Full Description
★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!
Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides K-12 educators in bridging existing curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies. In this first book in the Footbridge Series, we invite you to walk with us as we seek to:
connect peoples and places
link truth and reconciliation as ongoing processes
symbolize the risk and urgency of this work for both Indigenous and settler educators
engage tensions
highlight the importance of balance, both of ideas and within ourselves
Through critical engagement with each contributor's work, experienced educators Christine M'Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson support readers in connecting with Indigenous narratives and perspectives, bringing Indigenous works into the classroom, and creating more equitable and sustainable teaching practices.
In this resource, you will find:
diverse Indigenous voices, perspectives, and art forms from a variety of nations and locations
valuable concepts and methods that can be applied to the classroom and beyond
practical action steps and resources for educators, parents, librarians, and administrators
Use this book as a springboard for your own learning journey or as a lively prompt for dialogue within your professional learning community.
Contents
Introduction
About This Book
About The Footbridge Series
Part 1: Resistance
Beyond Being Silenced by Sara Florence Davidson
Connections
Poetry as Cultural Expression by Rita Bouvier
Connections
T'seka Reflection by Lucy Hemphill
Connections
Poetry by Louise Bernice Halfe
Connections
Part 2: Resilience
Mental Health by David A. Robertson
Connections
Writing as a Therapeutic Medium by Wanda John-Kehewin
Connections
Birch Bark Technology by KC Adams
Connections
Images and Health by Lisa Boivin
Connections
Part 3: Restoring
Stories are Resurgence by Wilson Bearhead and Charlene Bearhead
Connections
Why am I not on Star Trek? by Sonya Ballantyne
Connections
Indigenous Spaces by Reanna Merasty
Connections
Games as Resurgence by Elizabeth LaPensée
Connections
Part 4: Reconnecting
Poems by Nicola I. Campbell
Connections
Paths of Tradition by Russell Wallace
Connections
Let the Children Play by Victoria McIntosh
Connections
Ethnomathematics and Beading by Christina Ruddy
Connections
The Contributors
Additional Resources
Index
