Perspectives on Indigenous Pedagogy in Education: Learning From One Another

Sheila Cote-Meek is Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai. She is currently the Director, Indigenous Educational Studies Programs at Brock University and the former Vice-President, Equity, People and Culture at York University where she headed a new division that includes the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resources and Labour Relations. Prior to this she was Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs at Laurentian University where she led university-wide Indigenous initiatives. She played a lead role in several Indigenous initiatives including for example, increasing the number of Indigenous scholars, the creation of the Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre, the Master of Indigenous Relations program and the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute. She also worked extensively on the faculty relations portfolio in collaboration with Human Resources and the Provost Office. Dr. Cote-Meek holds a PhD in Sociology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto and is author of Colonized Classrooms – Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education (2014), lead editor of Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and co-editor of Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy (2020). She is an active researcher and has extensive experience working on equity and inclusion in higher education including substantive experience working with Indigenous communities nationally on social justice and education issues. Dr. Cote-Meek has a strong history of building relationships that provide synergistic opportunities to advance institutions, and she is committed to working toward accessible higher education for all.

Taima Moeke-Pickering is a Maori of the Ngati Pukeko and Tuhoe tribes. She is a full professor in the School of Indigenous Relations at Laurentian University where she teaches courses on Indigenous research methodologies, international Indigenous issues, and United Nations and Indigenous social work. She has extensive experience working with international Indigenous communities, evaluative research, big data analysis, #MMIW and photovoice methodologies. She is co-editor of the book Decolonizing & Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and lead editor for the book Critical Reflections and Politics for Advancing Women in the Academy (2020).

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