Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education

Published by Rutgers University Press 2018

Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education

Edited by: Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn and Heather J. Shotton
With contributions by: Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn , Heather J. Shotton , Charlotte Davidson , Stephanie Waterman , Erin Kahunawai Wright , Adrienne Keene , Amanda Tachine , Sweeney Windchief , Theresa Jean Stewart , David Sanders , Matthew Van Alstine Makomenaw , Natalie Rose Youngbull , Christine A. Nelson , Kaiwipuni Lipe and Pearl Brower
Preface by: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy

https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813588728

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About this book

Indigenous students remain one of the least represented populations in higher education. They continue to account for only one percent of the total post-secondary student population, and this lack of representation is felt in multiple ways beyond enrollment. Less research money is spent studying Indigenous students, and their interests are often left out of projects that otherwise purport to address diversity in higher education.

Recently, Native scholars have started to reclaim research through the development of their own research methodologies and paradigms that are based in tribal knowledge systems and values, and that allow inherent Indigenous knowledge and lived experiences to strengthen the research. Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education highlights the current scholarship emerging from these scholars of higher education. From understanding how Native American students make their way through school, to tracking tribal college and university transfer students, this book allows Native scholars to take center stage, and shines the light squarely on those least represented among us.

Author / Editor information

ROBIN STARR MINTHORN (KIOWA) is an assistant professor in educational leadership and Native American studies at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She’s the coeditor of Indigenous Leadership in Higher Education.

HEATHER J. SHOTTON (WICHITA) is an associate professor of Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. She is the coeditor of Beyond Access: Indigenizing Programs for Student Success.

Reviews

"Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education asserts the rightful place of Indigenous knowledge and ways of doing in the academy. The wisdom and 'heart work' exhibited by these authors honors the teachings of our elders and underscores the importance of authenticity and realness in our scholarly work."

— Susan C. Faircloth, professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington

"A critically important contribution to Indigenous research methodology literature and guide to stronger, wiser research in academe and society. These authors facilitate decolonization of existing paradigms of research and continued creation and reclaiming of Indigenous epistemologies and practices of scholarship."

— Alicia Fedelina Chávez, coauthor of Teaching Across Cultural Strengths

" Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education offers an important medicine for higher education scholars and practitioners who seek to start or continue to do this work."

— Review of Higher Education

"The editors have curated a beautiful collection of Indigenous research approaches and discussion that help to fill higher education's gaps in knowledge."

— Journal of College Student Development

"Selected New Books on Higher Education" compiled by Ruth Hammond

— Chronicle of Higher Education

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Bryan McKinley and Jones Brayboy Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: The Roots of Reclamation Heather J. Shotton and Robin Starr Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Need for Indigenizing Research in Higher Education Scholarship Charlotte Davidson, Heather J. Shotton, Robin Starr Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn and Stephanie Waterman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Chapter 2. “It Was a Process of Decolonization and That’s about as Clear as I Can Put It”: Kuleana-Centered Higher Education and the Meanings of Hawaiianness Erin Kahunawaikaʻala Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Chapter 3. A Methodology of Beauty Charlotte Davidson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Chapter 4. Understanding Relationships in the College Process: Indigenous Methodologies, Reciprocity, and College Horizons Students Adrienne Keene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 5. Story Rug: Weaving Stories into Research Amanda R. Tachine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Chapter 6. Stealing Horses: Indigenous Student Metaphors for Success in Graduate Education Sweeney Windchief Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter 7. Predictors for American Indian/Alaska Native Student Leadership Theresa Jean Stewart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 8. Tribal College Pathways David Sanders and Matthew Van Alstine Makomenaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Chapter 9. Moving beyond Financial Aid to Support Native College Students: An Examination of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program Natalie Rose Youngbull Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Chapter 10. The Intersection of Paying for College and Tribal Sovereignty: Exploring Native College Student Experiences with Tribal Financial Aid Christine A. Nelson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Chapter 11. Toward Equity and Equality: Transforming Universities into Indigenous Places of Learning Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Chapter 12. Indigeneity in the Methods: Indigenous Feminist Theory in Content Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
Chapter 13. Iḷisaġvik College: Alaska’s Only Tribal College Pearl Kiyawn Brower Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Conclusion: Repositioning the Norms of the Academy: Research as Wisdom Heather J. Shotton and Robin Starr Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 244
Illustrations
- Other: 6 figures
Keywords: Indigenous students; higher education; underrepresentation; enrollment; research funding; diversity; Native scholars; research methodologies; tribal knowledge systems; values; Indigenous knowledge; lived experiences; Reclaiming Indigenous Research in Higher Education; scholarship; tribal college; university transfer students; center stage; representation.

eBook

Published: February 27, 2018
ISBN: 9780813588728