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Book SynopsisIndigenous Epistemology problematizes the self-reflexive inquiry between two researchers engaged in transnational collaboration that asserts experiential pedagogy as a tool to decolonize research methodology and honor the inter-generational stories that empower Indigenous people across the globe. The authors demonstrate the direct connection between Black Lives Matter, SOSBlakAustralia and the Maroons of Jamaica as examples of contemporary Indigenous people disrupting hegemony through agentive action that inspires global awareness and pushes for systemic change. In elevating the critical epistemologies of the ancient cultures of the Aboriginals of Australia and the African Diaspora, the authors assert that the legacies and current operations of colonialism must be disrupted and replaced with an emancipatory epistemology.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments – Introduction – One World/One Narrative: Indigenous Identity, Concepts and Life Experiences – The Winding Sheets of the Womb: Self-Study and Collaborative Inquiry – When the Student Is Ready: Co-Constructing a Pedagogy of Courage – Won’t You Help Me Sing This Song of Freedom? Enacting Communal Resistance – The Arc of Hope: The Historical Empowerment of Our Heroes – From Resistance to Redemption—Reciprocity-Support-Truthfulness in the Classroom – Social Change through Creative Work: Building Criticality across the Globe – Conclusion – Postscript: The Wolf We Feed – Index.
