We recommend inviting an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper or community member in to help communicate holistically what Indigenous Knowledge is to your students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teacher discusses with students how, like Western Scientists, Indigenous peoples also often examine bodies of water to understand the impacts of climate change on their communities. Indigenous ways of knowing are often referred to as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). In the QUILLS program, however, we refer to these ways of knowing and being as Indigenous Land-Based Knowledge (IK). This is because TEK often ignores the holistic nature of IK. IK is a type of observational land-based knowledge gathered over time. IK is valuable, as understanding how a land-base has changed over time can complement the knowledge collected by scientists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teacher shows the following video as a way of introducing TEK\/IK:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http<\/font>s:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xlGnve1cjOY To<\/a> further introduce IK, teacher can lead a discussion with students. Background information is provided for teachers in the\u00a0Indigenous Land-Based Knowledge.pdf.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Students engage in activity found in Learning from the Plants Creating your own Food Guide.pdf<\/a> <\/strong>to learn more about Indigenous land-based knowledge. To facilitate the activity use Indigenous and WS Plant Knowledge.pdf<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional Extension:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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