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2. Extend your understanding

Locate and read the following resource:
Little Bear, L. (2000), ‘Jagged Worldviews Colliding,’ in M. Battiste (ed.), Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Available online: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/aswt/worldviews/documents/jagged_worldviews_colliding.pdf (accessed 20 January 2018).

Identify some of the keys differences between Indigenous (Aboriginal) and Eurocentric philosophies, values, and customs. Reflect on how these different worldviews might be come into conflict in school (teaching strategies, curriculum, etc.).