Stories of Place: Ojibwe Knowledge and Environmental Stewardship in the Northwoods
Indigenous Environmentalism
Overview
Ojibwe education is used at Conserve School, an environmental semester school, to help high school students better understand diverse perspectives on stewardship and to explore the history, cultures and place of the Northwoods of Wisconsin. In the Environmental Stewardship class, students learn about indigenous history, culture and environmental perspectives from a local Ojibwe forester. The students use this perspective to help them appreciate their place at Conserve School and explore their own environmental ethics. Students also participate in Ojibwe seasonal celebrations to better comprehend how place and people are interrelated.
Keywords: Indigenous Education, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Environmental Education, K-12 education
Format
Author:
Eleva Potter and Jerry Jondreau
Audience:
K-12
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