We are thrilled to be learning from Carolyn Roberts, a renowned educator, speaker and storyteller with a wealth of experience and expertise in Indigenous education and decolonization in this co-sponsored series from the Indigenous Education Community Engagement department and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research. Carolyn is an Indigenous academic and Faculty Lecturer in the Teacher Education Department of the University of British Columbia and, last year, published her book “Re-storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens”.

Here is the series:

April 8: A walk through the history of colonization
April 15: Creating a culture of safety in classrooms/Anti-Indigenous racism
April 22: Cultural appropriation
April 29: Indigenous teaching practice, including decolonizing practices in teaching
May 6: Culturally responsive pedagogy in the classroom

Recommended Books from the first session:

Inventing Stanley Park: An Environmental History – Sean Kheraj
Stanley Park’s Secrets: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch and Brockton Point - Jean Barman 
Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power – Jody Wilson-Raybould
 Unreconciled – Jesse Wente