Decolonizing Education: Curriculum Development and Pedagogy

• Indigenizing the Classroom, University of Regina
• 'There's no quick fix': Advice for teachers struggling to properly integrate Indigenous content into classes CBC's Rosanna Deerchild and three educators discuss how teachers can learn to feel confident about teaching Indigenous content.
• Musqueam Teaching Resource

• Indigenous Storywork, Educating Heart • Mind • Body & Spirit

• Walking Together First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
• First Nations Pedagogy Online Teaching resources, best practices, and an online community for educators.
• First Peoples Principles of Learning  From the First Nations Education Steering Committee, an organization located in Vancouver.

  • Learning First Peoples Classroom Resources The resources reflect the First Peoples Principles of Learning as well as the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including the call to “integrate Indigenous Knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms” and “build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect.”

• Weaving Ways: Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Classrooms and Schools  "Weaving Ways is intended to be a complementary guide for educators who are deepening their foundational knowledge and educational approaches to foster reconciliation." Created by the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
• Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom  A guide to Indigenous worldviews and perspectives on Education, published by the Government of British Columbia
• iPortal - Education From University of Saskatchewan, an Indigenous Studies research tool. Finds links to different learning models from various Indigenous perspectives.
• Tupper, J. A., & Omoregie, A. E. (2024). Challenges and possibilities for truth and reconciliation in teacher education: An engagement with the literature. Canadian Journal of Education, 47(2), 491–521.

• Wernicke, M. (2021). Four “Moments” of Intercultural Encountering. Teaching in Higher Education, 26(7–8), 1130–1140.
• Lesson Plans – Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being, Indigenous Education: The National Centre for Collaboration
• Indigenous Education Teaching Strategy, University of Saskatchewan
• Decolonizing Teaching, Indigenizing Learning, University of British Columbia
• Raffoul, J., et al. (2022). Institutional structures and individual stories: experiences from the front lines of Indigenous educational development in higher education. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 18(1), 163–172.
• Louie, D. W., Pratt, Y. P., Hanson, A. J., & Ottmann, J. (2017). Applying Indigenizing Principles of Decolonizing Methodologies in University Classrooms. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 47(3), 16–33.

• Journeying Together A resource from the University of Calgary on incorporating Indigenous perspectives into the curriculum.
• Indigenizing Higher Ed - Foundations Storytelling videos from the Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education.
• Indigenizing Higher Ed - Elders & Students Storytelling videos from Thompson Rivers University elders and students.
• Indigenous Post-Secondary Education and Training Improving outcomes and developing service plans for Indigenous post-secondary students - from the Government of British Columbia.

•  CanLit Guides: Indigenous LIteratures in Canada. As part of the CanLit Guides project, this guide uses Canadian Literature’s online archives to encourage students to consider the complicated relationship between colonialism, literature, history, culture, and language.

• Indigenous Information Literacy/ Rachel Chong, KPU. This book outlines best principles for working with Indigenous print and oral sources in academic research.

• Knowledge Organization at Xwi7xwa Library Xwi7xwa Library at the University of British Columbia organizes their collection according to a classification system that was created by and relevant for Indigenous peoples.

• Indigenous Research in Canada Information about grant-funded Indigenous research in Canada, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

• Indigenous Educational Research Centre, University of Toronto, OISE | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The Deepening Knowledge Project began approximately in 2008 and was born out of cross- departmental collaborations. 

Section 2: Who are Indigenous Students?  An excerpt from the Pulling Together textbook series through BCcampus.

• Indigenous pedagogy,  University of Manitoba, The Centre for Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

  • "In distinct Indigenous worldviews, 13 is a sacred number related to the 13 yearly moons and the turtle is a symbol of Truth. With that in mind and with the help of Indigenous Initiatives Educators, we've compiled resources related to 13 topics within Indigenous pedagogical theory to help you incorporate the Truth of Indigenous pedagogies into your classroom."

• Worldwide Indigenous Science Network

  The WISN is an educational organization that works locally, nationally and internationally to create an interface between western and indigenous cultures. We conduct research, host international conferences and cultural exchanges, and provide advocacy with international partners for endangered indigenous practitioners and traditional wisdom.

Guides for Educators

• Decolonizing Education Resources provided by the University of Calgary.
• Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes From Colleges and Institutes Canada: a seven step protocol for supporting Indigenous education
• Attas,R. What is Decolonization? What is Indigenization? Kingston ON, Queens University.
• Cull, I, et al. (2017). Vancouver: BC Campus. Decolonizing and Indigenizing as an unlearning and relearning process.   
• Smith, T. (2016). Make space for Indigeneity: Decolonizing education. Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit Research Review Journal, 1(2), Key terminology guidebook for reporting on Aboriginal topics.49-59.

• Subject headings related to Indigenous pedagogy are currently evolving to reflect self-identities and traditional knowledge. The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), has recently completed a project to replace outdated terms like "Indian" with more accurate and respectful terminology like "Indigenous peoples". Libraries are developing local vocabularies and systems for organizing materials, ensuring a more inclusive approach to describing and accessing Indigenous knowledge. 
• Indigenous Knowledge Organization
• CRKN Completes Phase II of the Indigenous Subject Headings Project