1. List some of the ways that you see reinhabitation and decolonization happening throughout the narrative.

            There are many examples of reinhabitation and decolonization in the reading. The first opens in the title of the first paragraph, A Return to Traditional Mushkegowuk Ways of Knowing. Through colonization, indigenous culture has been stripped as a result of assimilation conducted by European settlers. By reintegrating indigenous ways of knowing, such as that of the Mushkegowuk Cree peoples, those with a background that they cannot fully identify with are given an opportunity to do so. I also found the research components of the paper very insightful. The author incorporates research in order to show how colonialism resulted in the stripping of culture for indigenous peoples, by asking how indigenous communities perceive some of the Mushkegowuk Cree ways of knowing. One other evident piece that demonstrates decolonization and reinhabitation is the reasons included on why they chose to teach many different generations together to talk about the issues of land and water rights. By incorporating indigenous ways of knowing and talking about how such resources are consumed allows for a shift in their minds from ‘dominant ideas’ to ideas that are individual and are based on what one deems moral, rather than what society does.

 2. How might you adapt these ideas towards considering place in your own subject areas and teaching?

            My major is biology, and I would want to allow for students to explore the curriculum with a more individualistic approach. Students may have different beliefs, but I feel that theories should be explored. I would want students to feel welcomed to express their culture, but also be open to learning about theories that are a part of the curriculum. I think that many students may feel as if their beliefs are disregarded in science classrooms, due to teachers teaching theory as a fact rather than what it is – a theory. 

            My minor is physical education, and to incorporate ideas that consider place, I would like to allow students to explore how physical education is taught around the world, and the many ways that cultures within Canada teach as well. Physical education can be looked at from many perspectives, and I think the knowledge that can be taken is beneficial to every student.