Teaching Indigenous Studies

An Introduction for K–12 Educators

Helen Thomas author Leilani Sabzalian author Meredith L McCoy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Aug '26

Should be back in stock very soon

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Challenge colonialism in education and learn ways to incorporate Indigenous studies in your elementary or secondary classroom. This powerful book offers foundational knowledge around the movement for Indigenous studies curriculum in K–12 schools, as well as strategies to support more respectful and responsible teaching of Indigenous studies.

Inside, you will learn about Indigenous pedagogies and how to integrate foundational ideas such as sovereignty, survivance, and relationality into your teaching and curriculum. Through a keywords approach, chapters offer robust conceptual introductions, connections to classroom practice, and a wide array of teaching strategies and resources to help you move your learning into practice.

As you read, you will build strategies to name and disrupt colonialism, recognize and affirm Indigenous identities and knowledges, foster ethical land relations, and identify your roles and responsibilities in relation to decolonization and resurgence.

"Teaching Indigenous Studies is a powerful invitation to educators who are committed (or moving towards committing) to anti-colonial praxis in K-12 education. The authors create spaces within the book for educators to unlearn, reflect, and develop necessary vocabulary and embodiments for personal and professional transformation. This book is a tremendous gift."

— Sarah B. Shear, author of Dismantling Settler Social Studies

"Teaching Indigenous Studies is a vital text for educators navigating contemporary, urgent (mis)understandings of nationhood, sovereignty, justice, and truth. Sabzalian, McCoy, and Thomas invite readers to embrace our “shared responsibility” to “practice hope” by centering resistance, renewal, revitalization, and reclamation in our teaching and learning. With care, courage, and clarity, the authors inspire us to imagine—and build—futures beyond colonialism, alongside our students."

—Christine Rogers Stanton, PhD, Montana State University

ISBN: 9781032739403

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 820g

432 pages