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Kaanawapahta Maytress_maytr D’ikol Daan Li Niikinaahk: Taking a Look at the Experiences of Metis Teachers in the Homeland (87510)
Session Chair: Reem Olaby
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Tuesday, 7 January 2025 16:50
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream Room 1
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Panel Presentation
Four Red River Métis Educational Researchers will share the lived realities of fifty Métis educators on multiple fronts: post-secondary education, recruitment and retention. Métis scholars have criticized the academy for its pan-Indigenous approach (Anuik & Gillies, 2012; Campbell-Chudoba, 2019; Forsythe, 2022; Gaudry, 2013; Scott, 2020, 2021a,2021b). Moreover, when not homogenous, there are also issues of misrepresentation with scholars such as Logan (2008) stating that “the colonizer’s voice dominated Métis research, especially in the areas of history, anthropology and socio-political analysis”(p. 88). Historically the same can be stated in Educational Research this presentation isolates the experience of one of the Indigenous Peoples in Canada illuminating their specific experience. Using Forsythe’s (2022) Intertwined Michif Methodology, which intertwines three Métis methodologies theorized by Métis women Keeoukaywin, Lii Taab di Faam Michif, and Kishkeeyihtamaaniwan Kaa-natohtamihk educators from across the Métis homeland were asked to share their experiences. The stories we will relay are as follows: 1) What motivated these educators to pursue teacher education? 2) what supports, if any, were available to ensure success? 3) How have their institutions impacted their ability to produce and share Métis knowledge in the classroom? The panel will then ask participants to share their reflections on these stories and pose the question what can we do in our positions of power in various institutions to support future and current Métis educators?
Authors:
Laura Forsythe, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Lucy Fowler, University of Manitoba, Canada
Carly Lawton, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Katie Anderson, University of Manitoba, Canada
About the Presenter(s)
Laura Forsythe, Ph.D. is a Michif Assistant Professor at the University of Winnipeg in the Faculty of Education located in Canada.
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