Critical Latinx Indigeneities: Implications for Educational Research—Division G Vice Presidential Session

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This session will push educational research forward, putting it in robust conversation with the critical Indigenous turn in Chicana/o Studies (Rios 2016). In particular some of the questions that will be posed are: what does it mean to engage critical Latinx Indigeneities in k-12 ethnic studies curriculum that perhaps rely on outdated models of indigeneity from Chicanx Studies; how can education scholars account for the different genealogies of indigeneity Saldaña-Portillo describes in her work (Mexican vs U.S. based); and why is it important to account for the experiences of migrant Indigenous student voices as distinct from their mestizo counterparts in research that centers Latinx/Chicanx theorizing and work? As scholars that are located in Indigenous Studies and Education we hope this session will help move this complexity named above into educational research towards a more robust theorizing of indigeneity in education.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Chair

• Anna Lees, Western Washington University

Presenters

• Lourdes Alberto, University of Utah

• Luis Urrieta, The University of Texas - Austin

• Nolan L. Cabrera, The University of Arizona

• Dolores Calderon, Western Washington University

Discussants

• Maria-Cinta Portillo-Vidiella, Universitat de Barcelona

• Megan Bang, University of Washington