Proposal Title
Ma Taller 'Opu Ma 'Akkala Kennetto -- We are Waking Up Our Story Together: Arts-Based Indigenous Methodology
Location
Room 3-090
Start Date
9-11-2018 2:00 PM
End Date
9-11-2018 3:00 PM
Presentation Type
Paper
Abstract
This session is motivated by my aim to find an ethical and culturally centering approach to strengthen my identity formation process as a woman of mixed race from two sides of a story of genocide. I have ancestral lines connecting me with Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people in what is now called California, and ancestral lines connecting me with the first Pilgrims in what is now called Massachusetts. My hope is that learning about identity formation from this inquiry can be felt as a contribution in my community and for my children, as well as to my profession. Of significance is how much my Native communities’ story of genocide has been silenced, not just in my personal life, but also systemically in society. Even more painful at times is how I have found my story and work to be only understood or received on a surface level and then taken, disregarded, or distorted. Therefore, a problem addressed in the research is how to explore and construct knowledge beyond the written word, frameworks, and dominant narratives in academic and my profession of art therapy, while also constructing a sustainable, ethical, and culturally congruent path to dive deeper into forming identity amidst a legacy of censure. From my Indigenous worldview I am engaging in Native language learning, reacquisition, and spiritually-informed communication. Through academic Western English language learning I also engage with conceptual frameworks of U.S.-based educational systems.
Ma Taller 'Opu Ma 'Akkala Kennetto -- We are Waking Up Our Story Together: Arts-Based Indigenous Methodology
Room 3-090
This session is motivated by my aim to find an ethical and culturally centering approach to strengthen my identity formation process as a woman of mixed race from two sides of a story of genocide. I have ancestral lines connecting me with Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people in what is now called California, and ancestral lines connecting me with the first Pilgrims in what is now called Massachusetts. My hope is that learning about identity formation from this inquiry can be felt as a contribution in my community and for my children, as well as to my profession. Of significance is how much my Native communities’ story of genocide has been silenced, not just in my personal life, but also systemically in society. Even more painful at times is how I have found my story and work to be only understood or received on a surface level and then taken, disregarded, or distorted. Therefore, a problem addressed in the research is how to explore and construct knowledge beyond the written word, frameworks, and dominant narratives in academic and my profession of art therapy, while also constructing a sustainable, ethical, and culturally congruent path to dive deeper into forming identity amidst a legacy of censure. From my Indigenous worldview I am engaging in Native language learning, reacquisition, and spiritually-informed communication. Through academic Western English language learning I also engage with conceptual frameworks of U.S.-based educational systems.
Comments
I have also submitted a painting for the exhibit portion of this conference.