{"id":178,"date":"2024-05-28T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/chapter\/community-based-learning-in-action\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:42:55","slug":"community-based-learning-in-action","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/chapter\/community-based-learning-in-action\/","title":{"raw":"What Community-based Learning Looks Like","rendered":"What Community-based Learning Looks Like"},"content":{"raw":"Let\u2019s take a look at what Indigenous digital literacy in community-based learning looks like:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Understanding and following protocols:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Land acknowledgement<\/li>\n \t<li>Introductions<\/li>\n \t<li>Open and closing sharing circles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Collaboration\u2014spending time with each other\/emphasis on connection to the group<\/li>\n \t<li>Creating a sense of community\/building relationships<\/li>\n \t<li>Placing Indigenous Traditional Knowledges at the centre of projects<\/li>\n \t<li>Including Indigenous ways of knowing and being in research projects, assignments, and instructor presentations<\/li>\n \t<li>Weaving the concept of interconnectivity into the course<\/li>\n \t<li>Valuing communal over individualistic<\/li>\n \t<li>Making room for Indigenous role models, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and community members<\/li>\n \t<li>Transferring knowledge through story<\/li>\n \t<li>Developing capstone projects to show learning (vs. testing)<\/li>\n \t<li>Providing choice and flexibility in learning activities<\/li>\n \t<li>Using local resources and context<\/li>\n \t<li>Validating Indigenous Traditional Knowledges by placing them alongside Western knowledge as equal<\/li>\n \t<li>Establishing a relationship; business will follow<\/li>\n \t<li>Being flexible and open to input; your thoughts may not be final<\/li>\n \t<li>Engaging before starting a project to ensure you are working with informed consent<\/li>\n \t<li>Engaging often and with good intention<\/li>\n \t<li>Understand the history, culture, worldviews, and the challenges and strengths of each community you want to work with<\/li>\n \t<li>Respecting that your project needs are less important to the community leaders than the needs of their community members<\/li>\n \t<li>Respecting that community leaders take into consideration the Seven Generations Principle when making decisions on projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">For a deeper understanding of the Seven Generations Principle, see source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ictinc.ca\/blog\/seventh-generation-principle\">What is the Seventh Generation Principle? (ictinc.ca)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Guiding principles for community collaboration<\/h1>\nRemember these guiding principles in community-based learning for Indigenous digital literacy:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Recognition of relationships with the land<\/li>\n \t<li>Respect for land claims, Treaties, and recognition of the self-determination of Indigenous nations<\/li>\n \t<li>Relationships built on trust<\/li>\n \t<li>Collaboration and shared decision-making<\/li>\n \t<li>Open communication<\/li>\n \t<li>Transparency and accountability<\/li>\n \t<li>Reciprocity and shared benefits and interests<\/li>\n \t<li>Respect for and openness to Indigenous Traditional Knowledges, culture and perspectives<\/li>\n \t<li>Adherence to Indigenous Governance models for data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Fundamental concepts<\/h1>\nRemember these key fundamental concepts in community-based learning for Indigenous digital literacy:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Free, prior, informed consent<\/li>\n \t<li>Openness<\/li>\n \t<li>Follow Communication Protocols<\/li>\n \t<li>Engage early and often<\/li>\n \t<li>Trust<\/li>\n \t<li>Honesty<\/li>\n \t<li>Be respectful and mindful of Indigenous Peoples, protocols, and priorities<\/li>\n \t<li>Partnership<\/li>\n \t<li>Build a trusting relationship first, and business will follow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHow can we take all these tools and incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing into your course with limited knowledge of Indigenous cultures?\n\nThrough action:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Involve Indigenous community members, Elders, faculty, and leaders.<\/li>\n \t<li>Determine the level of consultation required from Indigenous community.<\/li>\n \t<li>Work together to determine the consultation process.<\/li>\n \t<li>Develop knowledge of local and regional First Nations and other Indigenous groups whose language, traditions, and cultural practices emerge from the land.<\/li>\n \t<li>Understand that Indigenous Traditional Knowledges come from the collective and are passed down in the oral tradition. Therefore, we must acknowledge the Nation whose knowledge it comes from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLearning to build relationships with Indigenous communities takes time. To begin action toward reconciliation, we suggest some questions to ask yourself:\n<ul>\n \t<li>What do I realize that I don\u2019t know?<\/li>\n \t<li>How can I contribute to change in my community or workplace?<\/li>\n \t<li>How can I teach or learn about Canada\u2019s relationship with Indigenous Peoples?<\/li>\n \t<li>How can I build meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities?<\/li>\n \t<li>What world do I want our children to inherit? How can I make this happen?<\/li>\n \t<li>How do I engage with an Elder or Knowledge Keeper?<\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a look at what Indigenous digital literacy in community-based learning looks like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding and following protocols:\n<ul>\n<li>Land acknowledgement<\/li>\n<li>Introductions<\/li>\n<li>Open and closing sharing circles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration\u2014spending time with each other\/emphasis on connection to the group<\/li>\n<li>Creating a sense of community\/building relationships<\/li>\n<li>Placing Indigenous Traditional Knowledges at the centre of projects<\/li>\n<li>Including Indigenous ways of knowing and being in research projects, assignments, and instructor presentations<\/li>\n<li>Weaving the concept of interconnectivity into the course<\/li>\n<li>Valuing communal over individualistic<\/li>\n<li>Making room for Indigenous role models, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and community members<\/li>\n<li>Transferring knowledge through story<\/li>\n<li>Developing capstone projects to show learning (vs. testing)<\/li>\n<li>Providing choice and flexibility in learning activities<\/li>\n<li>Using local resources and context<\/li>\n<li>Validating Indigenous Traditional Knowledges by placing them alongside Western knowledge as equal<\/li>\n<li>Establishing a relationship; business will follow<\/li>\n<li>Being flexible and open to input; your thoughts may not be final<\/li>\n<li>Engaging before starting a project to ensure you are working with informed consent<\/li>\n<li>Engaging often and with good intention<\/li>\n<li>Understand the history, culture, worldviews, and the challenges and strengths of each community you want to work with<\/li>\n<li>Respecting that your project needs are less important to the community leaders than the needs of their community members<\/li>\n<li>Respecting that community leaders take into consideration the Seven Generations Principle when making decisions on projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">For a deeper understanding of the Seven Generations Principle, see source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ictinc.ca\/blog\/seventh-generation-principle\">What is the Seventh Generation Principle? 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