Decolonization Toolkit

The Decolonization Toolkit was developed by the Victoria International Development Education Association with the Vancouver Foundation and other partner organizations. It includes a facilitator guide so the toolkit can be taught widely. This toolkit is a beginner guide of decolonizing, which includes many steps and questions surrounding reconciliation, positionality, relationships, and Indigenous knowledges. The toolkit is organized in six main categories:

1) Self-Location, 2) Reconciliation & Decolonization 3) Reflection Questions & Elevating Indigenous Voices, 4) Truth and Reconciliation & Reclaiming Power and Place, 5) UNDRIP & Indigenous Youth in Leadership, and 6) Barriers, Solutions and Action Plans. (VIDEA).

This toolkit incorporates the pivotal steps of decolonization which is specifically beneficial for settlers in Canada to consider. The content is largely centred around how to communicate, understand, and properly respect Indigenous peoples, and there are sections describing the importance of self-location, Indigenous history, engaging with Indigenous communities, elevating Indigenous voices, and Indigenous peoples in leadership. This suggests the toolkit is primarily for the learning and unlearning of settlers. Therefore, this toolkit is a wonderful resource for transforming settler consciousness since it encourages settlers to analyze their positionality in relation to Indigenous communities, and begin working towards decolonization in their daily life.

URLs: http://videa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VIDEA_Facilitators-Guide.pdf

http://videa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Decolonization-Toolkit_VIDEA2020.pdf?mc_cid=c1faa87e88&mc_eid=ac6a82efc4

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