| Braiding Histories: Learning from Aboriginal Peoples' Experiences and Perspectives Contributor(s): Dion, Susan D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774815175 ISBN-13: 9780774815178 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - History | Canada - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 971.004 |
| LCCN: 2010290776 |
| Physical Information: 252 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book proposes a new pedagogy for addressing Aboriginal subject material, shifting the focus from an essentializing or "othering" exploration of the attributes of Aboriginal peoples to a focus on historical experiences that inform our understanding of contemporary relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. Reflecting on the process of writing a series of stories, Dion takes up questions of (re)presenting the lived experiences of Aboriginal people in the service of pedagogy. Investigating what happened when the stories were taken up in history classrooms, she illustrates how our investments in particular identities structure how we hear and what we are "willing to know." |