scholarly journals Theorizing Indigenous Student Resistance, Radical Resurgence, and Reclaiming Spiritual Teachings about Tma’áakni (Respect)

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Jacob ◽  
Kelly Gonzales ◽  
Chris Finley ◽  
Stephany RunningHawk Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Cycle Of Violence ◽  
Student Resistance ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
Indigenous Student ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Indigenous dispossession and environmental devastation are intertwined outcomes of settler colonialism’s cycle of violence. However, indigenous people continue to draw from cultural and spiritual teachings to resist such forms of violence, and engage in what Leanne Simpson calls “radical resurgence.” Our paper analyzes the Yakama elders’ teachings about Tma’áakni (Respect), to examine principles and forms of indigenous resistance and resurgence, demonstrated by indigenous students in support of the NoDAPL(No Dakota Access PipeLine) movement. Elders’ teachings, which are rooted in spiritual traditions held by indigenous peoples since time immemorial, are useful for understanding and articulating the importance of the contemporary indigenous student activism. We assert that indigenous people, drawing from intergenerational forms of teaching and learning, provide systemic alternatives that can simultaneously protect the sacred, and heal social and ecological devastations by reclaiming indigenous cultural teachings and traditions that resist settler colonial paradigms.

Indigenous Students in Higher Education in the United States

Education ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Indigenous Student ◽  
Student Affairs Professional ◽  
Shed Light

This article attempts to highlight literature that focuses on Indigenous students, including the various areas that work to support and honor Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and communities. Only since 2000 has there been more literature produced by Indigenous scholars that honors Indigenous peoples’ lived experiences. This article attempts to focus on Indigenous-authored and Indigenous-centered literature whose goal is to shed light on how we better support Indigenous students through representation, research, teaching, and learning to the praxis of being an Indigenous student affairs professional and faculty member.

scholarly journals ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH INDIGENOUS CULTURES, PEDAGOGIES, KNOWLEDGES, AND PERSPECTIVES: A SERIES OF FACULTY WORKSHOPS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Afua Mante ◽  
Marcia Friesen ◽  
Randy Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Indigenous Perspectives ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Ultimate Objective ◽  
The University

In the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, we are committed to creating belonging for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and faculty by fostering shared values and developing a shared approach to engineering education. In the spirit of this commitment, a team of four from the Faculty of Engineering has been funded to design a series of seven engineering specific faculty workshops to help build good relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous engineering students, faculty, and staff. Our goal is to enrich engineering education by learning how engineering is relevant to Indigenous Peoples from Indigenous perspectives, with the ultimate objective to integrate Indigenous values, knowledges, perspectives, and design principles into engineering teaching and learning in relevant, genuine, and good ways. This Engineering Education Practice Paper presents the design of the seven workshops, and briefly introduces the conceptual framework that guides the team’s approach.  

scholarly journals Impressões sobre o atendimento na secretaria de um curso de licenciatura intercultural indígena: FIEI/UFMG / Experiences on work in a secretariat of an undergraduate course...

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Luciana Gomes da Luz Silva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
Intercultural Training ◽  
The Public ◽  
Indigenous Student ◽  
Indigenous Educators ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo discorrer sobre algumas experiências vividas durante o desenvolvimento das atividades de secretaria do curso de Formação Intercultural Para Educadores Indígenas, no que se refere ao atendimento aos estudantes, aos docentes e ao público em geral. Serão apresentados alguns desafios do processo de institucionalização do curso assim como da inserção e aceitação do estudante indígena pela comunidade universitária. Observa-se que os indígenas buscam fortalecer suas identidades na interação com os não indígenas e mesmo entre indígenas. Há também um esforço por parte dos professores e outros profissionais mais próximos deles no curso de que os mesmos tenham seus direitos assegurados. A inserção dos povos indígenas na universidade demonstra o quão importante e necessário é a troca de experiências entre os dois mundos: indígena e não indígena. Aponta também para a necessidade de que se promova o debate e reflexão sobre os povos indígenas e suas demandas. Nesse sentido, considera-se que a reflexão sobre o dia a dia da secretaria poderá contribuir para o aprimoramento da inserção indígena na universidade uma vez que neste espaço o exercício de compreensão do mundo indígena para atendimento às suas demandas é potencializado.Palavras-chave: Povos indígenas; Direitos; Ensino Superior. ABSTRACT: The present work aims to discuss some experiences during the development of the activities of secretariat of the course of Intercultural Training for Indigenous Educators, regarding the attendance to students, teachers and the public in general. It will present some challenges of the process of institutionalization of the course as well as the insertion and acceptance of the indigenous student by the university community. It is observed that indigenous peoples seek to strengthen their identities in interaction with non-indigenous people and even among indigenous peoples. There is also an effort on the part of teachers and other professionals who are closest to them in the course that they have their rights guaranteed. The insertion of indigenous peoples in the university demonstrates how important and necessary is the exchange of experiences between the two worlds: indigenous and non-indigenous. It also points to the need to promote debate and reflection on indigenous peoples and their demands. In this sense, it is considered that the reflection on the day-to-day work of the secretariat can contribute to the improvement of the indigenous insertion in the university since in this space the exercise of understanding of the indigenous world to attend to their demands is enhanced.Keywords: Indigenous people; Indigenous rights; Higher Education.

Environmentalism and the "Ecological Indian" in Avatar: A Visual Analysis

1969 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-90
Author(s):  
Justin Fritz
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
Environmental Destruction ◽  
Indigenous Voice ◽  
Complex Ecosystem

James Cameron's 2009 blockbuster, Avatar, is a tale of Indigenous resistance to environmental destruction. In the film, Earth moves outward to distant planets in order to satisfy its resource hunger. In their search, Earthlings arrive on Pandora, a biologically rich planet with a diverse and complex ecosystem. In defence of their home planet, the Indigenous people of Pandora (the Na'vi) engage in combat with the earthlings over which aspect of the planet is more important: the life above or the resources below. The environmental message in Avatar is one which promotes balance and harmony between humans and nature. However, this balance is represented by the film’s essentialized Indigenous population. Thus, as a foil for Earth's technology-dependent resource-intensive society, the Na'vi are represented as a stereotypical Indigenous population; they are cast as closer to nature in their role as the "ecological Indian." By using archaic portrayals of Indigenous peoples, the film uses an "Indigenous" voice to propel its environmental message. This article visually analyzes how the film uses, produces, and perpetuates stereotypical representations of Indigenous peoples and how these representations effect and advance the film’s environmental message.

Isolasi Sosio-Budaya Masyarakat Orang Asli di Malaysia dan Kesannya Terhadap Pentafsiran Hukum Islam

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Paiz Hassan ◽  
Mohd Anuar Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Orang Asli ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Local Background ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Closed Door

Majority of the indigenous people who are the original inhabitants in Malaysia inhibit the remote area of tropical forest which is rich in natural resources. Their lives are separated from the outside community due to several factors such as geography, low literacy, negative perceptions of the surrounding community, and the closed-door attitude of the indigenous people. Consistent preaching activities have changed the faith of the indigenous people from animism orientation towards believing in the Oneness of God. The practice of Islam as a way of life in the lives of indigenous peoples is found to be difficult to practice because the fiqh approach presented to them does not celebrate their local condition. In this regard, this study will examine the socio-cultural isolation of indigenous peoples and their impact on the interpretation of Islamic law. To achieve this objective, the researchers have applied the library research method by referring to the literatures related to the discussion of Islamic scholars in various disciplines of fiqh and usūl al-fiqh. The research found that there is rukhsah and taysir approach given to isolated people as well as with local background to facilitate the religious affairs of the indigenous people. Abstrak Majoriti masyarakat Orang Asli yang merupakan penduduk asal di semenanjung Malaysia mendiami kawasan pedalaman di hutan hujan tropika yang kaya dengan khazanah alam. Kehidupan mereka terasing daripada masyarakat luar disebabkan beberapa faktor seperti geografi, kadar literasi yang rendah, pandangan negatif masyarakat sekitar dan sikap tertutup masyarakat Orang Asli. Gerakan dakwah yang dijalankan secara konsisten telah membawa perubahan kepercayaan sebahagian masyarakat Orang Asli daripada berorientasikan animisme kepada mempercayai Tuhan yang Esa. Pengamalan Islam sebagai cara hidup dalam kehidupan masyarakat Orang Asli didapati agak sukar untuk dipraktikkan lantaran pendekatan fiqh yang disampaikan kepada mereka tidak meraikan suasana setempat mereka. Sehubungan itu, kajian ini akan meneliti keadaan isolasi sosio-budaya masyarakat Orang Asli dan kesannya terhadap pentafsiran hukum Islam. Bagi mencapai objektif tersebut, pengkaji menggunakan kajian kepustakaan sepenuhnya dengan menelusuri literatur berkaitan dengan perbincangan sarjana Islam dalam pelbagai disiplin ilmu fiqh dan usul fiqh. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat rukhsah dan pendekatan taysir diberikan kepada mereka yang hidup terasing serta berlatar belakang budaya setempat bagi memudahkan urusan keagamaan masyarakat Orang Asli.

Peering Beyond the Imperial Gaze: Using Digital Tools to Construct a Spatial History of Conquest

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy M. Mikecz
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Spanish Conquest ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Spatial History ◽  
Colonial Texts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spatial Narrative

Ethnohistorians and other scholars have long noted how European colonial texts often concealed the presence and participation of indigenous peoples in New World conquests. This scholarship has examined how European sources (both texts and maps) have denied indigenous history, omitted indigenous presence, elided indigenous agency, and ignored indigenous spaces all while exaggerating their own power and importance. These works provide examples of colonial authors performing these erasures, often as a means to dispossess. What they lack, however, is a systematic means of identifying, locating, and measuring these silences in space and time. This article proposes a spatial history methodology which can make visible, as well as measurable and quantifiable the ways in which indigenous people and spaces have been erased by colonial narratives. It presents two methods for doing this. First, narrative analysis and geovisualization are used to deconstruct the imperial histories found in colonial European sources. Second it combines text with maps to tell a new (spatial) narrative of conquest. This new narrative reconstructs indigenous activity through a variety of digital maps, including ‘mood maps’, indigenous activity maps, and maps of indigenous aid. The resulting spatial narrative shows the Spanish conquest of Peru was never inevitable and was dependent on the constant aid of immense numbers of indigenous people.

Ethnocratic Policies and Indigenous Resistance: Bedounin Arabs and the Israeli Settler State

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oren Yiftachel
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Arab Population ◽  
Land Planning ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Economic Strategies ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structural Conflict

This article examines the evolving relations between Israel and the indigenous Bedouin Arab population of the southern Beer-Sheba region. It begins with a discussion of theoretical aspects, highlighting a structural conflict embedded in the ‘ethnocratic’ nature of nation-building typical of ‘pure’ settler states, such as Israel. The place of the Bedouin Arab community is then analyzed, focusing on the impact of one of Israel's central policies—the Judaization of territory. The study traces the various legal, planning and economic strategies of Judaizing contested lands in the study area. These have included the nationalization of Arab land, the pervasive establishment of Jewish settlements, the forced urbanization of the Bedouin Arabs, and the denial of basic services to Bedouins who refuse to urbanize. However, the analysis also finds a growing awareness among indigenous Arabs of their being discriminated against on ethnic grounds, and the emergence of effective resistance. In recent years, this has resulted in a deadlock between state authorities and the indigenous peoples. The case of the Bedouin Arabs demonstrates that the ethnocentric settler state is weakening and fragmenting, partially at least, due to its own expansionist land, planning and development policies.

When Rights Embrace Responsibilities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Sajeva
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Group Rights ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Relationship Of

The conservation of environment and the protection of human rights are two of the most compelling needs of our time. Unfortunately, they are not always easy to combine and too often result in mutual harm. This book analyses the idea of biocultural rights as a proposal for harmonizing the needs of environmental and human rights. These rights, considered as a basket of group rights, are those deemed necessary to protect the stewardship role that certain indigenous peoples and local communities have played towards the environment. With a view to understanding the value and merits, as well as the threats that biocultural rights entail, the book critically assesses their foundations, content, and implications, and develops new perspectives and ideas concerning their potential applicability for promoting the socio-economic interests of indigenous people and local communities. It further explores the controversial relationship of interdependence and conflict between conservation of environment and protection of human rights.

scholarly journals Postcolonial theory and Canada’s health care professions: bridging the gap

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Wilmot
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Training Context ◽  
Explanatory Framework ◽  
Health Care Professions

AbstractIn recent years there have been several calls in professional and academic journals for healthcare personnel in Canada to raise the profile of postcolonial theory as a theoretical and explanatory framework for their practice with Indigenous people. In this paper I explore some of the challenges that are likely to confront those healthcare personnel in engaging with postcolonial theory in a training context. I consider these challenges in relation to three areas of conflict. First I consider conflicts around paradigms of knowledge, wherein postcolonial theory operates from a different base from most professional knowledge in health care. Second I consider conflicts of ideology, wherein postcolonial theory is largely at odds with Canada’s political and popular cultures. And finally I consider issues around the question of Canada’s legitimacy, which postcolonial theory puts in doubt. I suggest ways in which these conflicts might be addressed and managed in the training context, and also identify potential positive outcomes that would be enabling for healthcare personnel, and might also contribute to an improvement in Canada’s relationship with its indigenous peoples.

scholarly journals Complexities of Displaced Indigenous Identities: A Fifty Year Journey Home, to Two Homes

Genealogy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Lou Netana-Glover
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Personal Account ◽  
Biological Father ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

In colonised territories all over the world, place-based identity has been interrupted by invading displacement cultures. Indigenous identities have become more complex in response to and because of racist and genocidal government policies that have displaced Indigenous peoples. This paper is a personal account of the identity journey of the author, that demonstrates how macrocosmic colonial themes of racism, protectionism, truth suppression, settler control of Indigenous relationships, and Indigenous resistance and survivance responses can play out through an individual’s journey. The brown skinned author started life being told that she was (a white) Australian; she was told of her father’s Aboriginality in her 20s, only to learn at age 50 of her mother’s affair and that her biological father is Māori. The author’s journey demonstrates the way in which Indigenous identities in the colonial era are context driven, and subject to affect by infinite relational variables such as who has the power to control narrative, and other colonial interventions that occur when a displacement culture invades place-based cultures.

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