ERIC Number: ED666232
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 236
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ISBN: 979-8-5152-7228-9
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"Telling Our Stories": Schitsu'umsh Undergraduates Explore Place-Attachment and Identity through Visual Narratives
Julie Uistienne Poynsenby
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho
This narrative research explored place attachment as an aspect of identity through the perceptions of Native American undergraduate students. Six Native American undergraduate students aged 18-25 who are members or descendants of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, took photographs of places that had meaning for them and to which they felt attachment and created detailed narratives to explain their choices. Psychoanalytic, Indigenous and environmental theories were used to examine aspects of understanding identity, Native American identity, attachment to place and a sense of belonging. This study made clear that the perception of identity in these undergraduates and their connection to places that have meaning is complex, comprising of intimate choices made at the discretion of the individual, but influenced by cultural folkways, norms and mores. A critical aim of this study was to adopt Indigenous methodology throughout the process to prevent participating in the perpetuation of "othering" minority groups, as has been historically the case. By positioning the undergraduates as research collaborators throughout the production, design and analysis of the narratives, the intent was to empower them in the furtherance of decolonization. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, American Indian Students, Place Based Education, Heritage Education, Photography, Visual Aids, Racial Identification, Sense of Belonging, Young Adults, Indigenous Knowledge, Minority Group Students, Participatory Research
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Idaho
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