Nisga'a, Laxgibuu, @noelle_pepin MEd project Beaded Tweets expresses contemporary/traditional messages using my 8 bead language. Coding and Indigenous pedagogy
Carving and erecting totem poles is not a pan-Indigenous tradition but is specific to coastal regions in which the magnificent western red cedar tree grows. The word "totem" actually comes from the Ojibwe language, way across the continent. Stop homogenizing Native cultures.
‘Beaded Tweets: Coding and traditional knowledge - Nov. 22, 2018’ on #SoundCloud#np https://t.co/8v73aUNaWJ Thanks @JosephJeffery1 for the reminder! Great learning here.
I’d like to do a thread about how to explore your own cultural history and avoid copying the works of other artists. Many of us did not have the privilege of growing up around Elders and their beadwork but want to use beading as a way of connecting to our cultural roots.
Time to update my thread about the "Indigenous people can’t use modern tech if we protest the religious & cultural bigotry of those who misuse the sacred objects of our cultureS" lie that hinges on the bigoted myth that Indigenous Americans played no part in tech development...
One of my fondest memories of teaching within the @EducationUnbc Teacher Education program was collaborating with @Beaded_Tweets in the secondary numeracy course to experience math, ADST, culture & competencies. Apply to #unbced. Applications due Jan.15th. https://t.co/Pjt5hi1rrB
I feel like there’s two kinds of beaders
“ᑲᔦᐦᐁᐦᐠ - kayehehk: these earrings are a reminder to breathe in the strength of your ancestors, adorned with abalone and sweetgrass you can carry medicine with you as you walk the earth”
“Lmaooooooo I beaded a power ranger”