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Enacting Curriculum 'in a Good Way:' Indigenous Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Worldviews in British Columbia Music Education Classes
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Prest, Anita; Goble, J. Scott; Vazquez-Cordoba, Hector; Tuinstra, Beth – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
In 2015, the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education mandated that local Indigenous knowledge, pedagogy, and worldviews be embedded in all K-12 curricula, but most BC music teachers have been unable to fulfill this directive because they are unfamiliar with Indigenous cultural practices. We designed this multiple case study, informed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education
Valuing Indigenous Research Paradigms in the Context of Language Acquisition
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Morrison, Jennifer – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2020
The purpose of this article is to justify the value of Indigenous research paradigms, specifically in the context of research on language acquisition. This argument has implications not only for research on language acquisition and the practice of language instruction but also for qualitative research, more broadly. Specifically, depending on the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, World Views, Indigenous Knowledge, Research Methodology
Beautiful Words: Enriching and Indigenizing Kwak'wala Revitalization through Understandings of Linguistic Structure
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Rosborough, Trish; Rorick, chuutsqa Layla; Urbanczyk, Suzanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
British Columbia (BC), Canada, is home to 34 Indigenous languages, all of them classified as endangered. Considerable work is underway by First Nation communities to revitalize their languages. Linguists classify many of the languages of BC as polysynthetic, meaning that words are composed of many morphemes, or units of meaning. While strong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Canada Natives, American Indian Languages
Integrating Indigenous Cultures into English Language Teaching
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Barfield, Susan C.; Uzarski, Joelle – English Teaching Forum, 2009
One of the most important components of a culture is its language. With language, people not only expeditiously communicate; they also express their values, beliefs, and world views. When a language becomes extinct, a part of the cultural patrimony of humanity is lost. For linguists, this also means the loss of an opportunity for a better…
Descriptors: World Views, English (Second Language), Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
Native Tongues: The Languages That Once Mapped the American Landscape Have Almost Vanished.
Lord, Nancy – Sierra: The Magazine of the Sierra Club, 1996
Languages reflect and reinforce cultural values, giving insights into their speakers' world view and relationships to the natural environment. Indigenous languages help us to respect local knowledge and extend our sense of community to the larger world. However, despite bilingual education in schools, all Native American languages are endangered;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Native Tongues: The Languages That Once Mapped the American Landscape Have Almost Vanished.
Lord, Nancy – Winds of Change, 1999
Languages reflect and reinforce cultural values, giving insights into their speakers' world view and relationships to the natural environment. Indigenous languages help us to respect local knowledge and extend our sense of community to the larger world. However, despite bilingual education in schools, all Native American languages are endangered;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians
As We See...Aboriginal Pedagogy.
Stiffarm, Lenore A., Ed. – 1998
For many years, Aboriginal knowledge was invalidated by Western ways of knowing. This collection of papers discusses ways of teaching, ways of knowing, and ways of being that have sustained Aboriginal people for over 500 years. The papers are: "Spirit Writing: Writing Circles as Healing Pedagogy" (Lenore A. Stiffarm); "Pedagogy from…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Child Rearing