dc.contributor.author | Shaughnessy, Kyle | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-01T18:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-01T18:01:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09-01T18:01:02Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/80797 | |
dc.description | This master's thesis explores the roles that Two-Spirit educators play in their communities and how they facilitate cultural healing work through their teaching and learning practices. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Historically, Indigenous people who embodied diverse genders and sexualities (Two-Spirit) occupied sacred and integrated roles within their communities. A devastating impact of colonization is the attempted erasure of culturally situated expressions of gender and sexual diversity in Indigenous communities. The welcoming in of Two-Spirit people is part of a healing and decolonizing process. While LGBTQ+ community initiatives strive to increase Two-Spirit representation, it is representation of gender and sexual diversity within Indigenous communities that provides space for cultural healing to occur. This includes the representation of Two-Spirit knowledges in Indigenous education.
Using a blend of Indigenous and Western methodologies, including storywork and narrative autoethnography, this thesis explores how Two-Spirit educators use cultural values to connect with Indigenous communities and revitalize Two-Spirit concepts. The findings in this research support integration of Two-Spirit knowledges into Indigenous education, further restoring the relationship between Indigeneity and gender and sexual diversity, thereby advancing Two-Spirit resurgence. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Two-Spirit | en_US |
dc.subject | Indigenous | en_US |
dc.subject | LGBTQ | en_US |
dc.subject | Education | en_US |
dc.title | Indigenous Cultural Resurgence Through Two-Spirit Teaching and Learning Practices | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2021-08-26 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Social Work | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Social Work | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Trevor Breen | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Catrina Brown | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Gail Baikie | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Judy MacDonald | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |