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Publication Date: 2021
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Pedagogical Talking Circles: Decolonizing Education through Relational Indigenous Frameworks
Barkaskas, Patricia; Gladwin, Derek
Journal of Teaching and Learning, v15 n1 p20-38 2021
This article focuses on pedagogical talking circles as a practice of decolonizing and Indigenizing education. Based upon Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), non-Indigenous educators have a responsibility, while Indigenous educators have an opportunity, to transform normative colonial institutional knowledge structures and practices. Pedagogical talking circles are particularly useful in providing supported spaces for participants/students to engage in reciprocal and relational learning. The pedagogical theories outlined in this article utilize three main Indigenous methodological approaches: situated relatedness, respectful listening, and reflective witnessing. Based upon these underlying approaches, this article speaks to the necessity for decolonizing education (K-12 and post-secondary).
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Canada Natives, American Indian Education, International Law, Treaties, Civil Rights, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Intergroup Relations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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