Date and Location:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Noon-2 p.m.
PCN 2012
Workshop:
Indigenous and Decolonial Feminism in Research
The workshop will explore Indigenous decolonial feminist teachings and methods in research design and implementation, provide examples and instances of decolonial and/or Indigenous feminist research mediums and models, and guide participants through best practices for decolonial research in contemporary contexts.
Bio:
Dr. Gina Starblanket is an associate professor in the School of Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria. She is Cree/Saulteaux and a member of the Star Blanket Cree Nation in Treaty 4. Dr. Starblanket studies Indigenous–settler political relations with a specific focus on Indigenous politics in the prairies, the politics of treaty implementation and Indigenous movements towards social and political transformation. She is the author of important sole and co-authored interventions theorizing relational responsibilities to the land, including Storying Violence: Unravelling Colonial Narratives in the Stanley Trial and the fifth edition of Visions of the Heart: Issues Involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada.