Native American Women Scholars: Exploring Lived Experience Through Applied Indigenous Research Methodologies and Traditional Knowledge

Session Type: Demonstration/Performance

Abstract

In the pursuit of truth, drawing from our own cultures and communities we are disrupting Westernized concepts of research. As Indigenous women from an all-Native doctoral cohort in the academy, we acknowledge those who have paved the way, mentored us, and supported our growth. Through our scholarship and writing we continue to support one another and give back to our communities. Critically, we maintain relationships at work, with our tribal nations and with each other as storytellers, community builders, and as Indigenous scholars. As Indigenous women scholars we embrace our identities and have an understanding of our responsibility as researchers as we work toward shifting epistemological practices through our work - recognizing the need for critical Indigenous ontology and relationality.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Chair

• Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn, University of Oklahoma

Papers

• Native American Women Scholars: Exploring Lived Experience Through Applied Indigenous Research Methodologies and Traditional Knowledge - Jodi Burshia, University of New Mexico; Michelle Lee, University of New Mexico - Gallup; Catherine N. Montoya, University of New Mexico; Haeyalyn Muniz, University of Oregon

• Voices From a Southwestern Tribe: A Critical Analysis on the Impact of Colonization, Assimilation, and Language Loss Across Generations - Haeyalyn Muniz, University of Oregon

• Utilizing K’é to Build a New Mexico Higher Education Collaborative: Supporting Native Student Success - Catherine N. Montoya, University of New Mexico

• The Value of an Education: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Cultural and Institutional Values - Michelle Lee, University of New Mexico - Gallup

• The Experiences of Previously Incarcerated Indigenous Students - Jodi Burshia, University of New Mexico