemologies and Pedagogies
  • Integrating Indigenous Epistemologies and Pedagogies into Curriculum Design and Development
  • Summary

• Section 3: Engaging with Indigenous Communities

• • Introduction
  • Respecting Protocols
  • Building Relationships
  • Learning from Mistakes
  • Summary

• Section 4: Incorporating Diverse Sources of Indigenous Knowledge

• • Introduction
  • Diverse Sources of Indigenous Knowledge
  • Appropriate Use of Indigenous Content
  • Incorporating Local Land, Knowledge, and Language
  • Summary

• Section 5: Developing Awareness of One’s Own Role in Indigenization and Reconciliation

• • Introduction
  • Anti-oppression Theory and Your Personal Role, Responsibility, and Agency in Indigenization
  • Being an Ally
  • Creating Cultural Safety
  • Summary

• Section 6: Promoting Systemic Change

• • Introduction
  • Everything is Related: Relationality and Post-secondary Institutions as Social Systems
  • Building a Community Within Your Institution
  • Becoming an Advocate
  • Summary
• • Conclusion
  • Additional Resources
  • References
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix A: Excerpts from Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
  • Appendix B: “Teacher as Leader” Original Syllabus (Non-Indigenized)
  • Appendix C: “Teacher as Leader” Indigenized Syllabus Excerpts
  • Appendix D: “Teacher as Leader” Becoming an Indigenizing Educator
  • Appendix E: Acknowledging Traditional Lands
  • Appendix F: Working with Elders
  • Appendix G: Incorporating Diverse Sources of Indigenous Knowledge
  • Appendix H: Adapting this Guide