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#Collabrary 27: Gaudry & Lorenz "Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation & decolonization: navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian Academy", recommended by @KimTallBear during her talk on inclusion vs. decolonization. It's a must-read for uni admin. 1/7
They argue that indigenization is a 3-part spectrum: Indigenous inclusion aims to increase the number of Indigenous bodies w/o changing academic structures (assimilative, often alienate us). This is is the model of indigenization most universities are committed to. 2/7
Reconciliation indigenization "locates indigenization on common ground b/w Indigenous & Canadian ideals, creating a new, broader consensus on...what counts as knowledge," good relations, merit, etc (219). 3/7
"Decolonial indigenization envisions the wholesale overhaul of the academy to fundamentally reorient knowledge...based on balancing power relations b/w Indigenous peoples & Canadians, transforming the academy into something dynamic & new" (219). 4/7
They provide 2 models for decolonial indig: the dual uni, a treaty-based model w/ co-sovereignty for Indigenous ppl & uni admin. The other is resurgence-based edu, mainly outside the uni but in collaboration where Indigenous language, practices, etc are strengthened & taught. 5/7
I was uni admin for 2 years & I wish I had this paper under my belt to help articulate (& stretch) these different visions, goals & politics of indigenization at @MemorialU. I would have had a better answer when @VPR_Memorial asked "what would a decolonial uni look like?" 6/7
I would have said, "pgs 224-225, plus biblio." Tho I missed that boat, I will be using this paper to analyze similar trends in science & citizen science: this paper is useful because it goes beyond critique & provides useful, actionable frameworks for orienting action. 7/7