Resurgence

Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom

KC Adams, Sonya Ballantyne, Charlene Bearhead, Wilson Bearhead, Lisa Boivin, Rita Bouvier, Nicola I. Campbell, Sara Florence Davidson, Louise B. Halfe, Lucy Hemphill, Wanda John-Kehewin, Elizabeth LaPensee, Victoria McIntosh, Reanna Merasty, David A. Robertson, Russell Wallace, Christina Lavalley Ruddy, Reanna McKay, Katya Adamov Ferguson, Christine M'Lot, Katya Adamov Ferguson

• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Year: 2022
• Topic: Education
• Print ISBN:
  9781553798439
  9781553799849
• Subtopic: Professional Development
• eBook ISBN:
  9781774920015

? A Starred Selection for the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Best Books for Teachers!

Resurgence: Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom is an inspiring collection of contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit poetry, art, and narratives curated by editors Christine M'Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson. As the first title in the Footbridge Series, this foundational volume serves as a vital tool for K–12 educators, administrators, and librarians committed to Indigenous education and culturally responsive teaching.

This collection invites educators to engage directly in the work of Truth and Reconciliation. The editors provide a practical, reflective framework to help teachers:

• Navigate systemic reconciliation: Move institutional structures within school systems past performative gestures.
• Engage with difficult tensions: Foster balanced classroom dialogue, historical self-reflection, and critical engagement.
• Promote sustainable pedagogy: Build equitable, long-term teaching practices that honour diverse Indigenous perspectives.

Grounded in traditional knowledge and modern pedagogical strategies, this multi-genre anthology features:

• Diverse Indigenous voices: Art, poetry, and essays representing a wide spectrum of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit creators.
• Culturally responsive teaching methods: Practical concepts that can be integrated across all grade levels and existing curricula.
• Actionable implementation steps: Concrete guidance for K–12 classroom teachers, school librarians, parents, and administrators to actively support Indigenous perspectives in education.
• Professional Learning Community (PLC) prompts: Tailored discussion questions designed as a springboard for staff workshops, professional development circles, or personal growth.

Whether you are searching for authentic Indigenous lesson plan ideas, seeking to diversify your school library, or aiming to build a more inclusive curriculum, Resurgence provides the critical tools needed for true classroom transformation.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• How This Book Is Organized
• Part One - Resistance
• Beyond Being Silenced
• Poetry as a Cultural Expression: if the land could speak and “one morning after the rain”
• T’seka Reflection and “T’seka”
• “Holy Eucharist” and “miyo kisikaw”
• Part Two -Resilience
• “Seen in a Good Way”:Reading and Writing Through Mental Health Struggles
• Writing as a Therapeutic Medium
• Birch Bark Technology
• Images and Health
• Part Three -Restoring
• Stories Are Resurgence
• Why Am I Not on Star Trek?
• Indigenizing Spaces: Identity in the Built Environment
• Games as Resurgence
• Part Four -Reconnecting
• “alpine mountains” and “frog whisperers”
• The Paths of Tradition
• Making a Comeback as an Artist
• We Are Inherently Mathematical