Seasons of Learning - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

What does it mean to teach in an era of reconciliation?

Seasons of Learning is an innovative exploration of ways to engage pedagogically with calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Organized around the metaphor and rhythm of the seasonal cycle, the interdisciplinary volume highlights the importance of change: learning from the past, imagining different futures, and recognizing that learning is always unfinished. Each part begins with a reflection on Indigenous understandings of seasonality and ends with discussion prompts to support classroom and community dialogue. Contributors offer concrete teaching examples, from land- and arts-based learning to youth-led initiatives. They also share personal reflections on teaching Indigenous knowledges within Western educational systems.

Seasons of Learning underscores that reconciliation has no single path, only many ways of walking together. It invites readers into a reflexive process of decolonization to shape our shared future.

About the Author

Ying-Syuan Huang is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University. Mindy Carter is an associate professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. Teresa Strong-Wilson is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University and editor-in-chief of the McGill Journal of Education. Claudia Mitchell is the Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University and an honorary professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ranjan Datta is an assistant professor and a Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research in Indigenous Studies at Mount Royal University, Calgary. Angelina Weenie, a fluent Cree (n+¬hiyaw) speaker from Sweetgrass First Nation, is dean of the University of Prince Edward Island's Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies. Teena Starlight is an instructor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University. Michele Sorensen is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan.