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Annie Murphy Paul reports in an article in the New York Times that neuroscience research has determined that parts of the human brain are only activated by narrative-based knowledge.4 Information is often remembered more sharply and for a longer continued period of time when it is associated to a narrative, as opposed to when it is delivered in a dry bullet-point form. While storytelling as a system of communication may be ancestral- in fact myths and legends have been the keystone of teaching in most cultures – it remains an incredibly effective tool for teaching even today. The Canadian scholar Judy Iseke remarks that the central focus of Indigenous epistemologies, pedagogies and research approach is very different from that of the European tradition of magistrate teaching that prevails in our society.3 In fact, one common trait to most native cultures is the communication of knowledge through stories. In the nearly five-century long history of colonization, de-colonization and post-colonization, it is rather surprising that there is no recognized aboriginal system of education in Canada.2 While the historical reason might have been to serve the colonizing strategy of cultural assimilation, notably with the founding of residential schools a few decades ago, the reason for this astonishing actuality today is the sign that their pedagogical system is still underestimated by many. They inform us, as well as form us, through our interaction with their symbols and images.1
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The myths we live by actively shape and integrate our life experience. We make stories, tell stories and live stories because it is such an integral part of being human. Story is a primary structure through which humans think, relate, and communicate. Storytelling: The Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA), 2nd editionĬirque du Soleil – International Headquarters Opening reception: Wednesday, May 7th from 5-8 p.m. Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun.The James Bay Project: Rainer Wittenborn & Claus Biegert.Honouring Kinship : La Galerie d’art Stewart Hall.Honouring Kinship: Stewart Hall Art Gallery.Hexsa’am: To Be Here Always: Six Questions.Weaving Cultural Identities : Threads Through Time.Alexis Gros-Louis : Önenha’ Wen’wa’ /.Land Back: Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun.Land Back : Maison des Jésuites de Sillery.Land Back : Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke.