Indigenous Knowledges, Representations of Indigenous Peoples on the Internet, and Pedagogies in a Case Study in Education: Questioning Using the Web to Teach About Indigenous Peoples ...

This paper examines pedagogical issues in uses of the Internet in educational settings by student-teachers, teachers, and their students as it relates to Indigenous peoples. The paper begins with a discussion of lndigenous knowledges followed by discussions of a website called "Exploring Nunavu...

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Main Authors: Iseke-Barnes, Judy M., Sakai, Cory
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative 2018
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/jet.v37i2.52680
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52680
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Summary:This paper examines pedagogical issues in uses of the Internet in educational settings by student-teachers, teachers, and their students as it relates to Indigenous peoples. The paper begins with a discussion of lndigenous knowledges followed by discussions of a website called "Exploring Nunavut" which is critiqued through decolonizing theory, Indigenous knowledges, and cultural studies. The paper then presents a case study in which the Internet is used to stimulate discussions of culture in a grade 3/4 classroom. The analysis of the story demonstrates the ways that the Internet texts are taken up through dominant discourses which are presented in the website. The paper demonstrates the complexity of educational practices in discussions of Indigenous peoples, the Internet, and education. ... : Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative, Vol 37 No 2 (2003) ...