kistikwânihk êsko kitêhk: Storying Holistic Understandings in Education

Authors

  • Jodi Marie Latremouille University of Calgary
  • Antonella Bell University of Alberta
  • Zahra Kasamali University of Alberta
  • Mandy Krahn University of Alberta
  • Lesley Tait University of Alberta
  • Dwayne Donald University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40294

Keywords:

holistic education, place-based education, indigenous education, life writing, métissage, contemplative pedagogy

Abstract

Learning alongside Dr. Dwayne Donald and Elder Bob Cardinal in a Holistic Understandings of Learning class held in Fall 2014 on Enoch Cree Nation evoked different ways of living well and wisely in the world. This course created a sacred place for the “four-part person” (mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual) to emerge, as we learned to pay deeper attention to the interconnectivity of creation in our educational practices. This multimedia métissage (Hasebe-Ludt, Chambers, & Leggo, 2009) combines life writing, readers’ theatre, and visual representations, weaving together our embodied responses to Elder Cardinal’s teachings. Each individual’s journey kistikwânihk êsko kitêhk (Cree: from head to heart) maintains its integrity and unique voice as it is intentionally woven into the Cree principles of meskanaw (pathway), miyo waskawewin (to walk in a good way), and the Blackfoot concept of aokakio’siit (being wisely aware).

Author Biography

Jodi Marie Latremouille, University of Calgary

Doctoral student and sessional instructor at the University of Calgary.

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Published

25-11-2016

How to Cite

Latremouille, J. M., Bell, A., Kasamali, Z., Krahn, M., Tait, L., & Donald, D. (2016). kistikwânihk êsko kitêhk: Storying Holistic Understandings in Education. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 14(1), 8–22. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40294