"Then the Nettle People Won't Be Lonely": Recognizing the Personhood of Plants in an Indigenous STEAM Summer Program

Autor/inn/en	McDaid Barry, Nikki; Bang, Megan; Bruce, Forrest; Barajas-López, Filiberto
Titel	"Then the Nettle People Won't Be Lonely": Recognizing the Personhood of Plants in an Indigenous STEAM Summer Program
Quelle	In: Cognition and Instruction, 41 (2023) 4, S.381-404 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McDaid Barry, Nikki) ORCID (Bang, Megan) ORCID (Barajas-López, Filiberto)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-0008
DOI	10.1080/07370008.2023.2220852
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Art Education; Indigenous Populations; Indigenous Knowledge; Summer Programs; Plants (Botany); Environmental Education; Climate; Ethics; Program Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Sinti und Roma; Sommerkurs; Pflanze; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Klima; Ethik; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	In this paper, we explore the ways that a STEAM-focused summer program for Indigenous youth supported learning in accordance with Indigenous axiologies (what we value esthetically or morally), ontologies (what we believe to be real and how we enact those beliefs), and epistemologies (what we know and how we know it) or AOE. Part of these AOEs include enacting kin relationships through recognizing the personhood of more-than-human beings. We posit that (1) our socio-cultural, political, and ethical orientations regarding human-nature relations affect our behaviors and that (2) shifting the way we view nature (e.g., recognizing plant personhood) may be a powerful contributor to more equitable climate futures. We present a case study of the relationship between a human child, Talon, and a plant called Stinging Nettle. We specifically move to answer: Did the program design support engagement in the recognition of plant personhood? If so, in what ways? The paper describes six dimensions of recognizing plant personhood. Findings illustrate how the program design resulted in the development of a strong human-plant relationship. We discuss implications for STEM and climate change education in supporting ecologically sustainable living and decision-making. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01