Self‐determination through self‐education: culturally responsive schooling for Indigenous students in the USA

Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices

“…First, participants in this study had positive experiences with Indigenous-focused schooling initiatives, and these initiatives were seen to benefit both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Schooling initiatives that include Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, and cultures are seen to have a positive impact on Indigenous students' educational experiences, Indigenous family and school relationships, and the creation of welcoming and meaningful schooling environments for Indigenous families (Kanu, 2002(Kanu, , 2006(Kanu, , 2007Klump & McNeir, 2005;Kostenko & Merrotsy, 2009;Kovach, Carriere, Montgomery, Barrett, & Gilles, 2015;McKinley, Brayboy, & Castagno, 2009;Milne 2015Milne , 2016Whitley, 2014). For non-Indigenous students, Indigenous infused curriculum and schooling initiatives are seen as a mechanism to generate awareness of Indigenous cultures and perspectives, acceptance of cultural diversity, and to fight racism and prejudice (Direction Evidence and Policy Research Group, 2016;Okoye-Johnson, 2011;Segawa, 1994;UNESCO, 2003).…”

“…Schooling environments that include Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, languages, traditions, and cultures are considered to positively influence the academic performance and outcomes of Indigenous students (Kanu, 2002(Kanu, , 2006(Kanu, , 2007Klump & McNeir, 2005;Kostenko & Merrotsy, 2009;McKinley, Brayboy & Castagno, 2009;Whitley, 2014). Lipka and Adams (2004) found that the culture-based math curriculum increased mathematical thinking and performance among Yup'ik students from southwest Alaska.…”

Looking into the Hearts of Native Peoples: Nation Building as an Institutional Orientation for Graduate Education

“…Admittedly, some students may not go on to become educators but may instead develop business models and ideas or work to improve their local environments-these are also important contributions toward tribal capacity and nation building (Cornell and Kalt 1998). However, taken together, the idea is that this process will replicate itself over time, building the capacity to move toward self-determination through self-education (Brayboy and Castagno 2009).…”

Using a Graphic Novel Project to Engage Indigenous Youth in Critical Literacies

“…Research with Indigenous youth engaging with IK in the classroom shows that these youth are more engaged and motivated, and feel more positive about themselves and their cultures (Brayboy & Castagno, 2009;Hare, 2012;Kanu, 2011). For example, Kanu's research with self-identified Aboriginal youth in Manitoba sought the voices of the youth in order to investigate the influence of culture on learning and to identify aspects of cultural socialization that students utilized to respond to curriculum and learning in the high school classroom.…”

“…Culturally responsive education for Indigenous youth emphasizes the importance of enabling students to use different perspectives, of drawing on student's culture, identity, and communities, and of helping youth to take social action to remedy problems within the school context (see for example, Brayboy & Castagno, 2009;Deer, 2013). Critical literacies, an educational approach to learning that encourages the critique of dominant ideologies, and the empowerment and enactment of social change, is one promising avenue to support Indigenous students (Luke, 2012;New London Group, 1996;Riley, 2015;Shor, 1999).…”