Trickster Chases the Tale of Education: Indigenous Storytelling Disrupting Education

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

This seminar will examine why stories and storytelling within education are important, discuss reasons why appropriation of Indigenous stories is problematic, raise issues with the process of sharing cultural stories from around the world, and discuss Trickster stories and the complexity of these stories for use in education. With this background, each of the presenters will share stories from their Indigenous nation(s) and discuss the complexity of the stories as educational opportunities for teachers, parents, librarians, students, and listeners of all kinds. The panel will examine the disrupting of boundaries and transforming of classroom and educational experiences possible within stories and particularly trickster stories.

Sub Unit

• Division B - Curriculum Studies / Section 1: Critical Perspectives and Practices

Chair

• Judy M. Iseke, Lakehead University

Papers

• Wasakechak in Métis/Cree Cultural Traditions in Digital Technologies of Film/Media - Judy M. Iseke, Lakehead University

• The Pedagogical and Instructional Relevance of Proverbs and Songs as Indigenous Philosophies: The West African Case - George J. Dei, OISE/University of Toronto

• A Glance at Africa Through Its Creation Stories: Pedagogical Implications in Education - Njoki N. Wane, University of Toronto

• Trickster Chases the Tale of Education: A Mi’kmaw Exploration of Trickster Stories and Their Relevance in Community and Educational Practices - Sylvia Moore, Lakehead University

Discussant

• Bekisizwe S. Ndimande, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign