"Keep It Sacred!" Youth-Led Research and Filmmaking to Advance Critical Social Studies Education With/in Indigenous Communities

• In Event: 64.082 - Diverse Voices and Narratives in Social Studies Research

Abstract

Today’s social studies educators face numerous challenges, particularly when striving to teach for civic engagement, respectful dialogue, and informed communication within multicultural contexts. This case study describes youth-led research and filmmaking as both teaching pedagogies and research methodologies within formal and informal social studies education. Specifically, the study focuses on two projects facilitated in partnership with rural Indigenous communities. Findings demonstrate opportunities for place conscious and culturally revitalizing social studies education through documentation of Indigenous counter-narratives, increased learner motivation through student-centered pedagogy and civic engagement, and expanded dialogue and intercultural understanding. The study offers implications for educators, researchers, and community leaders interested in advancing Indigenous histories, responsible multimodal knowledge dissemination, youth participatory research, and/or intercultural dialogue within social studies education.

Authors

• Christine Rogers Stanton, Montana State University

• Brad R Hall, Blackfeet Community College