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Revisionist Pedagogy – Awakening Wisdom: How Critical Theory and Indigenous Pedagogies Co-Create Inclusive Education

Critical theory offers powerful tools for interrogating how knowledge, power, and identity operate within educational systems. Its emphasis on social justice, historical inequities, and the dismantling of dominant paradigms makes it a productive—though not sufficient—framework for supporting the integration of Indigenous pedagogies in contemporary education (Apple, 2013; Freire, 1970). When combined with de-colonial commitments and … Continue reading Revisionist Pedagogy – Awakening Wisdom: How Critical Theory and Indigenous Pedagogies Co-Create Inclusive Education

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The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer, celebrated author of Braiding Sweetgrass and a leading voice in the movement to bridge scientific and Indigenous wisdom, once again graces us with her reflective and poetic prose in The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. At a slender hundred or so pages, this book is more a gem than a tome, yet … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review: The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Democracy of Species is a lyrical meditation on the interconnectedness of life, an eloquent call for reciprocity, and an urgent plea to recognize the wisdom of the more-than-human world. Drawing upon her dual expertise as a botanist and an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kimmerer weaves a narrative that is at … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review: The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Weekend Book Reviews – Kenekuk, the Kickapoo Prophet

Joseph B. Herring's Kenekuk, the Kickapoo Prophet is a meticulously researched and compelling account of one of the most intriguing yet little-known figures in Native American history. Herring, with the precision and insight characteristic of a seasoned historian, unravels the enigmatic life of Kenekuk, a Kickapoo leader who rose to prominence in the early 19th century. This … Continue reading Weekend Book Reviews – Kenekuk, the Kickapoo Prophet