Aesa2012 presentation

T’aała’i Diidleeł (We Become One): Toward a Collective and

Ceremonial Praxis of Indigenous DecolonizingScholarship”

Charlotte Davidson, Jamie Singson, Judy Estrada, and Jerry Diaz

AESA Saturday, November 3, 2012

1:45-3:15 PM – Discovery A

Research areas (dissertations)

What we discovered and learned, and

Implications and praxis

Overview

Dissertation Questions

1. 1. What is the phenomenon of educational enlightenment in the intersecting confluences of western and traditional epistemological systems?

2. How does connection to “place” have bearing on Indigenous peoples as they enter and leave Western educational systems?

2. 3. How may the dialogical and critical exploration of a Diné lifeway be embodied through the intellectual life that is lived as a Diné female academic?

3.

4.How does Carlos Montezuma serve as an active historical lens in understanding Indigenous educational possibilities?

Implications and Praxis

~Minority Student Development Theory

~Native American Student Development

~In Loco Terra Locus (In lieu of place.)

~Institutional journey is a continuum of Diné Bahané

Implications and Praxis

Skills and knowledge

Cultural identity

Experience

Linking Indigenous-Centered Academic Performance With Data-Driven Descision-Making

Diné Beautyway Methodology• Hozhó as a process and

outcome

• Diné Bizaad (Navajo Language)

• Diné Bahané (Creation Stories)

• HooghanTs’aa’TádídíínAwéétsáál

We gather, learn from and strengthen each

other

Prettypaint, Iris. (2009) Cultural Resilience and Academic Success: The Role of Family and Values. Native American Student Advocacy Institute. College Board. University of Arizona: Tucson,

AZ.

T’aała’i Diidleeł (We Become One): Toward a Collective and

Ceremonial Praxis of Indigenous DecolonizingScholarship”

Charlotte Davidson, Jamie Singson, Judy Estrada, and Jerry Diaz

AESA Saturday, November 3, 2012

1:45-3:15 PM – Discovery A

T’aała’i Diidleeł (We Become One): Toward a Collective and

Ceremonial Praxis of Indigenous DecolonizingScholarship”Charlotte Davidson, Jamie Singson, Judy Estrada, and Jerry Diaz

American Educational Studies Association Saturday, November 3, 2012

1:45-3:15 PM – Discovery A