KNOWING HOME, Book 1

Dr. Gloria Snively is Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria where she taught science methods, environmental/marine education, and culture courses. She was Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Education. For 12 years, she was involved with the Asia Pacific Network whose purpose is to strengthen links between the research community and school-based environmental education in the Asia-Pacific region. Her work with Indigenous education spans 4 decades and has always been inspired by Indigenous leaders. She enjoyed giving natural history talks and walks to students, teachers, park interpreters, First Nations and community groups for 50 years; she prefers to explore forest, ponds and seashores first-hand.

Dr. Wanosts’a7 Lorna Williams, O.C., O.B.C. walking in peace is Lil’wat of the St’at’yem’c First Nation. Her life has been devoted to promoting and restoring Indigenous culture and language. She worked as an Indigenous educator and language specialist for more than 50 years in diverse settings, including Indigenous communities, public schools, and adult education settings. Dr. Williams recently retired from the University of Victoria as Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning (co-appointment with Faculty of Education and Department of Linguistics) and an associate professor, where she developed and delivered an innovative series of courses on learning and teaching in an Indigenous world.

KNOWING HOME: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science, Book 1

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
LIST OF FIGURES

Chapter 1 | BRAIDING IS WITH WS
Chapter 2 | TRANSFORMING THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Chapter 3 | “COMING TO KNOW”
Chapter 4 | CREATING CHANGE
Chapter 5 | REPRESENTATIONS OF IS IN TEXTBOOKS
Chapter 6 | IS: PROVEN, PRACTICAL AND TIMELESS
Chapter 7 | A WINDOW INTO THE IS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Chapter 8 | WHEN UNCLES BECOME KILLER WHALES
Chapter 9 | CHANGING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
Chapter 10 | SEASONAL WHEEL
Chapter 11 | MONEY FROM THE SEA
Chapter 12 | DZAXWAN (OOLICHAN FISH)
Chapter 13 | GWAYA’ELAS, HOW WE DO THINGS
Chapter 14 | STORYTELLING IS OUR TEXTBOOK
Chapter 15 | GITGA’AT PLANT PROJECT

Appendix A | CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Appendix B | SELECTED CURRICULUM WEBSITES
Appendix C | SELECTED INDIGENOUS SCIENCE BOOKS
Appendix D | RESEARCH PROJECT AND GRADUATE PROGRAM

“This book is both timely and critical, coming during the era of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and during British Columbia’s implementation of its New Curriculum, where educators have the opportunity to weave Indigenous perspectives into all parts of the curriculum in a meaningful and authentic manner. Knowing Home acknowledges and validates Indigenous Knowledges and brings it together with Western Science in a way that will be invaluable for educators.” – Nick X̱EMŦOLTW̱ Claxton, WSÁNEĆ (Saanich), PhD, Indigenous Education, University of Victoria

“The attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require transformative new approaches to the creation and use of knowledge.  This book Knowing Home provides a brilliant example of how new ways of knowing can be combined with Western knowledge for the betterment of our communities and indeed our planet. Knowing Home places Indigenous Science on an equal footing with Western Science and in the process illustrates how innovative research with Indigenous Elders and students can dramatically enhance our understanding of home/earth/land.  And while the focus of this work is on the Indigenous Science of Northwestern North America, the research methods involved in the creation of this project, the focus on how to use Indigenous Science in classrooms, and the support of emerging Indigenous scholars can and should be carried out in many other parts of the world. Knowing Home is a defiant, provocative and hopeful intellectual contribution to the world we want.” – Budd Hall, Co-Chair UNESCO Chair in Community-based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

“Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science is an inspiring collection of knowledge, expertise and cultural intelligence that will help all educators in transforming the foundations of learning for all students. As we strive to change the narratives in BC and beyond through authentic voices, new curricular directions and Aboriginal worldviews and perspectives, this book defines a way forward for our relationships and understandings grounded in the sacred territories of our people. This rich and reflective resource of traditional and contemporary ways of knowing and being will truly engage each of us in a personal and professional journey of truth and reconciliation.” – MUSGAM’DZI, Kaleb Child, Kwakwaka‘wakw, Director of Instruction, First Nations – School District #85, Vancouver Island North