With gratitude to our colleagues in the Educational Studies Department (EDST) for compiling today’s challenge resources.

Decolonization refers to ‘writing back’ against the ongoing colonialism and colonial mentalities that permeate all institutions and systems of government, according to Eric Ritskes, editor of Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education and Society. Indeed, decolonization demands an Indigenous framework and a centering of Indigenous land, Indigenous sovereignty, and Indigenous ways of thinking, write Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang in their essay “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor”.

• • The excerpt above is from Racial Equity Tools – read more here

Today: Do one or more of the following:

READ “November is Native American Heritage Month, when the U.S. is supposed to celebrate Natives and our contributions to the world. In recognition of the season, let’s start with 100 ways you and yours can be allies toward the Indigenous peoples of this continent—our ancestral land.” 100 Ways to Support – Not Appropriate From – Native People by Simon Moya Smith

WATCHStanding Strong  | The Tribal Nations of Western OregonWestern Oregon’s Five Native American Tribe’s Oregon Sesquicentennial and the history of the Native American Tribes who live here. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, The Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw.

LISTEN All My Relations  All My Relations is a podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) to explore our relationships— relationships to land, to our creatural relatives, and to one another. Highlight Episode:  ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving

READ White Allies, Let’s Be Honest About Decolonization by Kyle Powys Whyte LINK

Looking for something else? Consider one of the following resources:

• Lessons from Illuminative’s Native Now Initiative (scroll down to see the lesson’s listed under resources: https://illuminatives.org/nativenow/ 
• Honoring Tribal Legacies curriculum which offers a variety of units (grades P – 20) that emphasize Indigenous teachings and Indigenous perspectives of the Lewis and Clark: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/honoringtriballegacies/teachings
• Discovering Native Histories on the Lewis and Clark Trail curriculum: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/nativehistories/curriculum
• Lesson for ThePeople Shall Continue from the teacher’s guide:  https://www.leeandlow.com/uploads/loaded_document/446/ThePeopleShallContinue_TeachersGuide.pdf

 

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