WHAT MAKES THIS INDIGENOUS EDUCATION?

Wild Rice (manoomin) Harvesting is deeply reflective of Indigenous Education as it embodies core principles and methods rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

Here’s how:

· Land-based education - connected to the land and water

· Cultural revitalization and knowledge transfer

· Holistic learning

· Anishinaabemowin

· Community

These camps serve as a model for how Indigenous Education supports cultural revitalization. Manoomin camps go beyond a simple skill teaching model; they immerse participants in a way of life, embodying the values, cultural teachings, and practices central to Indigenous Education.

Land-based education and programming are positioned as an Indigenous method of regenerating Indigenous lifeways and thought systems because Indigenous knowledges are relational, and land is key in the knowledge generation and transmission process. One of the goals of Indigenous land-based programming is to teach participants how to connect, reclaim, and engage with Indigenous thought systems.

At the core of Indigenous Education lies Aboriginal spirituality and traditional knowledge.