Emphasis in Indigenous Education and Decolonization
The Indigenous Emphasis not only examines the complex and tangled histories of those on whose traditional lands 萌妹社区/University of Toronto is situated - the Ouendat (Wyandot-Huron), Onondowahgah (Seneca-) and the Misi-zaagiing (Mississaugas-Anishinaabek) nation but also extends to lands across Turtle Island and Abya-Yala. Tkaronto, as a starting place to understand Indigenous Education and Decolonization more globally, is subject to the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Hodenosaunee and the Anishinaabe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes regions. This emphasis will provide an entry point into the knowledge systems that emerge from this particular land, with an emphasis on land itself as a teacher and a source of knowledge. The emphasis will be grounded on a decolonial pedagogy, with a commitment to anti-colonization and decolonization practices. Recognizing that these lands have existed, and still do exist, first and foremost in relationship to Indigenous people requires a critical consciousness and acknowledgement of whose traditional lands we are now on as well as the historical and contemporary realities of those relationships. It is this understanding that forms the philosophical foundation upon which all of our courses position themselves within the emphasis.
How to Participate in the Indigenous Education and Decolonization Emphasis
It is not necessary to formally enrol in the Emphasis, nor do you need to declare in advance your intention to pursue the Emphasis. If you are a student in the Curriculum & Pedagogy (C&P) program in CTL you are eligible to have an Emphasis by simply completing three or more courses from the Emphasis course list. Once you successfully pass these courses, contact your program administrator in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and request credit for satisfying the Emphasis requirements. This request must be made prior to graduation. Please note that not all courses are offered each year and that a course can only be used to satisfy the requirements of a single Emphasis.
Students in the Indigenous Education and Decolonization Emphasis are expected to take three or more courses.
Faculty
Core Faculty
- Dr. Rub茅n Gaztambide-Fern谩ndez
- Dr. Sandra Styres
- Dr. Heather Sykes
- Dr. Jennifer Brant
- Dr. Fikile Nxumalo
- Dr. Arlo Kempf
Affiliated Faculty
- Dr. Jack Miller
Indigenous Education and Decolonization Courses
| Course Name | Course Code |
|---|---|
| Pedagogies of Solidarity | CTL1063H |
| The Holistic Curriculum | CTL1110H |
| Introduction to Aboriginal Land-centered Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives | CTL1320H |
| Aboriginal Civilization: Language, Culture and Identity | CTL1321H |
| Literacies of Land: Narrative, Storying and Literature | CTL1322H |
| Land鈥恈entred Approaches to Research and Community Engagement: Bringing a 鈥楪ood鈥 Mind to Indigenous Education Research | CTL1331H |
| Introduction to Decolonization in Education | CTL1332H |
| Indigenous Maternal Pedagogies: Teaching for Reconciliation | CTL5039H |
| Structural and Colonial Violence: Educational Reponse(abilities) and Complicities | CTL5049H |
| Decolonial and Anti-Racist Environmental Education | CTL5050H |
| Architectures of Race, Whiteness and Settlerhood in Education | CTL5053H |
| Indigenous Literatures | CTL5054H |
| Weaving together Mind, Body and Spirit: Envisioning Pathways to Trauma-informed Classrooms from Indigenous Perspectives | CTL5056H |
