ERIC Number: ED663711
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct-15
Pages: 152
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ISBN: 978-0-7748-7008-5
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Drumming Our Way Home: Intergenerational Learning, Teaching, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Georgina Martin
University of British Columbia Press
What does it mean to be Secwepemc? And how can an autobiographical journey to recover Secwepemc identity inform teaching and learning? "Drumming Our Way Home" demonstrates how telling, retelling, and re-storying lived experiences not only passes on traditional ways but also opens up a world of culture-based learning. Georgina Martin was taken from her mother not long after her birth in a segregated tuberculosis hospital. Her experience is representative of the intergenerational trauma inflicted by the Canadian state on Indigenous peoples. Here she tells her story and invites Elder Jean William and youth Colten Wycotte to reflect critically on their own family and community experiences. Together they journey, exchanging thoughts about personal and collective identity, culture and language, and the challenging process of gaining traditional knowledge. This process of reaching into memories not only uncovers the pain of separation from culture but also provides a powerful example of reconnection through healing, affirmation, and intergenerational learning. Throughout this journey, Georgina Martin is guided by her hand drum, reflecting on its use as a way to uphold community protocols and honour teachings. "Drumming Our Way Home" is evidence of the value of storytelling as pedagogy, demonstrating that it can offer vital lessons in teaching, learning, and meaning making. This significant contribution to Indigenous pedagogical methodology is an excellent resource for educators, education students, and educational policy makers. It should also be read by scholars and students in Indigenous studies and anthropology. Those in the helping fields of social work and health, education, and sociology will find the narrative of a personal healing journey inspiring and informative.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Personnel, College Faculty, Culturally Relevant Education, Intergenerational Programs, Heritage Education, Story Telling, Personal Narratives, Cultural Background, Cultural Maintenance, Autobiographies
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Publication Type: Books; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Students; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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