Otipemisiwak (Selves-governing), Wâhkôhtowin (all-related) and Manito (good-vibe)

A Métis Approach to Teaching and Learning About Place

Abstract

This article begins with a timeline of the autobioethongraphic method of research, and discusses the  tenants of the decolonizing Indigenous methodology (Smith, 1999). Given the criteria of the autobioethnography, i provide context of my Métis heritage and apply the Indigenous Métissage (Donald, 2012) method of research that brought forth the Métis wholistic motivational worldview based on otipemisiwak (selves-governing), wáhkôhtowin ( all-related) and manito (good-vibe)  (OWM) Nehiyaw concepts (Jarvis, 2023a). Lastly, i provide applications the K-12 educator may use for entry into a wholistic healing process that connects with the local Indigenous language.