Indigenous peoples existed prior to colonialism, prior to imperialism. 

So, another key aspect is an access to ancient knowledge, ancient ways of knowing, access to another worldview, another imagination, another way of seeing ourselves in the world. 

This is what we are able to bring as a strength. Colonialism hasn’t destroyed us entirely, but we’ve got to find our Indigenous knowledges, our Indigenous cultures. 

That is what ultimately reimagines our humanity, rather than the project of dismantling colonialism.

Decolonizing Education: A Conversation with Linda Tuhiwai Smith