Educators as Local Indigenous Allies

Educators as Local Indigenous Allies - A Website

Local Indigenous Allyship:

Why it matters for all of us, especially educators, and how we can all become better community members, in good relationship with the First Peoples of this place, and with all things.

The website "Educators as Local Indigenous Allies" (Mobbs, 2024) is a website for teachers in the area called ʔaqyamǂup in Ktunaxa, k’iyá’mlup in n̓syilxčn̓, and Nelson, BC in English. It is an ongoing project as part of my own journey as a settler educator towards decolonization and Reconciliation. It also documents my own reflective process, primarily as I contemplate the First People's Principles of Learning (FPCC, 2007), guided by Chrona's (2023) thoughts in Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies – An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education. It is aspirational in motivating other educators to begin to develop good relationships with local Indigenous people, moving us towards Indigenization of education.

The first section guides you through a "learning journey" to help educators understand the local context of Truth and Reconciliation. It includes key aspects of Indigenous pedagogy, as well as local Indigenous voices. The second section is valuable for all educators, as it seeks to offer answers to vital questions many settler educators might have about how to become a settler ally with Indigenous people.

If you would like to collaborate with me in the ongoing process of using technology to inspire local educators to be in better relationship with local Indigenous people, please let me know through this blog, or reach out by email to melaniemobbs@gmail.com.

References

Chrona, J. (2022) Wayi Wah! Indigenous pedagogies – an act for reconciliation and

anti-racist education. Portage & Main Press.

First People’s Cultural Council (FPCC)(2007) First People’s principles

of learning. https://www.fnesc.ca/first-peoples-principles-of-learning/

Mobbs, M. (2024) Educators as local indigenous allies. Google Sites.

Sites. https://sites.google.com/view/kootenay-indigenous-allies/learning-journey

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