[nativestudies-l] FW: Indigenous Knowledge and Education--New Resource

[Shelly Lowe]

Information on a new book from Harvard Educational Review.

Indigenous Knowledge and Education Sites of Struggle, Strength, and
Survivance

Edited by Malia Villegas, Sabina Rak Neugebauer, and Kerry R. Venegas

Indigenous Knowledge is resiliently local in character and thus poses a
distinct contrast to the international, more impersonal system of knowledge
prevalent in Western educational institutions. In the words of Mik'maq
scholar Marie Battiste-a leading proponent of Indigenous Knowledge and a 
contributor to this volume-Indigenous Knowledge expresses "the vibrant 
relationships between the people, their ecosystems, and the other living 
beings and spirits that share their lands." Indigenous Knowledge and 
Education argues that such knowledge has much to offer schools and 
students in the United States and beyond.

The volume examines a wide range of Indigenous cultures and educational
settings, including Native American, Haitian, Mexican, African, and
Australian. The essays are grouped into three themes that exemplify many
Indigenous cultures: struggle, strength, and survivance-the latter a notion
of survival that emphasizes remembrance, regeneration, and spiritual 
renewal. Each of these themes is explored in a rich array of articles and 
capped with new essays by Marie Battiste, Gregory A. Cajete, and Bryan 
McKinley Jones Brayboy.

Ellen Swaney (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes)
Director,  American Indian/Minority Achievement
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
46 N. Last Chance Gulch
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT  59620-3201
http://www.mus.montana.edu>
http://www.montana.edu/wocheai/
406-444-6570, direct 444-0332
fax 406-444-1469
eswaney at montana.edu

"Every society needs educated people, but the primary responsibility of
educated people is to bring wisdom back into the community and make
it available to others so that the lives they are leading make sense."

Vine Deloria, Jr.