Indigenizing Education
Indigenizing Education
Lessons from the North and a path forward without excuses
by: Dr. Souhail Raja Soujah, Devin Roberts
date: October 18, 2024
What is indigenizing education? This question is gaining relevance as school districts across Canada strive to meet the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Predictably, most schools reach for low-hanging fruit and populate a list of to-dos to meet the perceived needs of their First Nations communities. Although well-intentioned, this laundry list of seemingly culturally sensitive and relevant interventions misses the mark and, in doing so, absolves educators of guilt without meeting the diverse needs of Indigenous students.