Since the Renaissance, liberal education has as its core tradition a Eurocentric multidisciplinary humanism — the study of literature, art, philosophy and history — grounded in ancient Greek and Latin texts.
In what may be termed cognitive imperialism, the academy has largely ignored Aboriginal perspectives of humanity. In this volume, Mi’kmaw and non-Mi’kmaw scholars, teachers and educators posit an interdisciplinary approach to explicate and animate a Mi?kmaw Humanities.
Drawing on the metaphor of a basket as a multilayered metaphor for engaging postsecondary institutions, these essays reveal historical, educational, legal, philosophical, visual and economic frameworks to develop a knowledge protocol that can direct, transform and enrich conventional Humanities within the complex dynamics of territory, energy, stewardship, alterity and consciousness.
Dr. Marie Battiste is a Mi’kmaq from Unama’kik (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), and a graduate of Harvard and Stanford. She is a professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, and Academic Director or the Aboriginal Education Research Centre, both at the University of Saskatchewan, and a United Nations technical expert on the guidelines for protecting Indigenous heritage. She is the editor of several books including First Nations Education in Canada and Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision, as well as numerous academic publications.
DETAILS AND SPECS
| ISBN associated with this title: | 9781774710456 |
| Item | NB1627 |
| Publisher | Nimbus Publishing Limited |
| Publisher | Nimbus Publishing Limited |
| Published on | November 9 2021 |
| Language | eng |
| Pages | 300 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 9(in) x 6(in) |
| Shipping weight | 503(g) |