Indigenous Concepts of Education

Carol Lee, Northwestern University, USABethsaida Nieves, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USATiti I. Kunkel, University of Northern British Columbia, CanadaBlanca Schorcht, University of Northern British Columbia, CanadaGeorgina Martin, University of British Columbia, CanadaMarjorie O'Loughlin, University of Sydney, AustraliaFrances Kay Holmes, University of california, Davis, USANuraan Davids, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaYusef Waghid, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaVonzell Agosto, University of South Florida, USAOmar Salaam, University of South Florida, USADonna Elam, University of South Florida, USAJoyce Schneider (Kicya7), Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, CanadaIngrid Tufvesson, South AfricaCourtney Lee Weida, Adelphi University, USAAmasa Philip Ndofirepi, Wits University, South AfricaJ. Taylor Tribble, University of Oklahoma, USA

'This exciting volume adds to the growing body of studies and theory on indigenous knowledge and indigenous epistemology in the social sciences, especially education. Situated within a critical theoretical paradigm, the editors and authors address the significance of indigenous perspectives and concepts in knowledge creation and their potential for rethinking public education in several cultural settings in Africa, Australia, Canada, and the USA. Anyone concerned with the relevance of indigenous epistemology in guiding education needs to read this book.' - Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo, Anthropologist in Education, University of California, Davis, USA

• Foreword; Carol Lee Introduction; Berte van Wyk and Dolapo Adeniji-Neill PART I: EDUCATION AND IDENTITY 1. Khosian Indigenous Educational System and the Construction of Modern Khosian Identities; Berte van Wyk 2. Imagined Geographies and the Construction of the Campesino and Jíbaro Identities; Bethsaida Nieves 3. How Indigenous Concepts Guide Education in Different Contexts: Tsilhqot'in Culture Course Development; Titi I. Kunkel and Blanca Schorcht 4. Self-Determination and the Indian Act: The Erosion of Indigenous Identity; Georgina Martin PART II: KNOWLEDGES AND EPISTEMOLOGIES 5. "Being at Home in the World": Philosophical Reflections with Aboriginal Teachers; Marjorie O'Loughlin 6. Indigenous Relatedness Within Educational Contexts; Frances Kay Holmes 7. Indigenous Knowledge, Muslim Education, and Cosmopolitanism: In Pursuit of Knowledge Without Borders; Nuraan Davids and Yusef Waghid 8. Curriculum Leadership Theorizing and Crafting: Regenerative Themes and Humble Togetherness; Vonzell Agosto, Omar Salaam, and Donna Elam 9. Taking an Indigenist Approach to Research: Engaging Wise Ways of Knowing Towards a Vision of Stl'atl'imicw Education; Joyce Schneider (Kicya7) 10. The Politics of Loyalty and Dismantling Past-Present Knowing; Ingrid Tufvesson PART III: CULTURE, HISTORIES AND LANGUAGE 11. I Will Chant Homage to the Orisa: Oriki (Praise Poetry) and the Yoruba Worldview; Dolapo Adeniji-Neill 12. Containing Interwoven Histories: Indigenous Basket Weaving in Art Education; Courtney Lee Weida 13. An African Philosophy for Children: In Defence of Hybridity; Amasa Philip Ndofirepi 14. Language Ideology and Policy in an American "Hot Spot": Perspectives on Native American Language Education; J. Taylor Tribble Conclusion; Berte van Wyk and Dolapo Adeniji-Neill