ERIC Number: EJ1351889
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1205-5352
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The Slippery Bluff as a Barrier or a Summit of Possibility: Decolonizing Wild Pedagogies in Alaska Native Children's Experiences on the Land
Carie J. Green
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, v25 p83-101 2022
The research presented in this article contributes to our understanding of wild pedagogies, put into practice through the exploration of a space where culture/Nature binaries are blurred and contrasted. The observations and findings challenge the way we "see," come to know, and position ourselves as part of or separate from the natural world. This qualitative study provides the insight of 14 children from an Alaska Native village, primarily of mixed Iñupiaq and Yup'ik heritage, into their lived, storied entanglements with the Land in order to explore Western and Indigenous ways of relating to the Land. It provides narratives of ways in which the children's emotional and behavioural interactions shape how they know and come to understand their place. This article also offers a decolonizing approach to rewilding environmental education by naming and questioning the colonial forces that inexplicitly teach our children to separate themselves from their place.
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Cultural Influences, Natural Resources, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Wildlife, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education, Colonialism, Outdoor Education
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education. Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Fax: 807-346-7771; e-mail: cjee@lakeheadu.ca; Web site: http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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