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Looking for a resource to support conversations about Indigenous sovereignty and decolonization in the classroom?

This resource introduces rematriation as a transformative practice rooted in Indigenous law, culture, and sovereignty. The resource explores the significance of matrilineal traditions as a challenge to colonialism and patriarchy. The resource offer classroom examples of rematriation in relation to Indigenous law, matrilineal traditions, cultural revitalization, and self-determination. It offers educators a useful starting point for thinking about what it means for cultural belongings, knowledge, and authority to return to Indigenous communities on Indigenous terms. Examples of K-12 classroom engagements on land-based education, Indigenous storywork, and activism related to self-determination and reclamation of stolen cultural belongings are described.

https://www.amyparent.ca/teaching-exemplars