Within this presentation we are showcasing our implementation of Indigenous knowledge mobilization on our campus responding to the rising needs of Indigenization across Canada (Carr-Stewart, 2019). We will be discussing how we worked with Elders and pre-service teachers to address the uncertainties of our pre-service teachers getting ready to implement Indigenization within their own classrooms (Freeman, et al., 2018). We will discuss how to integrate Indigenous literatures and storytelling to support Indigenization (Johnson, 2016; Brunette-Debassige, et al., 2020) and how storytelling can include other forms of traditional knowledge, arts, and culture (Hill, 2024). We worked primarily with Elder Wanda First Rider, and others including Dakota Eagle Woman, Duane Mistaken Chief, Casey Eagle Speaker and Evelyn Good Striker. In partnering with Elders, and communities, we demonstrated to students the importance of Indigenous led, initiatives that support Indigenization, Truth and Reconciliation. In our presentation we will discuss the importance of positive relationality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples (Ball, & Lar-Son, 2021) and how this can be difficult and demanding work, yet, also deeply important to the future of classrooms (Tupper & Mitchell, 2022). We will also discuss Blackfoot ways of Knowing, Doing and Being (Wilson, et al., 2019) which inform all of the work that we have done. We hope that this presentation creates a space for dialogue that allows everyone present to listen deeply to the stories of Reconciliation and to support one another in their ability to ask questions, develop resources, and grow (Poitras Pratt & Bodnaresko, 2023).

Authors:
Angela Bear Chief, St. Mary's University, Canada
Harrison Campbell, St. Mary's University, Canada

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Harrison Campbell B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.: Is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at St. Mary’s University in Calgary, Alberta Canada. There he teaches courses focused on English language arts, curriculum & instruction, and literacy.

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