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Braiding histories : learning from Aboriginal peoples' experiences and perspectives : including the Braiding histories stories co-written with Michael R. Dion / Susan D. Dion.
"This book proposes a new pedagogy for addressing Aboriginal [Indians, Native peoples] subject material, shifting the focus from an essentializing or "othering" exploration of the attributes of Aboriginal peoples to a focus on historical experiences that inform our understanding of contemporary relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. Reflecting on the process of writing a series of stories, Dion takes up questions of (re)presenting the lived experiences of Aboriginal people in the service of pedagogy. Investigating what happened when the stories were taken up in history classrooms, she illustrates how our investments in particular identities structure how we hear and what we are "willing to know. Braiding Histories illuminates the challenges of speaking/listening and writing/reading across cultural boundaries as an Aboriginal person to communicate Aboriginal experience through education. It will be useful to teachers and students of educational and Native studies and will appeal to readers seeking a better understanding of colonialism and Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal relations.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774815178
- ISBN: 0774815175
- ISBN: 9780774815185
- ISBN: 0774815183
- Physical Description: xi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Historical amnesia and the discourse of the romantic, mythical other -- Listen again and I'll (re)tell you a story -- Listening- but what is being heard? -- The Braiding Histories Project -- "Her solitary place": teaching and learning from Shanawdithit's story -- "We wanted to hear your stories": teaching and learning from Audrey's story -- Disrupting moulded images.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 76.6 D56 2009 | 274209 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | E 76.6 D56 2009 | 679556 | Stacks | Available | - |
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Summary:
"This book proposes a new pedagogy for addressing Aboriginal [Indians, Native peoples] subject material, shifting the focus from an essentializing or "othering" exploration of the attributes of Aboriginal peoples to a focus on historical experiences that inform our understanding of contemporary relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. Reflecting on the process of writing a series of stories, Dion takes up questions of (re)presenting the lived experiences of Aboriginal people in the service of pedagogy. Investigating what happened when the stories were taken up in history classrooms, she illustrates how our investments in particular identities structure how we hear and what we are "willing to know. Braiding Histories illuminates the challenges of speaking/listening and writing/reading across cultural boundaries as an Aboriginal person to communicate Aboriginal experience through education. It will be useful to teachers and students of educational and Native studies and will appeal to readers seeking a better understanding of colonialism and Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal relations.