Bringing indigenous perspectives into education: a case study of "Thunderbird/whale protection and welcoming pole: learning and teaching in an indigenous world"

• Main Author: Leik, Vivian
• Other Authors: Chappell, Neena L.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Indigenous pedagogy; Epistemology; cross cultural learning; cultural approaches; Aboriginal education; socio-cultural connections; Teaching; First Nations carving; UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Sociology; UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education; Thunderbird; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1584

This thesis explores the Indigenous pedagogy modeled in the university course Thunderbird/Whale Protection and Welcoming Pole: Learning and Teaching in an Indigenous World. This case study uses primary data from in depth, retrospective interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants, as w...