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Edited by: Ying-Syuan Elaine Huang, an educator and researcher in the field of science and sustainability education pursuing a PhD; Mindy R. Carter, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University, Canada; Teresa Strong-Wilson, an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University and editor-in-chief of the McGill Journal of Education; Claudia Mitchell, the Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University and an honorary professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Ranjan Datta, an assistant professor and a Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research in Indigenous Studies at Mount Royal University, Calgary; Dr. Angelina Weenie, who is Cree (nehiyaw) and speaks Cree (y) dialect fluently, and is from Sweetgrass First Nation and dean of the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; and Teena Starlight, Tsuut'ina Nation, an instructor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University.
What does it mean to teach in an era of reconciliation? Seasons of Learning is an innovative exploration of ways to engage pedagogically with calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Organized around the metaphor and rhythm of the seasonal cycle, this interdisciplinary volume highlights the importance of change: learning from the past, imagining different futures, and recognizing that learning is always unfinished. Each part begins with a reflection on Indigenous understandings of seasonality and ends with discussion prompts to support classroom and community dialogue. Contributors offer concrete teaching examples, from land- and arts-based learning to youth-led initiatives. They also share personal reflections on teaching Indigenous knowledges within Western educational systems.
Seasons of Learning underscores that reconciliation has no single path, only many ways of walking together. It invites readers into a reflexive process of decolonization to shape our shared future.