It’s a daunting task to study Native science and Western science, drilling down through the crust and mantle to examine the core of what centers our beliefs.
While some scholars point to power and capital, I find it stops the conversation rather than thrusting it forward. First, power is too nebulous to pin down, and Michel Foucault had insight to suggest we should look at how the conversation unfolds and at what junctures. Continue reading
How can you study something that’s not there? Continue reading
My head is wrapped around grant applications for my work in science communication: so much so that I’m dreaming about it.
Serves me right.I read an article on learning and teaching that pointed out Indian ways-of-knowing embrace dreams as part of epistemology. “Great significance is attributed to dreams and vision quests as ways for an individual to find his or her purpose of life.” Continue reading
The Coen brothers’ version of True Grit tells a powerful story and viewers are invited to sit back and watch as the Western unfolds. Continue reading
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I was thinking about trust the other day when talking about values with someone interested in moving to Portland and joining our staff. We agreed that values are linked to trust. Continue reading
One of my mentors, Jack McLeod at the University of Wisconsin, told a crew of new doctoral students to dig deep into theory and understand its roots. Continue reading
My sister Mary told me what she wants from Santa is to spend time with her kids, so she asked them for creative ways to do stuff together. Continue reading
I keep a small fish tank in my office, which can be a conversation piece for students and staff who come to chat. Continue reading
Kevin Gover, head of the National Museum of the American Indian, was addressing staff members at the museum over the summer and remarked that he likes rules. Continue reading
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