Indigenous perspectives on education for well-being in Canada

• Main Authors: Falkenberg, Thomas, Deer, Frank
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Education for Sustainable Well-Being Press (ESWB Press) 2023
• Subjects: Indigenous perspectives; the good life; meno-bimaadiziwin; holistic learning; lifelong learning; Bannock; healthy bodies; spirituality; Mother Earth; Indigenous cultural heritage; Indigenous food sovereignty; well-being; well-being in schools; Indigenous cultural education; teacher education programs; healthy learning communities; Canada; anishina*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/37304; https://doi.org/10.34991/GNPA-MZ87; https://www.eswb-press.org/uploads/1/2/8/9/12899389/indigeneous_perspectives_2016.pdf

In this edited book, scholars and researchers provide and engage with Indigenous perspectives on the possibilities of education to foster well-being among Indigenous people(s). Chapters address issues of understanding Indigenous perspective on “the good life;” on holistic lifelong learning; on Bannock; on healthy bodies; on the spiritual relationship with Mother Earth; on the preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage. Other chapters engage with Urban Indigenous food sovereignty; with Anishinaabe perspectives on the cultural dimensions of well-being in schools; with integrating Indigenous cultural education in a youth treatment program; with the integration of Indigenous perspectives in teacher education programs; with building healthy learning communities for Indigenous university students; and with what non-Indigenous Canadians can learn from these Indigenous perspectives.