{"id":60,"date":"2018-06-21T15:54:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=60"},"modified":"2018-06-27T19:13:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:13:27","slug":"respectfully-opening-your-heart-and-mind-to-indigenization","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/chapter\/respectfully-opening-your-heart-and-mind-to-indigenization\/","title":{"raw":"Respectfully Opening Your Heart and Mind to Indigenization","rendered":"Respectfully Opening Your Heart and Mind to Indigenization"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\u2019s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s full! No more will go in!\u201d the professor blurted.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is you,\u201d the master replied. \u201cHow can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?\u201d\r\n\r\n\u2013 Suler (2013)<\/blockquote>\r\nTwo processes are guiding Indigenization in post-secondary institutions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the 1990s, the provincial government has implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/aboriginal-education-training\/aboriginal_action_plan.pdf\">frameworks and action plans [PDF]<\/a>[footnote]BC government action plan: https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/aboriginal-education-training\/aboriginal_action_plan.pdf[\/footnote] to increase Indigenous student success in public post-secondary institutions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous voice and activism in post-secondary institutions have supported the development of principles and protocols, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/media-room\/media-releases\/universities-canada-principles-on-indigenous-education\/\">Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education<\/a>[footnote]Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education: https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/media-room\/media-releases\/universities-canada-principles-on-indigenous-education\/[\/footnote].<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThese processes have become more prominent since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s final report and the 94 Calls to Action. Many of these processes and principles express the need for teachers and educators to unlearn and relearn, as Indigenous history, culture, and current realities are basically unknown and are generally not \u201cseen\u201d (Bopp, Brown &amp; Robb, 2017). It is hard to come to an understanding if you are not willing to \u201cempty your cup\u201d and accept new ways of engaging and relationship building.\r\n\r\nIndigenization requires that equitable space for Indigenous knowledges and perspectives be held and explored in the classroom. Many institutions have defined Indigenization on the basis of current, authentic relationships, and there are nuances and different approaches to Indigenization. What a teacher needs to be mindful of is that Indigenizing one\u2019s practice is an emotional journey as well as an intellectual examination of how systems of knowledge can complement and coexist in any field of study.","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\u2019s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s full! No more will go in!\u201d the professor blurted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is you,\u201d the master replied. \u201cHow can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Suler (2013)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Two processes are guiding Indigenization in post-secondary institutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the 1990s, the provincial government has implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/aboriginal-education-training\/aboriginal_action_plan.pdf\">frameworks and action plans [PDF]<\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"BC government action plan: https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/aboriginal-education-training\/aboriginal_action_plan.pdf\" id=\"return-footnote-60-1\" href=\"#footnote-60-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> to increase Indigenous student success in public post-secondary institutions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous voice and activism in post-secondary institutions have supported the development of principles and protocols, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/media-room\/media-releases\/universities-canada-principles-on-indigenous-education\/\">Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education<\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education: https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/media-room\/media-releases\/universities-canada-principles-on-indigenous-education\/\" id=\"return-footnote-60-2\" href=\"#footnote-60-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These processes have become more prominent since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s final report and the 94 Calls to Action. Many of these processes and principles express the need for teachers and educators to unlearn and relearn, as Indigenous history, culture, and current realities are basically unknown and are generally not \u201cseen\u201d (Bopp, Brown &amp; Robb, 2017). It is hard to come to an understanding if you are not willing to \u201cempty your cup\u201d and accept new ways of engaging and relationship building.<\/p>\n<p>Indigenization requires that equitable space for Indigenous knowledges and perspectives be held and explored in the classroom. Many institutions have defined Indigenization on the basis of current, authentic relationships, and there are nuances and different approaches to Indigenization. What a teacher needs to be mindful of is that Indigenizing one\u2019s practice is an emotional journey as well as an intellectual examination of how systems of knowledge can complement and coexist in any field of study.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-60-1\">BC government action plan: https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/aboriginal-education-training\/aboriginal_action_plan.pdf <a href=\"#return-footnote-60-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-60-2\">Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education: https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/media-room\/media-releases\/universities-canada-principles-on-indigenous-education\/ <a href=\"#return-footnote-60-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":95,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-60","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":23,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/revisions\/222"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/23"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationinstructors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}