Digital Storytelling for Historical Understanding: Treaty Education for Reconciliation
This paper presents the findings of a research project that sought to interrogate the possibilities of digital storytelling as a pathway towards a more complete understanding of treaties and the treaty relationship in western Canada. This research is situated in the province of Saskatchewan, where t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a8771a65d181499dabca4b4c28d65cfc 2023-05-15T16:17:04+02:00 Digital Storytelling for Historical Understanding: Treaty Education for Reconciliation Katia Hildebrandt Patrick Lewis Claire Kreuger Joseph Naytowhow Jennifer Tupper Alec Couros Ken Montgomery 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4119/UNIBI/jsse-v15-i1-1432 https://doaj.org/article/a8771a65d181499dabca4b4c28d65cfc DE EN FR ger eng fre Bielefeld University http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/1432 https://doaj.org/toc/1618-5293 1618-5293 doi:10.4119/UNIBI/jsse-v15-i1-1432 https://doaj.org/article/a8771a65d181499dabca4b4c28d65cfc Journal of Social Science Education, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 17-26 (2016) Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4119/UNIBI/jsse-v15-i1-1432 2022-12-31T11:22:35Z This paper presents the findings of a research project that sought to interrogate the possibilities of digital storytelling as a pathway towards a more complete understanding of treaties and the treaty relationship in western Canada. This research is situated in the province of Saskatchewan, where treaty education (that is, education about the history of the numbered treaties signed between First Nations people and the British Crown, as well as the subsequent history of the treaty relationship) has been mandatory for almost a decade. The paper details a two-year journey alongside elementary educators as they used digital storytelling to take up treaty education in their classrooms. We present an overview of the research project as well as the narratives of a teacher, a researcher, and a Cree knowledge keeper, all of whom were involved in and reflected on the research journey. We consider the research findings alongside these narratives in order to explore the possibilities that digital storytelling might offer as we, as a Canadian nation, move towards reconciliation with Aboriginal people within a Canadian context of ongoing colonialism. Questo articolo presenta i risultati di un progetto di ricerca che ha cercato di indagare sulle possibilità della narrazione digitale di storie (storytelling) come percorso verso una comprensione più completa dei trattati e del rapporto fra i trattati nel Canada occidentale. Questa indagine è situata nella provincia di Saskatchewan, dove l'istruzione sui trattati (cioè, l'educazione sulla storia dei trattati numerati firmati tra la Prima Nazione e la Corona Britannica, così come la storia successiva del rapporto fra i trattati) è stato obbligatorio per quasi un decennio. Il saggio riporta un percorso di due anni con insegnanti di scuola elementare che hanno usato lo storytelling digitale per fare l'educazione ai trattati nelle loro classi. Presentiamo una panoramica del progetto di ricerca ed i racconti di un insegnante, di un ricercatore, e un guardiano Cree della conoscenza, i ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Hanno ENVELOPE(17.444,17.444,66.301,66.301) |
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This paper presents the findings of a research project that sought to interrogate the possibilities of digital storytelling as a pathway towards a more complete understanding of treaties and the treaty relationship in western Canada. This research is situated in the province of Saskatchewan, where treaty education (that is, education about the history of the numbered treaties signed between First Nations people and the British Crown, as well as the subsequent history of the treaty relationship) has been mandatory for almost a decade. The paper details a two-year journey alongside elementary educators as they used digital storytelling to take up treaty education in their classrooms. We present an overview of the research project as well as the narratives of a teacher, a researcher, and a Cree knowledge keeper, all of whom were involved in and reflected on the research journey. We consider the research findings alongside these narratives in order to explore the possibilities that digital storytelling might offer as we, as a Canadian nation, move towards reconciliation with Aboriginal people within a Canadian context of ongoing colonialism. Questo articolo presenta i risultati di un progetto di ricerca che ha cercato di indagare sulle possibilità della narrazione digitale di storie (storytelling) come percorso verso una comprensione più completa dei trattati e del rapporto fra i trattati nel Canada occidentale. Questa indagine è situata nella provincia di Saskatchewan, dove l'istruzione sui trattati (cioè, l'educazione sulla storia dei trattati numerati firmati tra la Prima Nazione e la Corona Britannica, così come la storia successiva del rapporto fra i trattati) è stato obbligatorio per quasi un decennio. Il saggio riporta un percorso di due anni con insegnanti di scuola elementare che hanno usato lo storytelling digitale per fare l'educazione ai trattati nelle loro classi. Presentiamo una panoramica del progetto di ricerca ed i racconti di un insegnante, di un ricercatore, e un guardiano Cree della conoscenza, i ... |
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Digital Storytelling for Historical Understanding: Treaty Education for Reconciliation |
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Digital Storytelling for Historical Understanding: Treaty Education for Reconciliation |
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