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Publication Date: 2022
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Indigenous Education Sovereignty: Another Way of 'Doing' Education
Critical Studies in Education, v63 n1 p131-146 2022
With schools known to be sites of harm for many Indigenous peoples, both historically and currently, this paper re-considers 'doing' education another way. As a Gamilaroi woman, educator and researcher, I contemplate the ways Indigenous sovereignty is conceptualised and enacted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the country now known as Australia. This provides the foundations to apply broader understandings of sovereignty to the notion of education sovereignty. Using narrative and storytelling, I aim to "show" education sovereignty before considering potential elements involved in "doing" education sovereignty. I identify six interconnected elements that underpin education sovereignty, including: Pattern Thinking; Country; Time; Relationality; Intergenerational Reciprocity; and Agency. These elements provide a deeper understanding of what education sovereignty could look like, and therefore another way of 'doing' education for all students, grounded in Indigenous axiologies, ontologies and epistemologies.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Tribal Sovereignty, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Practices, Critical Thinking, Holistic Approach, Perspective Taking
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Language: English
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