Braided Learning: Illuminating Indigenous Presence through Art and Story

Product Description A guide to learning and teaching about Indigenous histories and perspectives in Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Indigenous activism have made many Canadians uncomfortably aware of how little they know about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. In Braided Learning, Susan Dion shares her approach to learning and teaching about Indigenous histories and perspectives. Using the power of stories and artwork, Dion offers respectful ways to address challenging topics including settler-colonialism, treaties, the Indian Act, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the drive for self-determination. Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future. Review “This book should be in every educator’s library. It serves as a model for educators to learn and teach about the history of Indigenous peoples and settler colonialism without fear or reservation. It is exactly what has been asked for over and over again.” -- Tracey Laverty, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Education, Saskatoon Public Schools About the Author Susan D. Dion is professor in the faculty of education at York University, Canada. She is the author of Braiding Histories: Learning from Aboriginal People’s Experiences and Perspectives.