Toolkit
A decolonizing exploration of antiracist, arts-based responses to the violence described in the MMIWG2S+ report across the context of higher education
Project Overview
Meaningful educational response strategies to the MMIWG2S+ are needed, and art holds potential for transformative learning. Our interdisciplinary research collective of Indigenous peoples and settlers is developing, implementing, and evaluating arts-based, anti-racist strategies to support nursing and education students in engaging with and responding to the MMIWG2S+ Report at three Canadian universities (TWU, Thompson Rivers University, and University of Manitoba).
We are asking the research question: How can anti-racist, arts-based educational initiatives foster students’ understanding of MMIWG2S+ Calls to Justice and respond to community needs? Through the co-creation of arts-based responses, a blogsite, a case book for educators, visual infographics, academic articles, and an expanded research team, new paths will be forged for emerging professionals to understand the impacts of Indigenous-specific racism and develop cultural humility, an essential precursor to creating culturally safe spaces.
