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Standardizing Indigenous erasure

A TribalCrit and QuantCrit analysis of K–12 U.S. civics and government standards

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ID11070570
AuthorsLeilani Sabzalian (0000-0002-6002-2776, University of Oregon, corresponding author), Sarah B Shear (0000-0001-8447-9300, University of Washington Bothell), Jimmy Snyder (0000-0002-1610-2904, University of Oregon)
Year2021
Volume49
Issue3
Pages321-359
Publication date2021-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00933104.2021.1922322
OpenAlexW3168321952
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited67

This article details a national study of U.S. K–12 civics and government state-mandated standards, drawing specific attention to how Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty are represented. Utilizing QuantCrit methodologies informed by Tribal Critical Race Theory, this study makes visible colonial logics embedded within state civics and government standards that normalize the erasure of Indigenous nationhood, or that subtly and discursively erase Indigenous nationhood in other ways. Additional attention is also given to states that explicitly affirm contemporary Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty within the standards. By examining the ways state standards erase and/or affirm Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty, our hope is to support Indigenous and allied educators in their collective efforts to transform standards in their respective states to more responsibly reflect and support Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty

Civics · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Computer Science · Critical Race Theory in Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Public Administration

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