Sharing Indigenous Worldviews

Sharing Indigenous Worldviews

Lee Beavington , Department of Biology - lee.beavington@kpu.ca

BIOL 1110/1112/2322 (and other biology labs)

Sharing Indigenous worldviews, and have students consider the importance of Indigenous worldviews alongside scientific worldviews, and not see them as exclusionary or contradictory. Incorporate field trips into the semester to local ecosystems, where students learn ethnobotany and indigenous knowledge. I use storytelling, circle sharing and reflective practices (common among many indigenous groups) as part of my teaching. I authored a required BIOL 2322 (Ecology) book that includes information on local plants and their ethnobotany (Indigenous uses).