Research summary
Reconciliation, resurgence and the politics of education have become critical components in national conversations in Canada. Media coverage has also highlighted the importance of addressing Indigenous rights, particularly to education, in national and global arenas. Yet many Indigenous students remain underserved by current education models and continue to struggle in mainstream schools.
Dr. Sandra Styres, Canada Research Chair in Iethi’nihsténha Ohwentsia’kékha (Land), Resurgence, Reconciliation and the Politics of Education, aims to help students in teacher education programs build critical knowledges around the issues that matter most to Indigenous people and their communities. Styres and her research team will work with Indigenous and settler-Canadian students and faculty, along with Elders and the Indigenous community, to come up with new approaches to research and teacher education that incorporate critical ideas about Indigenous solidarity, social justice and decolonization.