Indigenous Studies Working Group

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INDIGENOUS STUDIES WORKING GROUP

The Indigenous Studies Working Group (ISWG) is a community of scholars, activists, students, and community members who get together 6-8 times per semester to share ideas and offer feedback on each other’s work. The intention of ISWG is to establish an ongoing campus space where Indigenous scholars – and those who focus on Indigenous issues – can share ideas in an environment that truly recognizes Indigenous knowledge and its importance. Moreover, ISWG intends to be a non-competitive and dialogical space where Indigenous knowledge serves to decolonize the academy.

The goal of ISWG is to establish an ongoing campus space where Indigenous scholars – and those who focus on Indigenous issues – can share ideas in an environment that truly recognizes Indigenous knowledge and its importance. ISWG is a non-competitive and dialogical space where Indigenous knowledge serves to decolonize the academy. This open-form discussion will address such topics as how, why, when, and where to include indigenous knowledges, models, methods, and content In our teaching practices. MSU faculty, staff, students, and alum, and community members, are all welcome. Friday February 3 Virtual or in person 11-12:30pm UPLA 105 or email arola@msu.edu for zoom link