Seminar Discussions

In Joe Gone's talk, one of the eight persistent misgivings he identifies about Indigenous research methods (IRMs) is that inquiry can be insulated from skeptical interrogation. Joe acknowledges one of the consequences of this insulation is that it marginalises Native studies within the academy. I'm

The short talk by Thomas discussing etuaptmumk (two-eyed seeing) made me consider if the hybridization of Indigenous and western technologies and sciences can or should be seen as neutral. Especially realizing the societal power imbalance between many indigenous communities and colonizing societies,