Native Wellbeing Part III
Week 4
June 10-June 16, 2024
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Wellbeing in Sleep
Wellbeing in Sleep
Introduction to Topic
Introduction to Topic
Wellbeing in Sleep
As professionals working in education, it is often up to us to build curriculum, lessons, and gather content for the work that we do, this can even go farther into planning discussions, as well as readings we may do with our students so we understand that rest , and good restful sleep is extremely important for our mental wellbeing and better cognitive functioning as we engage with people on a daily basis.
I was recently reminded of this when I attended the Oregon Indian Education Association conference last month in early May and my brain was like jelly after a day of conference learning and the increased social interactions I was getting outside of my normal typical working from home experience.
If you can, please find 20-30 minutes during your work week to find rest. In the words of Tricia Hersey in her amazing book Rest is Resistance she writes "I wish you rest today. I wish you a deep knowing that exhaustion is not a normal way of living. You are enough. You can rest. You must resist anything that doesn't center your divinity as a human being. You are worthy of care."
Ps. let this be a reminder that kids only see us as human, teachers yes, but simply human.
Valeria
Instructor's Notes
Instructor's Notes
Read + Flip
Getting a decent night's sleep is crucial to improving physical, mental and spiritual health for Indigenous peoples. Please read the following article of recent research and work happening with aboriginal communities in Australia around sleep and mental health and wellbeing. Then, please take time to reflect on two thoughts from the article that resonated with you personally? What do you know about sleep from your cultural teachings? How do you practice sleep? (i.e. bed time routine, what conditions need to be met to ensure you get a restful night)
Reading & Reflecting
Reading & Reflecting
Protecting the Promise
Protecting the Promise
Author: Timothy San Pedro Forward by Megan Bang
Protecting the Promise is the first book in the Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies Series edited by Django Paris.
It features a collection of short stories told in collaboration with five Native families that speaks to the everyday aspects of Indigenous educational resurgence rooted in the intergenerational learning that occurs between mothers and their children. The author defines resurgence as the ongoing actions that recenter Indigenous realities and knowledges, while simultaneously denouncing and healing from the damaging effects of settler colonial systems. By illuminating the potential of such educational resurgence, the book counters deficit paradigms too often placed on Indigenous communities. It also demonstrates the need to include Indigenous Knowledges within the curriculum for both in-school and out-of-school settings. These engaging narratives reframe Indigenous parents as critical and compassionate educators, cultural brokers, and storytellers who are central partners in the education of their children.
Week 4 Reading Assignment: Pages 61 - 83
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