Educator's Resource Guide

This collection of ideas and suggestion for communicating the importance of Ohnekanos to Onkwehonwe youth from a Haudenosaunee Perspective (Worldview; Paradigm). This work reflects the journeys of the Kanienkehaka writing team that have spent their lives calling home the pieces of themselves stolen by colonial violence on their ancestors and people, the land and culture, and future generations – some describe this as decolonization. The process can have many names and is a very personal journey that resonates at the level of community and nation. This journey can be  painful as we confront this violent history and the current realities of our people’s experiences.However, there is a lot of power and healing in our people’s knowledge. Despite this benefit to learning our culture, it can inspire anxiety and shame because this knowledge is our birth right. It is from this place of accessibility and safety that we have cultivated this introduction and collection of resources to support learning about our connection, as Haudenosaunee People, to Ohnekanos.

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