Paperback
978-1-77212-600-6Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 328
epub
978-1-77212-618-1Pages: 432
Pages: 432
Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education
Critical Perspectives
Edited by Sandra D. Styres and Arlo Kempf
Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education offers a series of critical perspectives concerning reconciliation and reconciliatory efforts between Canadian and Indigenous peoples. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars address both theoretical and practical aspects of troubling reconciliation in education across various contexts with significant diversity of thought, approach, and socio-political location. Throughout, the work challenges mainstream reconciliation discourses. This timely, unflinching analysis will be invaluable to scholars and students of Indigenous studies, sociology, and education.
Contributors: Daniela Bascuñán, Jennifer Brant, Liza Brechbill, Shawna Carroll, Frank Deer, George J. Sefa Dei (Nana Adusei Sefa Tweneboah), Lucy El-Sherif, Rachel yacaaʔał George, Ruth Green, Celia Haig-Brown, Arlo Kempf, Jeannie Kerr, David Newhouse, Amy Parent, Michelle Pidgeon, Robin Quantick, Jean-Paul Restoule, Toby Rollo, Mark Sinke, Sandra D. Styres, Lynne Wiltse, Dawn Zinga
Book details
Publication date: May 2022Keywords: Indigenous education TRC reconciliation residential school teacher student settler Indigenizing Indigenize decolonizing decolonize antiracism anti-racism white supremacy whiteness social justice university high school
Subject(s): SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Education, Education / Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, Education / Indigenous Education, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Studies / Indigenous-Settler Relations, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Author(s), Education, Education / Indigenous Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Philosophy and theory of education, Indigenous peoples, Racism and racial discrimination, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous education TRC reconciliation residential school teacher student settler Indigenizing Indigenize decolonizing decolonize antiracism anti-racism white supremacy whiteness social justice university high school, Education / Indigenous Studies / Decolonization, Education, Indigenous Authors
Publisher(s): The University of Alberta Press
Book details
Publication date: May 2022Keywords: Indigenous education TRC reconciliation residential school teacher student settler Indigenizing Indigenize decolonizing decolonize antiracism anti-racism white supremacy whiteness social justice university high school
Subject(s): SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Education, Education / Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, Education / Indigenous Education, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Studies / Indigenous-Settler Relations, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Studies / Indigenous Author(s), Education, Education / Indigenous Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Philosophy and theory of education, Indigenous peoples, Racism and racial discrimination, Indigenous Studies, Indigenous education TRC reconciliation residential school teacher student settler Indigenizing Indigenize decolonizing decolonize antiracism anti-racism white supremacy whiteness social justice university high school, Education / Indigenous Studies / Decolonization, Education, Indigenous Authors
Publisher(s): The University of Alberta Press
"Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is both practical and highly sophisticated in its collective approach to examining and evaluating factual and authentic teaching surrounding Indigenous history, culture, and shared generational settler responsibility. At times the truths being explored can be uncomfortable, but the pain associated with analyzing these inconvenient realities speaks to the necessity for confronting them actively. As Canadians continue to wrestle with the larger implications of ‘reconciliation,’ this is an engaging and provocative read that adds texture and nuance to an integral and fundamental part of defining a Canadian national identity." Regan Treewater, Alberta Native News, September 27, 2022
"Following the words of editors Styres and Kempf, the 22 contributors examine whether current efforts at reconciliation are real or just 'hype.' Part 1 of the book looks at the theoretical approaches to reconciliation and part 2 at actual efforts being made, mainly in teacher education programs in several Canadian universities... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty." J. A. Reyhner, CHOICE Magazine, January 2023
"This is crucially important work at this time, as universities, provincial education boards, and school districts grapple with their responses to the TRC. The contributors to Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education continue dialogues around reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization in schools at every level across Canada and offer real and actionable insights for educational leaders and teachers.” Shannon C. Leddy, University of British Columbia
“Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is a significant contribution in this era of the post-TRC, the Calls to Action, the MMIWG inquiry report, and the ongoing difficulties and legacies of systemic racism/colonialism against Indigenous peoples in Canadian institutions.” Lisa Korteweg, Lakehead University
JAN HARE
xiii Acknowledgements
xv A Troubling Place to Start: Reconciliation in Collapse
ARLO KEMPF, SANDRA D. STYRES, LIZA BRECHBILL AND LUCY EL-SHERIF
I
Theoretical Perspectives on (Ir)reconciliation: Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain
1 | Discovering Truth in the Post-TRC Era: Morality and Spirituality Discourses in the Reconciliatory Journeys of Schools
FRANK DEER
2 | Indigenous Resiliency, Renewal, and Resurgence in Decolonizing Canadian Higher Education
MICHELLE PIDGEON
3 | Uncomfortable Realities: Reconciliation in Higher Education
DAWN ZINGA
4 | Contested Knowledges: Indigeneity, Resistance, and Black Theorizing in Academia
GEORGE J. SEFA DEI (NANA ADUSEI SEFA TWENEBOAH)
5 | Some of Us Are More Canadian Than Others: Pedagogies of Citizenship and Learning Racialized Settlerhood
LUCY EL-SHERIF AND MARK SINKE
6 | The Performativity of Reconciliation: Illusory Justice and the Site C Dam
RACHEL YACAAʔAŁ GEORGE
7 | Beyond Curricula: Colonial Pedagogies in Public Schooling
TOBY ROLLO
II
Reconceptualizing Reconciliation in Education: Teaching and Learning in Right Relation
8 | Reconciliation and Relational Ethics in Education
SANDRA D. STYRES AND ARLO KEMPF
9 | Exploring Tensions in Taking Up the Call for Reconciliation in Teacher Education
LYNNE WILTSE
10 | Troubling Trespass: Moving Settler Teachers Toward Decolonization
DANIELA BASCUÑÁN, MARK SINKE, SHAWNA M. CARROLL, AND JEAN-PAUL RESTOULE
11 | Talking It Through, Talking Through It: A Dialogue on Indigenizing Education
CELIA HAIG-BROWN AND RUTH GREEN
12 | Recalling the Spirit and Intent of Indigenous Literatures
JENNIFER BRANT
13 | Teaching Indigenous Studies in a Time of Reconciliation: An Anticolonial Approach Toward Postcolonial Awareness
DAVID NEWHOUSE AND ROBIN QUANTICK
14 | Contemporary Colonialism and Reconciliation in Higher Education: A Decolonial Response Through Relationality
JEANNIE KERR AND AMY PARENT
Contributors
"Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is both practical and highly sophisticated in its collective approach to examining and evaluating factual and authentic teaching surrounding Indigenous history, culture, and shared generational settler responsibility. At times the truths being explored can be uncomfortable, but the pain associated with analyzing these inconvenient realities speaks to the necessity for confronting them actively. As Canadians continue to wrestle with the larger implications of ‘reconciliation,’ this is an engaging and provocative read that adds texture and nuance to an integral and fundamental part of defining a Canadian national identity." Regan Treewater, Alberta Native News, September 27, 2022
"Following the words of editors Styres and Kempf, the 22 contributors examine whether current efforts at reconciliation are real or just 'hype.' Part 1 of the book looks at the theoretical approaches to reconciliation and part 2 at actual efforts being made, mainly in teacher education programs in several Canadian universities... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty." J. A. Reyhner, CHOICE Magazine, January 2023
"This is crucially important work at this time, as universities, provincial education boards, and school districts grapple with their responses to the TRC. The contributors to Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education continue dialogues around reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization in schools at every level across Canada and offer real and actionable insights for educational leaders and teachers.” Shannon C. Leddy, University of British Columbia
“Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is a significant contribution in this era of the post-TRC, the Calls to Action, the MMIWG inquiry report, and the ongoing difficulties and legacies of systemic racism/colonialism against Indigenous peoples in Canadian institutions.” Lisa Korteweg, Lakehead University
JAN HARE
xiii Acknowledgements
xv A Troubling Place to Start: Reconciliation in Collapse
ARLO KEMPF, SANDRA D. STYRES, LIZA BRECHBILL AND LUCY EL-SHERIF
I
Theoretical Perspectives on (Ir)reconciliation: Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain
1 | Discovering Truth in the Post-TRC Era: Morality and Spirituality Discourses in the Reconciliatory Journeys of Schools
FRANK DEER
2 | Indigenous Resiliency, Renewal, and Resurgence in Decolonizing Canadian Higher Education
MICHELLE PIDGEON
3 | Uncomfortable Realities: Reconciliation in Higher Education
DAWN ZINGA
4 | Contested Knowledges: Indigeneity, Resistance, and Black Theorizing in Academia
GEORGE J. SEFA DEI (NANA ADUSEI SEFA TWENEBOAH)
5 | Some of Us Are More Canadian Than Others: Pedagogies of Citizenship and Learning Racialized Settlerhood
LUCY EL-SHERIF AND MARK SINKE
6 | The Performativity of Reconciliation: Illusory Justice and the Site C Dam
RACHEL YACAAʔAŁ GEORGE
7 | Beyond Curricula: Colonial Pedagogies in Public Schooling
TOBY ROLLO
II
Reconceptualizing Reconciliation in Education: Teaching and Learning in Right Relation
8 | Reconciliation and Relational Ethics in Education
SANDRA D. STYRES AND ARLO KEMPF
9 | Exploring Tensions in Taking Up the Call for Reconciliation in Teacher Education
LYNNE WILTSE
10 | Troubling Trespass: Moving Settler Teachers Toward Decolonization
DANIELA BASCUÑÁN, MARK SINKE, SHAWNA M. CARROLL, AND JEAN-PAUL RESTOULE
11 | Talking It Through, Talking Through It: A Dialogue on Indigenizing Education
CELIA HAIG-BROWN AND RUTH GREEN
12 | Recalling the Spirit and Intent of Indigenous Literatures
JENNIFER BRANT
13 | Teaching Indigenous Studies in a Time of Reconciliation: An Anticolonial Approach Toward Postcolonial Awareness
DAVID NEWHOUSE AND ROBIN QUANTICK
14 | Contemporary Colonialism and Reconciliation in Higher Education: A Decolonial Response Through Relationality
JEANNIE KERR AND AMY PARENT
Contributors
