Starting the Conversation with Bonny Lynn Donovan—Visiting with the tmxʷulaxʷ: Indigenous ecocultural literacy in the early learning years
March 26 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bonny Lynn’s qualitative study addresses ecological sustainability through Indigenous language reclamation and the intergenerational transfer of traditional ecological knowledge to early learners, as Indigenous anti-colonial praxis.
In this culturally sustaining/revitalizing Indigenous Early Childhood Education for Sustainability (ECEfS) study, a traditional mentor/apprenticeship education model was used with four-year-old preschoolers and middle-year students (grades six to eight) from a Syilx/Okanagan band school.
An Indigenous Participatory Action Research (IPAR) design centred the voices of the children, the nsyilxcǝn language and ecological knowledge from the Land.
Everyone is welcome! Join us in person, in ARTS 368, or via Zoom. To join via Zoom, please e-mail icer.ok@ubc.ca.
Bio
Bonny Lynn is a Métis doctoral student in the Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity (CESCE) Theme. Her co-supervisors are Dr. Jeannette Armstrong and Dr. Leyton Schnellert. Bonny Lynn’s research interests include Indigenous ecocultural identity and literacy, Indigenous language reclamation, and early childhood education.
Bonny Lynn is a recipient of the 2024 ICER Student Community Engaged Research Award.
