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Indigenous Praxis. Ally Krebs. 2008. Indigenous Praxis. Knowing Acting Reflecting Theorizing. Indigenous Theorizing. Portable not Universal. Knowing & Being. Acting. Reflecting. Indigenous Praxis. Theorizing. Sourced from within Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being. Peoplehood.
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Indigenous Praxis Ally Krebs 2008
Indigenous Praxis • Knowing • Acting • Reflecting • Theorizing
Indigenous Theorizing Portable not Universal
Knowing & Being Acting Reflecting Indigenous Praxis Theorizing Sourced from within Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being
Peoplehood • Land • Language • Sacred History • Ceremonial Cycle Holm, Tom, J. Diane Pearson, and Ben Chavis. “Peoplehood: A Model for the Extension of Sovereignty in American Indian Studies,” Wicazo Sa Review 18:1 (2003): 7-24.
Ceremonial Cycle Sacred History Language Peoplehood Land
Ceremonial Cycle Sacred History Language Peoplehood Land Circle of Indigenous Well-Being
CeremonialCycle Anishinaabe Kwe Biimaadiziwin Anishinaabe Kwe Ndoo Sacred History Language Land My Ojibway Woman Well-Being
Nbaakaawin Mnaadendmowin Wisdom Respect Dbaadendizin Zaagidwin Humility Anishinaabe Biimaadiziwin (“Well-Being”) Love Aakdehewin Debwewin Truth Courage Gwekwaadziwin Honesty
Engaging Multiple Literacies • Reading • Writing • Silence • Speaking • Listening • Seeing • Sensing
Engaging Multiple Energies • Doing • Reflecting • Creating • Sharing
Dimensions of Indigenous Praxis • Inside • Outside • Borderlands • Terra Nullius
Who’s In Who’s Out Whose Protocols
Standpoint(s) • Recognize and identify your standpoint • Locate yourself • Identify the operational protocols • Reflect on where they come from • Reflect on who they are empowering • Reflect on who they are silencing • Reflect on who they are serving
Standpoint of Others • Reflect on the observed standpoint of others • Reflect on the values embedded in their standpoint • Reflect on how they are affecting process
Existing Protocols • Watch for the protocols that define interaction • Name the operational protocols • Examine where these protocols originate from within the dimensions of indigenous praxis, from whose standpoint • Reflect on how these protocols impact indigenous practice
Protocols for Indigenous Well-Being • Name them • Discuss them • Negotiate them • Agree collectively to have them guide our process
Inspired by Dr. Graham Smith’s Question to Our Native Well-Being Class