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ERIC Number: EJ1402221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1052-5505
EISSN: EISSN-2163-3630
Balance and Harmony: Ojibwe Mathematics at Turtle Mountain Community College
Luecke, Danny
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v35 n1 2023
Indigenous peoples have rich ways of knowing that have been passed down for generations. Specifically, mathematical ways of knowing are embedded within a nation's and community's language, culture, and place. This article describes how Turtle Mountain Community College now teaches three courses on Ojibwe mathematics which were designed and developed as one component of the Secondary Math Education bachelor's degree program. The program was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the North Dakota State Board for Teacher Licensure in 2022 and is currently in its first cohort. Local fluent elders were and are essential in the development of the courses and the content. The three courses seek to revitalize the mathematical ways of knowing embedded within the Turtle Mountain language, culture, and place so they can once again be widely known and normalized within the community. The program follows the Indigenous math education model, pursuing balance and harmony between Western and Indigenous math, as well as Western and Indigenous ways of teaching and learning.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: North Dakota
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A