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Native Presence and Sovereignty in College - Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters (Paperback)
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Native Presence and Sovereignty in College - Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters (Paperback)
Series: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies Series
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What is at stake when our young people attempt to belong to a
college environment that reflects a world that does not want them
for who they are? In this compelling book, Navajo scholar Amanda
Tachine takes a personal look at 10 Navajo teenagers, following
their experiences during their last year in high school and into
their first year in college. It is common to think of this life
transition as a time for creating new connections to a campus
community, but what if there are systemic mechanisms lurking in
that community that hurt Native students' chances of earning a
degree? Tachine describes these mechanisms as systemic monsters and
shows how campus environments can be sites of harm for Indigenous
students due to factors that she terms monsters' sense of
belonging, namely assimilating, diminishing, harming the worldviews
of those not rooted in White supremacy, heteropatriarchy,
capitalism, racism, and Indigenous erasure. This book addresses the
nature of those monsters and details the Indigenous weapons that
students use to defeat them. Rooted in love, life, sacredness, and
sovereignty, these weapons reawaken students' presence and power.
Book Features: Introduces an Indigenous methodological approach
called story rug that demonstrates how research can be expanded to
encompass all our senses. Weaves together Navajo youths' stories of
struggle and hope in educational settings, making visible systemic
monsters and Indigenous weaponry. Draws from Navajo knowledge
systems as an analytic tool to connect history to present and
future realities. Speaks to the contemporary situation of Native
peoples, illuminating the challenges that Native students face in
making the transition to college. Examines historical and
contemporary realities of Navajo systemic monsters, such as the
financial hardship monster, deficit (not enough) monster, failure
monster, and (in)visibility monster. Offers insights for higher
education institutions that are seeking ways to create belonging
for diverse students.
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