Restringing Pathways to the Ancestors: An Indigenous Family History Project
Author/Creator
Date
2017-12-19Type of Work
59 pagesText
capstones
Program
MA in Cultural SustainabilityRights
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.Subjects
Decolonizationcultural identity
autoethnography
cultural competence
cultural saftey
cultural awareness
Indigenous Culture
Indigenous Wellbeing
critical reflection
indigenous research
family history
blood quantum
Native American politics
Federally recognized tribes
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans
Mohican
Munsee
Lenape
Delaware Indians
Wisconsin--Shawano County
relational ontology
Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge
clan system
spirit name
resistance
Cultural sustainability -- Capstone (Graduate)
Abstract
This autoethnography examines how my genealogical research and critical examination of the stories of my family through a decolonial and indigenous lens is a resistance to the contemporary colonial mandate…to eradicate Indigenous existence…through the erasure of the histories and geographies that provide the foundation for Indigenous cultural identities and sense of self. By identifying the presence of historical and contemporary narratives about who we are as a people, how we relate to others, and the world around us; cultural workers can make a difference by conceptualizing true identities for self and the cultural field. By identifying these narratives, cultural workers can begin to critically analyze whether existing discourses, practices and processes are producing outcomes that are beneficial for the people that the cultures belong to. This autoethnography explores a journey towards knowing self through the stories and research of my family so that I can better understand what is unique about identity.
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