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We Need a New Story: Walking and the wâhkôhtowin Imagination
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Inspired and guided by the nêhiyaw (Cree) wisdom concept of wâhkôhtowin, this paper frames walking as a life practice that can teach kinship relationality and help reconceptualize Indigenous-Canadian relations on more ethical terms. I argue that Indigenous-Canadian relations today continue to be heavily influenced by colonial teachings that emphasize relationship denial. A significant curricular and pedagogical challenge faced by educators in Canada today is how to facilitate the emergence of a new story that can repair inherited colonial divides and give good guidance on how Indigenous peoples and Canadians can live together differently. In my experience, the emergence of a new story can be facilitated through the life practice of walking.
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“Dwayne Donald (2021) describes how Wâhkôhtowin supports our actions, stating how 'in a practical way, Wâhkôhtowin describes ethical guidelines regarding how you are related to your kin and how to conduct yourself as a good relative' (p. 58).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Donald, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Donald, Dwayne
- Venue
- Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies
- Publisher
- York University Libraries
- Published
- 2021-03-16
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 53-63
- ISSN
- 1916-4467 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3136950657
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 4
- FWCI
- 4.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Social Sciences › Education › Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
- Keywords
- Indigenous-Canadian relations, colonialism, reconciliation, Indigenous pedagogy, course program, relational ethics
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