Subject
Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Apply First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing, and local knowledge as sources of information
Elaboration
- Sample questions to support inquiry with students:
- How has the diversity of plants in your local area benefited First Peoples?
- How are First Peoples traditional medicines prepared in your local area?
- How would you safely determine the efficacy of a First Peoples traditional medicine?
- How are First Peoples traditional medicines prepared for different uses?
- How would you design a garden for your school that features local plants and considers appropriate plant choices?
“Ways of knowing” refers to the various beliefs about the nature of knowledge that people have. They can include, but are not limited to, First Peoples, gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, and intuitive beliefs about knowledge.
keywords
First Peoples perspectives and knowledge
ways of knowing