Conclusion
This chapter examined Indigenous pedagogy and the benefits it provides when incorporated into a modern educational landscape. Justice Sinclair, who suggested that good education will get us [Indigenous peoples] out of this mess, seems to be true. Effective education using pedagogical techniques related to the Indigenous peoples of Canada will benefit them in Canadian society.
These are the learning objectives of this chapter:
- Indigenous pedagogy is a teaching method that uses Aboriginal stories as a guide toward knowledge. Its role is personal, holistic, experiential, place-based, and intergenerational.
- Indigenous ways of knowing focuses on lifelong learning, which is an important factor for curriculum designers and educators.
- Indigenization is a braiding of pedagogies and teaching techniques between western and Indigenous learning tools that complement each other. Its goal is to bridge the gap between Indigenous and western learning styles.
- Indigenous educational policy has a marginal, but positive effect on job placement. Although work still needs to be done, the current Indigenous policies have the potential for achieving FNMI self-sufficiency.