Presenters : Carole Lévesque, professeure titulaire, INRS; Julie Mowatt, Alliance Kapakan, Pikogan; Denis Vollant, Alliance Kapakan, Uashat mak Mani Utenam 

Historically, Indigenous Peoples of all backgrounds and in all environments, have experienced and developed effective practices for learning and transmitting knowledge and skills to accompany their members through the socialization necessary for their personal autonomy, the internal cohesion of their families and social, economic and cultural reproduction of the groups to which they belong. Regarding the geographical and cultural areas that have spread over the lands that have become Canada and Quebec, oral history informs us of principles and practices that reflected the visions of the world and the relationships to humans and nature that were maintained by these peoples.  Our presentation will offer a historical and contemporary overview of the major markers of Indigenous pedagogy. Concrete examples of language practices, teaching materials, and ways of transmitting knowledge that have survived the ages will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the contemporary period since the 1970s. The challenges and issues posed today using Indigenous pedagogy in both Indigenous and Quebec schools will also be addressed.