Locally, Indigenous education support teachers are the best contacts in your school to help you understand the protocols involved in inviting Elders into your classroom and working with particular knowledges. Indigenous community leaders and teachers are the best sources of this information.  If you don't have an indigenous educator at your school hopefully there may be a district indigenization coordinator such as we have here in school in my school district.

    It is important to note that not all Indigenous knowledges can be shared in the public school setting. Some indigenous knowledges are considered sacred such as ceremonies, and can only be shared with special permission in certain contacts and following specific protocols. if you are not sure, the best policy is to ask.

 Professor Joanne Archibald has important information about story work protocols on her website which would be an excellent resource for all teachers to review prior to implementing any story work in your classrooms. 

See:  https://indigenousstorywork.com/1-for-educators/

Gail Higginbottom also offers these "Anti Indigenous Racism Protocols" (2023, p120) which are a good starting place for all:

"In holding discussion and asking for vulnerability, engagement, and courage, it is important to develop protocols to guide the work in a good way. Through the Indigenous teachings of humility, respect, and honesty, these protocols will support shared learning.

• Stay engaged.

• Speak your truth.

• Experience discomfort.

• Expect and accept non-disclosure.

Note. The four guiding protocols are from Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools, by G. Singleton, 2015, Corwin." (Higginbottom,2023, p120)