Telling Stories of Indigenous Lives
'Not Afraid to Look' sculpture by Charles Rencountre. This paper focuses on the No Dakota Access Pipeline Protest (No DAPL) as a case study on resistance. It explores why the movement was able to garner such wide spread attention and inter(national) appeal. No DAPL's core concerns, notably threats of water contamination and the desecration of... Continue Reading →
This thesis investigates the role of student-led initiatives in promoting decolonial aesthetics in higher education, focusing on the Netherlands and University College Roosevelt (UCR). Itinvestigateshow student movements and initiatives fostered decolonial transformation within academic institutions. By researching worldwide decolonial movements and incorporating personal anecdotes from my Participatory Action Research at UCR, the thesis highlighted the... Continue Reading →
A Systematic Literature Review and Comparative Analysis that Question Scientific Hegemony Introduction: Pulsatilla nuttalliana is a plant used by the Lakota people of the Standing Rock community to induce abortion. The knowledge of its abortifacient properties is considered by the Lakota people as a gift from Waxcha Washte Win, the Beautiful Flower Woman. Similarly, Caulophyllum... Continue Reading →
Image taken from https://www.stjo.org/about/history/ In this video Loretta Bad Heart Bull shares some of her experiences of attending residential school. Topics such as relocation programs, daily life in the school, family experiences and acts of resistance are discussed. https://youtu.be/i_gAM5dcEiQ
Stolen Lives 