Open AccessVanished History: Current Representations of Indigenous People history in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum (Grades 9-12)
Author(s) -
Evgeniya Bobrovnik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sjpd-jpds proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-4878
DOI - 10.18192/jpds-sjpd.v1i0.2171
Subject(s) - curriculum , indigenous , representation (politics) , perspective (graphical) , indigenous education , sociology , pedagogy , population , social studies , curriculum development , social science , gender studies , political science , law , computer science , ecology , demography , artificial intelligence , politics , biology
This paper is a document analysis of the Ontario secondary Social Studies curriculum, specifically of the ways it represents history of Indigenous People. Findings revealed omissions in representation and the limited perspective on the historical and current events concerning the Indigenous population. Applying the framework of anti-racist pedagogy and Culturally Responsive Teaching practices, author suggests that thorough representation of indigenous history in the curriculum plays an integral role in the anti-racist education and proposes ways to overcome curriculum limitations.