Aboriginal Perspectives in Inuit Education

In Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Into the School Curriculum, Kanu (2011) identifies five essential classroom practices for successfully integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into curriculum; (1) lesson planning
(2) learning resources and learning content
(3) instructional methods and strategies
(4) assessment methods and 
(5) using aboriginal perspectives as a “philosophical underpinning” of the curriculum (p.95). 

How are these evident in everyday practices in an early years program? 

When I think back to when I visited the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre.. 

The lesson plans were posted
The learning resources and learning content were relevant and authentic.  
The instructional methods and strategies were embedded in their daily interactions with the children 
The aboriginal perspectives within the curriculum were visible 

 


Kanu, Yatta. [2011]. “Chapter Four: Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into the School Curriculum: Layering at Five Levels of Classroom Practice,” In Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into the School Curriculum: Purposes, Possibilities, and Challenges. University of Toronto Press. pp. 95-119.