Knowing Home Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science

Knowing Home Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science Book 1

Knowing Home attempts to capture the creative vision of Indigenous scientific knowledge and technology that is derived from an ecology of a home place. The traditional wisdom component of Indigenous Science—the values and ways of decision-making—assists humans in their relationship with each other,...

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Other Authors: Snively , Gloria (Editor), Williams, Wanosts’a7 Lorna (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Victoria, British Columbia University of Victoria [2016]
Series:Open textbook library.
Subjects:
Education > Textbooks
Social sciences > Textbooks
Cultural and Ethnic Studies > Textbooks
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Theoretical, Historical and Epistemological Foundations
  • Chapter 1 - Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science
  • Chapter 2 - Why Transforming the Science Curriculum is Necessary for Aboriginal Students
  • Chapter 3 - “Coming to Know”: A Framework for Indigenous Science Education
  • Chapter 4 - Creating Change: Instructional Strategies, Teacher Education, Teaching Science in Rural Aboriginal and Urban Multicultural Schools
  • Chapter 5 - Representations of Indigenous Science in Textbooks, Curriculum Resources, and Government Documents
  • II. Understanding and Acknowledging Indigenous Science
  • Chapter 6 - Indigenous Science: Proven, Practical and Timeless
  • Chapter 7 - A Window into the Indigenous Science of Some Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America
  • III. Understanding Children’s Ideas, Beliefs and Worldviews
  • Chapter 8 - When Uncles Become Killer Whales: Bridging Indigenous Science, Western Science and Worldviews
  • Chapter 9 - Changing Students’ Perceptions of Scientists, the Work of Scientists, and Who Does Science
  • IV. Indigenous Science Curriculum
  • Chapter 10 - Seasonal Wheel
  • Chapter 11 - Money from the Sea: A Cross-cultural Indigenous Science Problem-solving Activity
  • Chapter 12 - Dzaxwan (Oolichan Fish): Stories my Elders Told Me
  • Chapter 13 - Gwaya'elas, How We Do Things: The Development and Evaluation of Dzaxwan Curriculum
  • Chapter 14 - Storytelling is our Textbook and Curriculum Guide
  • Chapter 15 - Gitga'at Plant Project: Bridging the Gap between Generations

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