UPCOMING INDIGENOUS BOOK CLUB
Dine & Dialogue: November 22, 2023 at 11:30 am
Indigenous Identify Formation in Postsecondary Institutions
I Found Myself in the Most Unlikely Place
By Barbara G. Barnes and Cora J. Voyageur
We invite BCIT faculty and staff to join us as we explore Indigenous history and experiences shared through stories authored by Indigenous peoples.
“What role does postsecondary education play in the formation of Indigenous identity? Some argue that this impact must be negative, not only because postsecondary education draws students away from their communities, but also because of the Eurocentric worldviews that dominate most institutions. However, according to a ground-breaking study by Barbara Barnes and Cora Voyageur, the truth is much more nuanced and surprising. During their research, Professors Barnes and Voyageur followed 60 Indigenous students from a variety of backgrounds at six postsecondary institutions in western Canada, and they present their findings here. They explore how the students’ experiences fit with conventional and Indigenous identity-formation theories, and they consider the impacts of colonization and the Indian Act. Based on the experiences of the students, Barnes and Voyageur build an entirely new model of Indigenous identity formation in Canadian postsecondary institutions.”
Register by email: Gathering_Place@bcit.ca
This book may be available through the BCIT Bookstore or search online at: indigo.ca