Working with Elders and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
A Reader and Guide for Places of Higher Learning
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Dr. Herman Michell has produced a practical, easy to follow, reader designed to provide both examples and suggestions so as to allow readers the ability to establish "a starting base from which they can develop their own ways of working with Elders..." (p. ii). By exploring key Indigenous concepts, [i.e., definitions of Indigenous identity in Canada, Indigenous People and Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous worldview; who are Indigenous elders; etc.], Dr. Michell hopes to build cross-cultural bridges. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to quickly obtain an understanding of what underlies Indigenous ways of perceiving.
About this Author
Dr. Herman Michell, PhD Member, Barren Lands First Nation President & CEO Northern Teacher Education Program Northern Professional Access College
Reviews
Canadian universities are beginning to take up the challenge of Indigenization for the purposes of decolonizing higher education. Dr. Herman Michell offers university employees an insightful and practical introduction to some aspects of Indigenization. Working with Elders and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: a Reader and Guide for Places of Higher Learning provides the reader with an opportunity to de-mystify this work. This book is a gift for administrators and faculty alike who are taking those first tentative steps to decolonizing their thinking about our collective work in the academy. Kinanaskomom. Dr. Shauneen Pete, PhD. Associate Professor (Aboriginal Education) and Executive Lead: Indigenization University of Regina
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