Collaborating With Indigenous Communities: Development of a Doctoral Program

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Abstract

This paper outlines an indigenous doctoral programme in Washington State (USA) and Whakatane (New Zealand) that was developed with community, by community, and for community. The paper outlines the objectives, philosophies, and visions that resulted in a unique transformative degree where the key objective was transformation and validation for the community. The philosophy was built on views of leadership and change and the visions of those communities to further their self-determination.

Authors

• Patricia Maringi Gina Johnston, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

• Marla DuPuis Conwell, South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency

• Mary Dupuis, The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation