Decolonizing American Indian Studies
September 19-20, 2003

These keynote speeches all address a current theme in American Indian Studies, namely the examination of ways in which dominant modes of research inquiry tend to privilege western, European, ways of thinking and effectively silence other ways of knowing and being. These scholars, all nationally recognized figures in American Indian studies, offer their perspectives on research methods, their implications for indigenous communities, and ways in which native peoples are contesting research paradigms and constructing modes of inquiry that represent native ways of knowing.

Welcome by Joseph Podlasek (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe), American Indian Center, and the Cricketthill Drum Group
Friday, September 19, 2:00 p.m.

K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Creek, Cherokee) and David Wilkins (Lumbee)
Friday, September 19, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Paul Robertson (Oglala Lakota College)
Saturday, September 20, 9 am – 10 am

Clara Sue Kidwell (Choctaw)
Saturday, September 20, 1 pm – 2 pm

Commentary by Raymond Fogelson (University of Chicago) and Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, September 20, 2 pm – 3 pm

Admission is free to the keynote speeches (listed above). Admission to the entire conference is $35. To register, and for more information, please contact the McNickle Center via phone or email (below).