Native American and Indigenous Education

Indigenous histories, ways of knowing and culturally sustaining teaching in American schools.

EDUC-201 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Education Foundations

Course content

  1. 1Why Indigenous education matters for every teacherComing
  2. 2Native nations of the United States: diversity of peoples and culturesComing
  3. 3Boarding schools and their legacyComing
  4. 4Tribal sovereignty and Indian education lawComing
  5. 5Indigenous ways of knowing and learningComing
  6. 6Land-based and place-based learningComing
  7. 7Elders, knowledge keepers and community partnershipsComing
  8. 8Indigenous languages in schoolsComing
  9. 9Bringing Indigenous perspectives into every subjectComing
  10. 10Supporting Indigenous students' successComing
  11. 11Avoiding appropriation and tokenismComing
  12. 12Case study: a unit planned with a local communityComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Indigenous histories, ways of knowing and culturally sustaining teaching in American schools.

Part of the Education stream, typically taken in year 2.