keep us coming back for more: aboriginal youth speak… a celebration of indigenous knowledge
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Keep Us Coming Back for More: Aboriginal Youth Speak…
A Celebration of Indigenous Knowledge
Location-Who I am
Summary“Keep Us Coming Back For More”: Aboriginal
Youth Speak about Indigenous Knowledge and Wholistic Education
• Gain insight into the experiences of Aboriginal youth who were participating in Aboriginal youth organizations in Vancouver, B.C.
Why • Few studies have focused on community based education in
Vancouver urban Aboriginal community. Even less studies
included youth voices on this matter. • Counter pathologizing discourses.
Who• Experts: Ben, Courtenay, Cloudy Days, Leo, Dimicia, Tyrone,
Jimmy, Jerry Adams• Urban Native Youth Association, Knowledgeable Aboriginal
Youth Association, Broadway Youth Resource Centre, Aboriginal Community Policing Centre
Where I am Coming From• Important that research is reciprocal, relevant, responsible &
respectful of Aboriginal communities (Kirkness & Barnhardt, 1991)
• Relational accountability to my family, community, living & spiritual world.
• Value perspectives of non-Indigenous allies
How• Sharing Circle with 8 Aboriginal youth & Elder• Interviews with 6 Aboriginal Youth• Interview with Elder Guide (Jerry Adams)• Key Teachings from Raven (Trickster)• Community Gathering to Honour Youth & Elder
What the Youth Had to Say About IK
• IK is Important!• IK is Wholistic• IK is a Process• IK is Expressed in Multiple Ways
Important Role that Aboriginal Youth Organizations Have in
Education
• “I Keep Coming Back”• Helps Connect with Aboriginal Cultures• Wholistic Education• Some Improvements
Youth Design Their Own Aboriginal Organizations
• Ask Elders• Offer a Wholistic Range of Activities• Connect with the Land• Leadership• Hire Older Youth to Mentor• A Mix of Traditional & Modern Programming
Knowledge Mobilization
Aboriginal Youth Speak…A Celebration of Indigenous Knowledge
Next Steps
• A National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples