“So we tell them”: Articulating Strong Black Masculinities in an Urban Indigenous Community
Tanya Sinha
Using the experiences of Indigenous university students to discuss the importance of using Indigenous ways of knowing within contemporary school pedagogy.
In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes of Indigenous people resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent Indigenous community-led models of care.
Highlights the collaboration and community building between two-spirit and queer/trans Indigenous and people of colour.
An analysis of employments trends and how they affect Indigenous employment opportunities, in particular Indigenous women.
Examines the difference between Western and Indigenous ideologies and its impact on the environment.
Using the example of the Santee Community Schools on the Santee Sioux reservation to examine the failure of external interventions in addressing Indigenous educational needs.
Reflects on the twenty years since the implementation of the Wisconsin Act 31, requiring schools to teach about Indigenous culture and tribal sovereignty, which the State still struggles to implement.
Examines the 2004 legislation that required Indigenous history for K-12 curriculum and what it can mean for self-determination and sovereignty.