Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Recognize traditional Indigenous pedagogies and ontological understandings
• Realize that knowledges are subjective and appreciate their relationship to worldviews.
• Elaborate on specific characteristics of Indigenous knowledge.
• Contextualize the sources of Indigenous knowledge

Module Topics

You will explore the following topics in this module:

1. What is Indigenous knowledge?
2. Characteristics of Indigenous knowledge
3. Sources of Indigenous knowledge
4. Indigenous axiology: values and ethics
5. Indigenous knowledge and Western science side by side
6. Indigenous knowledge and learning: Reimagining education
7. Suggested activities