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The Foundational Knowledge of Arriving Here Together
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In 2018, Alberta Education released its Teacher Quality Standards with a competency directly related to ensuring Alberta Teachers develop and apply foundational knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit for the benefit of all students (p. 6). The competency may seem to be a step in the right direction; however, it falls short of its goal if Alberta teachers regard foundational knowledge to represent informational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Tensions historically and contemporarily between First Nations, Métis and Inuit and Canadians are not informational issues, they are relational issues. In order to actualize reconciliation, we need to rethink Competency 5 in a relational way by examining, engaging with Land and Place with First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Through personal story work and examination of research on Indigenous pedagogies of place, teachers may begin to understand Land and Place is the foundational knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit and can help us to take up competency 5 in a relational way and meaningful way.
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- 2021-04-13
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- Report