People & Places
Name the author of the reading.
Helen Thomas
It is abbreviated IKS, and it means the ways that Indigenous peoples make sense of the world around them, and how they recognize, value, share and use knowledge in their daily lives.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
"Indigenous Knowledge Is Often ________ in Education. But It Has A Lot to Teach Us."
Overlooked
The author is a member of this ethnic group of Native American people.
Lakota
The author uses this term to refer to her grandmother.
unci
The author uses this term for a rhetorical device to describe how she is discussing Indigenous education with her grandmother, but that her grandmother didn't get to experience Indigenous education herself.
irony
For many Indigenous communities, the goal of education has always been to nurture the wellbeing of the _______ child.
A. indigenous
B. uneducated
C. whole
D. individual
C. whole
The author's grandmother survived attending this type of institution as a child.
Indian / federal boarding school
Thomas' community is located in this town on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.
A. McLaughlin
B. Fort Dewey
C. Cheyenne
D. Fort Yates
D. Fort Yates
"Because I work with Indigenous students from tribal nations that are not my own, I approach these partnerships with cultural ________ and willingness to listen."
A. humility
B. appropriation
C. respect
D. understanding
A. humility
Indigenous ways of knowing and learning emphasize nurturing relationships not only with and among learners, but also with the larger community and the _______ or place.
A. environment
B. traditions
C. schools
D. reservations
A. environment
The author asks her grandmother help in pronouncing the word iciyapi. How is it pronounced?
“Ee-chee-yah-pee.”
The author works for this state's Department of Education.
A. Arizona
B. New Mexico
C. South Dakota
D. North Dakota
A. Arizona
This term, which you also see in mathematical contexts, refers to an equal, mutually-established equal relationship or agreement between two parties.
A. Commutative
B. Distributive
C. Reciprocal
D. Denominator
C. Reciprocal
"Indigenous Knowledge Systems often promote learning as a _____, _____ and _____ process."
One of the following doesn't belong in this sentence:
A. cooperative
B. traditional
C. holistic
D. experiential
B. traditional
The author states that there are this many Indigenous nations in the United States.
Name the author's grandmother.
Helen (they are namesakes)
This philosophical term, one of three Thomas mentions, refers to the study of knowledge and how we know what we know.
A. Deontology
B. Epistemology
C. Ontology
D. Axiology
B. Epistemology
"Even though she did not teach her children the language out of fear of making their lives more difficult, she always instilled in them the values of ______, ______, and ______ and embodied our Lakota way of life through her everyday actions."
Which of these is NOT one of the values mentioned in this passage?
A. generosity
B. humility
C. compassion
D. respect
D. respect
Which of these is NOT a component of Indigenous Knowledge Systems mentioned by the author?
A. place-based knowledge
B. oral traditions
C. precolonial history
D. kinship
C. precolonial history