scholarly journals Indigenizing Work as “willful work”: Toward Indigenous Transgressive Leadership in Canadian Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahnungoonhs / Brent Debassige ◽  
Candace Brunette-Debassige
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Dialogic Approach ◽  
The University

As Indigenous peoples employed at a university who are working to Indigenize it from within, in this article, we share our experiences, discuss some of our challenges, and show how we draw meaning and strength from Indigenous stories to ground us in our approach. We use Indigenous, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and decolonizing theories, Indigenous standpoints, embodied experiences, and emotive responses to make explicit the lived work realities of Indigenous people in mainstream universities. Through a dialogic approach, we trace one pathway for explicating Indigenous transgressive leadership in Canadian universities. In our discussion, we situate Indigenizing work as “willful work” (Ahmed, 2014). We call for a “strategic willfulness” as a constructive orientation, for Indigenous leaders to embrace, as we continue to confront the colonial, hetero-patriarchal and whitestream nature of Canadian universities. Most importantly, we underscore the need for Indigenous leaders involved in Indigenizing work in the university to draw from Indigenous epistemological and relational ethics in their leadership work, and to be strategically willful, interruptive and transgressive. 

scholarly journals ANALYZING THE APPLICATION OF THE EQUALITY CONCEPT TO INDIGENOUS STATUS IN RELATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 274-288
Author(s):  
Cristiane Martins Viegas de Oliveira ◽  
Leandro Arguello ◽  
Diego Bezerra de Souza ◽  
Antonio Carlos Dorsa ◽  
Raphael Ricardo de Jesus Portela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Indigenous Status ◽  
Online Journals ◽  
The University

This article is about the Statute of the Indian from the educational point of view of equality. It aims to approach one of the branches of social rights, regarding education. This education is protected by the 1988 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil and must be provided on an equal basis for students of basic education and indigenous academics. It is a fact that traditional populations, from basic education, receive an education in a different way, because of their language, customs. Based on this premise, the research sought to answer why offer differentiated treatment in basic education (primary and secondary) and not give the necessary support in higher education? In this context, we sought to get to know the reality of the indigenous peoples in terms of education, from the first steps until they entered the University. In addition, factors were pointed out that make it difficult for these scholars to remain in universities and the possible ways to attenuate the existing discrepancies in education and opportunity between indigenous and non-indigenous people. The methodology applied was the bibliographic review, with the use of books, legislation (especially the Statute of the Indian) and articles hosted in online journals. The results showed that despite the advances, there is still a long way to go to achieve an ideal education.

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.

scholarly journals ENTRE ARMADILHAS E ATALHOS: ACADÊMICOS E ARTISTAS INDÍGENAS NO CONTEXTO INTERÉTNICO DE RORAIMA

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Francisco Kleba Lisboa
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Colonial Discourse ◽  
Indigenous Art ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Academic Production ◽  
Intercultural Mediators ◽  
The University

 A atuação de acadêmicos indígenas e de artistas indígenas vem transformando o cenário interétnico de Roraima, uma vez que esses sujeitos fazem frente às imagens estereotipadas que o discurso colonial constrói sobre os povos indígenas. Ao fazerem isso, constroem imagens contra-coloniais que remetem à noção benjaminiana de uma história “a contrapelo”, reindigenizando o espaço urbano, ocupando com destaque o meio universitário, exercendo papeis que antes eram impedidos de exercer, sobretudo o de mediadores interculturais. A arte contemporânea e a produção cultural e acadêmica dos indígenas, portanto, são maneiras de relacionar valores e saberes ancestrais com novos meios de expressão, tendo nas imagens mais um elemento das disputas interétnicas. Palavras-chave: arte indígena contemporânea; acadêmicos indígenas.      BETWEEN TRAPS AND SHORTCUTS:  INDIGENOUS ACADEMICS AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS IN THE INTERETHNIC CONTEXT OF RORAIMA Abstract:The work of indigenous scholars and indigenous artists has transformed the interethnic scenery of Roraima, since these subjects face the stereotyped images builded by the colonial discourse on indigenous peoples. In doing so, they construct counter-colonial images, that refer to Benjamin's notion of a story “against the grain”, reindigenizing the urban space, occupying prominently the university environment, playing roles that were previously prevented from exercising, especially of intercultural mediators. Contemporary art and the cultural and academic production of indigenous people are therefore ways of relating ancestral values and knowledge with new means of expression, with images as an element of interethnic disputes. Keywords: contemporary indigenous art; indigenous academics.

Anthropology and Indigenous People in Brazil: Ethical Engagement and Social Intervention

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio de Souza Lima
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Sociocultural Systems

From an outsider's perspective it would be no exaggeration to say that the origins and growth of anthropology in Brazil are synonymous with the study of its indigenous peoples. It is also synonymous with efforts to expose ethical issues and help defend against actions that compromise the rights of indigenous peoples. Indeed, anthropologists in Brazil are frequently outspoken in their opposition to Brazilian policies and programs that threaten to overwhelm the different sociocultural systems and practices of Indian people. Overall, the oppositional stances adopted by individual Brazilian anthropologists generally lack an organized, systematic intellectual approach to formulate questions or create alternative scenarios that would improve the lives of our country's native peoples. Nor have their efforts or positions on these issues meant that applied anthropology, per se, has become part and parcel of the academic curricula for up-and-coming anthropology students. In this article I wish to show how the growth of applied anthropology in Brazil has created a divide between many anthropologists who work in the "real world" of practice with minority peoples and others at the university who are training the next generation of Brazilian anthropologists.

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.

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 Us Mob Online: The Perils of Identifying as Indigenous on Social Media

Genealogy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Carlson ◽  
Tristan Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Insight Into

Social media is a highly valuable site for Indigenous people to express their identities and to engage with other Indigenous people, events, conversations, and debates. While the role of social media for Indigenous peoples is highly valued for public articulations of identity, it is not without peril. Drawing on the authors’ recent mixed-methods research in Australian Indigenous communities, this paper presents an insight into Indigenous peoples’ experiences of cultivating individual and collective identities on social media platforms. The findings suggest that Indigenous peoples are well aware of the intricacies of navigating a digital environment that exhibits persistent colonial attempts at the subjugation of Indigenous identities. We conclude that, while social media remains perilous, Indigenous people are harnessing online platforms for their own ends, for the reinforcement of selfhood, for identifying and being identified and, as a vehicle for humour and subversion.

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