A teenage domestic servant showed signs of possession, and a miller was accused of witchcraft. Considering records of these events helps clarify what we can and cannot know about the past.
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It is worth considering whether efforts to enlist the church in reconciliation have been helped or hindered by how settlers think about early written records.
Considering our relationships to stories about the past and looking at learning as a process of encounter can help Canadians to become better treaty partners.
A survey of history teachers in Canada showed the prevalence of the myth of objectivity among history teachers.
Canada is accepting claims emerging from a settlement with survivors of Indian day schools, but there has yet to be a public inquiry. There is an urgent need to hold Canada accountable.
Decolonized education means working with settler teachers to overcome guilt and find the courage to acknowledge privilege, racism and colonialism to work in partnership for a better future.
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Assistant Professor, Indigenous Methodologies, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies, Trent University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, History of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Social Studies and History Education, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies and Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto
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Manager, Aboriginal Teacher Education Program, Queen's University Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of French, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
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Community research partner, Peguis First Nation
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Professor of Secondary Education, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta