Genealogies of Indigenous Research: Leadership and the Making of Educational Opportunities

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Research on Indigenous peoples has worked to figure out how to change indigenous people rather than how to make change in education for indigenous people. It was not until indigenous scholars created space and dialogue that centered indigenous ways of knowing and doing, that the “researched” became the “researchers”. The genealogy of research, indigenous leadership in research, and the making of educational opportunities through research has become a critical consideration as new generations of scholars take up the mantle. The general issue of succession in leadership is universally relevant even though the actual execution adheres to culturally specific norms. This Presidential Session highlights thepassing of the torch of Indigenous research from one generation to the next. Focusing on what has driven their careers and scholarship in uplifting the education health and wellbeing of Indigenous people, senior scholars share insights and perspectives in response to questions and critiques offered by voices representing a newer generation of researcher leaders and mentors who have benefitted from prior Indigenous scholarship.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Margaret J. Maaka, University of Hawaii - Manoa

Participants

• Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Arizona State University

• Laiana Wong, Kingdom of Hawaii

• Graham H. Smith, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

• Linda T. Smith, The University of Waikato

• Maria Lugones, Binghamton University - SUNY

Discussants

• Megan Bang, University of Washington

• Eve Tuck, University of Toronto