Learning Transforms

Dr. Shauneen Pete is the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator at the University of Victoria’s Department of Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education. As a long-time educator, Pete heard from teacher education students that they were not given enough formal Indigenous education in the school system. As a result, the potential educators were scared of integrating the province’s Indigenous education requirements. Even some faculty members had never had structured education about Indigenous culture. In her work, she strives to help fill these gaps. In this episode, Pete discusses how pedagogy and conversation can help reduce the stigma around integrating indigenous content in to the classroom. Learn how she plans to support faculty and staff through this process as she steps in her role at the Faculty of Education.