Tag: indigenous philosophy
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“Indigenizing the Academy” without Indigenous people: who can teach our stories?
To paraphrase an Indigenous faculty member, “If I walked in and decided I wanted to teach physics, they would laugh me out of the office. So why is it that this university is allowing someone to teach Indigenous content without the proper qualification?”
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More than a “Night of Harmless Fun”: Hawaiian-Themed Parties and Cultural Appropriation as Genocide
In January, a student union at my university decided to throw a “Hawaiian night” theme party. When a few students, including myself, raised the concern that it was culturally appropriative (not to mention stereotypical and inaccurate), the backlash was fierce. In response, I (with input from friends) wrote this piece for The Sheaf, the University of Saskatchewan…
Erica Violet Lee 