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
• Print ISBN: 9781553798439, 9781553799849
• eBook ISBN: 9781774920015
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Professional Development

? Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!

Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides K–12 educators in bridging existing curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies. In this first book in the Footbridge Series, we invite you to walk with us as we seek to:

• connect peoples and places
• link truth and reconciliation as ongoing processes
• symbolize the risk and urgency of this work for both Indigenous and settler educators
• engage tensions
• highlight the importance of balance, both of ideas and within ourselves

Through critical engagement with each contributor's work, experienced educators Christine M'Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson support readers in connecting with Indigenous narratives and perspectives, bringing Indigenous works into the classroom, and creating more equitable and sustainable teaching practices.

In this resource, you will find:

• diverse Indigenous voices, perspectives, and art forms from a variety of nations and locations
• valuable concepts and methods that can be applied to the classroom and beyond
• practical action steps and resources for educators, parents, librarians, and administrators

Use this book as a springboard for your own learning journey or as a lively prompt for dialogue within your professional learning community.

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