Indigegogy is a term coined by Stan Wilson, a Cree Elder and Educator. Indigegogy uses Indigenous knowledge, literature and scholarship and is centred on land-based education. Indigegogy engages Indigenous methodology such as circle work to uplift traditional teachings, ceremonies and practices. Indigegogy is a decolonizing practice that builds on the resurgence of Indigenous ways of knowing, teaching and learning.
Anishinaabe re-searcher Dr. Kathy Absolon coined the term “re-search” to describe how Indigenous re-searchers re-theorize and re-create methodologies.
Indigenous knowledge resurgence is being informed by taking a second look at how re-search is grounded. Dr. Absolon consciously adds an emphasis on re with a hyphen as a process of recovery of Kaandossiwin and Indigenous re-search.
Here are some upcoming workshops and events offered by the Centre of Indigegogy:
We envision creating pathways for educators and practitioners for wholistic professional development that is guided by the principles embedded in Indigegogy.
Our vision is to honour the spirit, heart, intellect and physical elements of teaching, learning and in practice.
We envision wholistic education and training that is grounded in our culture, traditions, anti-colonialism, decolonizing and Indigenizing knowledges.
We envision pathways of unlearning and re-learning toward transformation, wholistic teaching and healing.
We strive towards supporting Mino-Bimaadiziwin (Ojibwe for the "way of a good life"), and Ka’nikonhriyohtshera (Mohawk for "fostering emergence of the good mind") using land-based education, traditional knowledge and teachings.
Through Indigenous-centred, wholistic practice, the Centre for Indigegogy aims to:
The Centre for Indigegogy: Indigenous Centred Wholistic Development provides wholistic practitioners, helpers and educators ongoing learning opportunities that are immersed in indigenous knowledge and best practices. Our goals are wholistic and are as follows:
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"This story is long overdue and has been a long overdue project of restoration and reclamation. It’s a story of resurgence. Our Centre for Indigegogy is emerging out of contexts of colonizing educational institutions. Education has played its detrimental role through the Indian Residential School eras. Today Indigenous peoples are re-emerging as educating agents in our own education and in control of our wholistic curriculum, research and Indigegogy."
Read Kathy's full letter and learn more about the centre.
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