Looking Back and Living Forward (Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education)

Looking Back and Living Forward: Indigenous Research Rising Up brings together research from a diverse group of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The work shared in this book is done by and with Indigenous peoples, from across Canada and around the world. Together, the collaborators’ voices resonate with urgency and insights towards resistance and resurgence.

The various chapters address historical legacies, environmental concerns, community needs, wisdom teachings, legal issues, personal journeys, educational implications, and more. In these offerings, the contributors share the findings from their literature surveys, document analyses, community-based projects, self-studies, and work with knowledge keepers and elders. The scholarship draws on the teachings of the past, experiences of the present, and will undoubtedly inform research to come.

Jennifer Markides, M.Ed. (2013), University of Calgary, is a Doctoral Student and Sessional Instructor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary.

Laura Forsythe, B.Ed. (2016), Simon Fraser University, is a Masters Student in Native Studies and Métis Inclusion Coordinator at the University of Manitoba.