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Title: Understanding the Heartwork of Indigenous Student Services during the Challenging Times of Reconciliation, Decolonization, and Indigenization
Language: English
Authors: Stephanie J. Waterman, Shawna M. Cunningham, Michelle Pidgeon
Source: Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2025 55(3):85-98.
Availability: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Student Personnel Services, Student Unions, Cultural Relevance, Indigenous Knowledge, Resistance (Psychology), Barriers, Decolonization, College Students, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 0316-1218
Abstract: Indigenous Student Centres (ISCs) are student affairs units specialized to serve Indigenous students and communities. These Centres are places of significance on campus for Indigenous students for their cultural relevance and embodiment of Indigenous ways of being. Professionals working in and with ISCs ground their work firmly in Indigenous Knowledges that often evoke distinct cultural protocols and ways of being. Kirkness and Barnhardt's (1991) 4Rs of Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility and Archibald's (2008) Indigenous storywork are the foundation of the co-authors' research with ISC staff and administrators. The history of Indigenous academic programming is shared to provide the foundation for the evolution of ISCs. The co-authors explore how ISCs holistically support Indigenous students while encountering resistance and systemic challenges, such as cultural illiteracy, by non-Indigenous units and reconciliation fatigue. They conclude with suggestions for supporting reconciliation work as an ally or good neighbour.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1484741
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