Western knowledge systems are increasingly scrutinised for their colonial roots and their dominance over Indigenous perspectives. In response, Indigenous, First Nations, and Pacific scholars are actively challenging these colonial epistemologies in higher education through research and community engagement, carving out spaces that honour and…

Integrating cultural knowledge into science literacy and education is at the forefront of understanding human ingenuity that shaped the totality of cognitive interactions in communities and civilizations, leading to the establishment of core principles that guide every society -- past, present, and future. The dilution of cultural and historical…

This article is framed in decoloniality and responds to calls for educational systems, curricula, and classroom instruction in sub-Saharan Africa and other Global South contexts to be decolonized. The article proposes the adoption of a Dagba? Indigenous philosophy--"Bilchiinsi" (ethical living)--as a relational pedagogy for transforming…

The author of this paper uses Indigenous-informed literature and explores the use of a Multispecies Collaboratory to hear place-based voices and practice ways of knowing often denied value by the mainstream. In the Indigenous nation of Australia, the author sets out to learn ways to practice environmental education that build upon aeons of…

This article focuses on a higher education pedagogy of reading the exemplary novel of Indigenous Australia, "Carpentaria" (2006) by Waanyi author, Alexis Wright. The multiply awarded and multiply translated novel gives an epic view of contemporary Aboriginal life. Its dramatization of listening relations is profoundly insightful for the…

Following high profile cross-Canadian examinations of Indigenous peoples and their experiences such as those of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, many universities and colleges have begun to make commitments that support Indigenous engagement; the institutional effort to engage with the experiences, histories, and perspectives of…

Euro-Western schooling systems often sideline play, or when learning through play is valued, it is rarely recognised as a Maaori way of knowing. In te ao Maaori, however, play is woven through identity, wairua, and whakapapa. Drawing on my puuraakau and the koorero of my tumuaki, Te Haumoana Biddle, this article re-centres play as a…

Decolonising university curriculum is not a unique Australian project but involves all settler colonial nations in efforts to deconstruct the 'pathological effects' of colonisation. This undertaking supports a societal transition towards a more socially just world where the human rights and Knowledges of First Nations are recognised and respected.…

This study explores the integration of indigenous stories into thematic teaching in Ghanaian kindergartens to enhance foundational learning. Guided by Rogoff's sociocultural theory and participatory action research, data were collected from four schools in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality through observations and interviews. The findings show…

Calls to Indigenize the curriculum have been occurring and, indeed, increasing across Canadian universities since the release in 2015 of the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC, 2015). The present article documents the emergence at two universities of a support program for Indigenous curriculum, in the form of digital…

This study investigates the role of Qiang architectural development in promoting cultural heritage education in Sichuan, China. Qiang architecture, with its iconic stone watchtowers, wooden beam houses, and ritual spaces, is not merely a material legacy but a living pedagogical system embedded in community life. Using a qualitative ethnographic…

This study examines the preservation and educational applications of the Yi jaw harp in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of China, drawing on ethnomusicological fieldwork, instrument classification, and pedagogical analysis. Rooted in oral traditions, spiritual symbolism, and linguistic resonance, the Yi jaw harp functions as both a musical…

Purpose: Poetic inquiry is an approach that promotes alternate perspectives about what research means and speaks to more diverse audiences than traditional forms of research. Across academia, there is increasing attention to decolonising research. This reflects a shift towards research methods that recognise, acknowledge and appreciate diverse…

This article explores, through semi-structured interviews with selected doctoral students and lecturers, clues for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems into the curriculum of proposed academic programs in Development Education at a university in Ghana. We have used Freire's pedagogy of hope as a theoretical lens to examine how Global…

Teaching Aboriginal perspectives is a cross-curriculum priority aimed at supporting Aboriginal school students' beliefs about themselves and promoting mutual respect and understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members of society. Many teachers feel they lack the efficacy to teach Aboriginal perspectives, and this may have implications…