Indigenous peoples Flashcards
Ways of knowing
methods through which knowledge becomes apparent to us
Connection to
Country
Indigenous ways of knowing are known to be rooted with deep respect for the ecology and the importance of the connected relationship with the land
8 ways:
1 Story sharing
2 Learning maps
3 Non-verbal
4 Symbols and images
5 Land links
6 Non-linear
7 Deconstruct/reconstruct
8 Community links
1 Story sharing:
Approaching learning through narrative.
We connect through the stories we share.
2 Learning maps:
Explicitly mapping/ visualising processes. We picture our pathways of knowledge.
3 Non-verbal:
Applying intra-personal and kinaesthetic skills to thinking and learning. We see, think, act, make and share without words.
4 Symbols and images:
Using images and metaphors to understand concepts and content. We keep and share knowledge with art and objects.
5 Land links:
Place-based learning, linking content to local land and place. We work with lessons from land and nature.
6 Non-linear:
Producing innovations and understanding by thinking laterally or combining systems. We put different ideas together and create new knowledge.
7 Deconstruct/reconstruct:
Modelling and scaffolding, working from wholes to parts (watch then do). We work from wholes to parts, watching and then doing.
8 Community links:
Centring local viewpoints, applying learning for community benet. We bring new knowledge home to help our mob.
