For The Wild ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on Emotional Competency S1:1
Oct 2, 2025
Dr. Lee Brown, a former director of the Institute of Aboriginal Health, discusses emotional competency and the importance of integrating emotional education in schools. He emphasizes the historical roots of emotional suppression and the need for heart-centered learning. Elder Mark Wedge shares personal stories about language loss and healing through community connection. Together, they explore how emotions shape values and identity, the impact of colonialism, and the role of land-based education in fostering emotional health and resilience.
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Heart Suppression Fuels Colonial Harm
- Colonization suppresses the heart and separates emotion from education, creating a cultural disconnect.
- Regaining emotional competency is central to decolonization and societal healing.
Make Schools Teach Emotional Skills
- Teach children emotional skills from first to twelfth grade so they can identify and change emotions.
- Train teachers as healers who create space for emotional learning in classrooms.
A Teacher's Comment Silenced Language
- Mark Wedge described losing half his language after a teacher's remark stopped him engaging in Tagish and Tlingit.
- He wrote the Minister of Education proposing collective learning approaches but received no reply.
