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refer to something, say something about something, talk about something, mean something, mean a certain thing

— from the Nishnaabemwin (Odawa & Eastern Ojibwe) dictionary

Writing by Andrew McConnell — papers, essays, and work in progress from an ongoing dissertation on Indigenous knowledge, education, and technology.

Writing

Integrating Cultural Knowledge in Programming Education: An Indigenous Approach Conference paper · ISEA2025, Seoul · 2025 An Indigenous approach to teaching programming in secondary school — using animal behaviours observed on the land as models for code modification. Full paper, self-hosted.
Language Is the Root of STEM Article · Root & STEM magazine · 2023 · External ↗ On how Indigenous languages carry distinct, relational ways of thinking about STEM — and why education needs Indigenous conceptual frameworks and literary traditions to meet the challenges ahead.