In the second episode of the ​“History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past” Podcast, Métis educator and administrator Kim Dudek and interviewer Hannah Belec discuss Kim’s evolving approach to teaching social studies in Manitoba; the relationship between curriculum mandates and classroom practice; recent updates to and the shortcomings of the curriculum that addresses Canada's history of Indigenous dispossession; the role and availability of professional development for teachers to decolonize education; the importance of student activism; and the role of administration in advancing decolonization efforts in schools.

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