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Indigenous subjectivities: Dine youth (de)construct identity
Dissertation Abstracts International, ProQuest Information and Learning
2011
Abstract
Utilizing the theoretical framework of Tribal Critical Race Theory, this critical Indigenous qualitative research study explored Indigenous subjectivities among ten Dine youth, ages twelve to fourteen. The aim of this research study was to examine and explore how Dine youth interpreted and made meaning of their Dine identities when they engaged in interactive dialogues and critical analyses of colonial ideologies and tactics of assimilation as well as Dine stories and philosophy. The Dine youth in this study were taken through a preliminary process of decolonization that allowed them to self-reflect on their own identities and examine how they were and are being influenced by surrounding social forces. Derived from focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews and classroom observations, the findings stemming from the voices of Dine youth in this research study confirm that disrupting the colonial mentality that dominates and exists within our minds is the starting point by which we can engage in critical action toward reclaiming our Indigeneity and promoting social change that awakens our Indigenous Dine epistemology with the goal of situating it at the forefront of our thinking.
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- Title
- Indigenous subjectivities: Dine youth (de)construct identity
- Creators
- Valerie J ShirleyJoAnn PhillionChrystal JohnsonTsianina LomawaimaErik MalewskiAnthony G RudPurdue University. Curriculum and Instruction
- Series
- Dissertation Abstracts International
- Publisher
- ProQuest Information and Learning; Ann Arbor, Mich
- Number of pages
- 1 online resource (292 pages).
- Identifiers
- 1267320869; 9781267320865; 99900594758601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book