Parent and Community Engagement

Books

Indigenous Community: Rekindling the Teachings of the Seventh Fire

This book discusses Indigenous values, knowledge, and ways of being in the context of education. Cajete gives insight into how colonization and Western education have impacted Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. The book includes extensive ideas and approaches for educators to incorporate Indigenous models and teachings to heal our communities. The text communicates the strong reverence for cultural community engagement within Indigenous ways of being. Scholars have found the historical and professional implications of this text helpful when considering how to enter spaces of Indigenous community collaboration and engagement.