Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education by Jo ChronaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I first ran into this book when a colleague mentioned it to me last year in connection to the Indigenous literatures course we were sharing. It is, of course, a book dealing with Indigenous pedagogies and, obviously, connected well to the work we were doing on the course. I finally got the book at Christmas and have been reading it slowly on transit since then.
Wayi Wah (meaning 'Let's go, It's time) looks carefully at how to teach, both how to do anti-racist education and foster reconciliation in educational circles, but also looks at the practical concerns of devising a Indigenous pedagogies, from the classroom to how to work on it within an educational system. The author, Jo Chrona, is a Two-Spirited woman of Ts'msyen and European heritage and has been teaching in both K-12 and post-secondary settings for 25 years, especially in British Columbia. Her wealth of experience makes this a crucial book for anyone considering Indigenous pedagogies, in all their complexities.
If you are a teacher, this is an important book and one that I think is important to understand. As a settler who teaches an Indigenous literatures course, it has been really helpful for me as I try to navigate this difficult, but rewarding work.
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