Humility and the Hoop Dance: A Teacher’s Reflections on Indigenous Knowledge and Power Sharing in the Classroom

This research reflects on my collaboration with an Indigenous hoop dancer to respond to the Calls to Action from the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The research engages the Anishinaabeg seven sacred teachings and critical decolonizing pedagogy as theoretical frame...

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Published in:The Canadian Journal of Action Research
Main Author: Hill, Lauren
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Canadian Association of Action Research in Education 2023
Subjects:
Arts education
Critical pedagogy
Decolonizing pedagogy
Education
Hoop dance
Humility
Indigenous education
Music education
Ontario
Truth and reconciliation
anishina*
Online Access:http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1110314ar
https://doi.org/10.33524/cjar.v24i1.644
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Summary:This research reflects on my collaboration with an Indigenous hoop dancer to respond to the Calls to Action from the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The research engages the Anishinaabeg seven sacred teachings and critical decolonizing pedagogy as theoretical frameworks and qualitative inquiry as methodology. This paper presents partial findings of the research, focusing on my own reflections on humility and its complex connections to power sharing, collaboration, and Indigenous knowledge in the arts. I introduce the “humility pendulum,” which is a conceptual tool that I developed to support my own critical reflection throughout the process.

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