Spark Talk: Empowering Indigenous Research-Action Partnerships by Sara Buckingham (March 22, 2024)

Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/03/2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Description: Come learn about the power of partnerships to foster empowering research and action! Although universities should catalyze empowerment, frequently they instead marginalize the cultures of Indigenous students. We will talk about how partnerships between Alaska Native Elders, students, staff, and faculty led to the creation of a unique “counterspace” in a public university to address cultural marginalization. Not only did the space support Alaska Native students’ identity development, well-being, and sense of community, it also functioned as an empowering setting, leading to ripple effects beyond it. We will describe the project and reflect on lessons learned.