Braiding Sweetgrass Research Guide

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Toolkits for Braiding Sweet Grass

University of Oregon's 2021-22 Braiding Sweet Grass Teaching Guide
Includes suggested activities, overviews, and discussion ideas based on different themes in the book.

Braiding Sweetgrass Companion Guide from PennState Libraries
Includes major themes of the book with suggested "Individual Action Steps" for each.

Wisconsin UCCConference Big Red 2021-22 Study Guide
Includes questions to guide discussions divided into 6 sections to match the sections of the book.

Other Toolkits & Research Guides

Indian Country 101
IC101 lays out the history and context for tribal engagement across the country, built with natural resource practitioners in mind – but it is also an informative tool for anyone that would like to know more about tribes and native citizens.

Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy
A research guide compiled by the Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian at Simon Fraser University covering a variety of relevant subtopics for educators.

Indigenous Peoples' Day Virtual Pop-Up Library
A list of resources curated by former Indigenous Student Association Leaders at SAIC including scholarly and popular works.

Indigenous Research & Knowledges in North America
"This guide is a starting point for exploring resources related to Indigenous knowledges, centering the viewpoints of, and scholarship by, Indigenous peoples of North America." Created by librarians at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

Pedagogy & Discourse on Academia

"You can't cram for this kind of education": Centering Indigenous Elder pedagogy to reclaim respectful and socially just education*
Michelle M. Jacob a, Walímx̱ux̱ ux̱ Keegan Livermoreb, Leilani Sabzaliana, Regan Andersonc, Twálatin Gregory Sutterlictd, Haeyalyn R. Muniza, and Tux̱ ámshish Virginia R. Beaver | Theory Into Practice, vol. 64 (2) | p 197-209 | April 2025
*This is a library resource that requires ARTIC login

Critical Indigenous Pedagogy of Place: A Pinay Scholar Warrior's Tool for Coalition Building and Solidarity
Alma M. Ouanesisouk Trinidad | Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 61 (51) | p 551-565 | 2025