Dr. Shalene Jobin - 2021 Cluster Recipient


KIAS Spotlight Researcher

Indigenous Knowledge Bundles for Indigenous Community-Based Research Projects

Project Lead: Dr. Shalene Jobin

Associate Professor
Faculty of Native Studies

Aiming to hold knowledge bundle gatherings with Cree language speakers in Alberta and Saskatchewan, guided by Elders, to unpack the wisdom held in different core-concepts contained within the Cree language.

 

 

Project Description:

Language knowledge holder and author Maria Campbell urges us to look at concepts in Indigenous languages as bundles that contain a wide array of knowledge that can be applied to current issues. At a gathering in Fall 2019 Campbell urged Indigenous scholars in the Prairie Indigenous Relationality Network (PIRN) to approach core-concepts in Indigenous languages as bundles that hold a rich variety of teachings. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 as the beginning of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) with the goal to “preserve, revitalize and promote” Indigenous languages (UNESCO 2021:1). In this spirit, this project aims to hold knowledge bundle gatherings with Cree language speakers in Alberta and Saskatchewan, guided by Elders, to unpack the wisdom held in different core-concepts contained within the Cree language. A project like this will: (1) help make language bundles available for numerous Indigenous communities, (2) support resources for Indigenous community-led research projects, and (3) build capacity for Indigenous scholars who are attempting to reclaim our Indigenous languages. This project is in partnership with paskwâw wahkohtowin: PIRN (Prairie Indigenous Relationality Network).

University of Alberta Team Members:

  • Dr. Shalene Jobin (PI)
  • Dorthy Thunder
  • Dr. Matthew Wildcat
  • Dr. Nicole Lugosi
  • Dr. Tasha Hubbard
  • Dr. Jorge Emilio Roses Labrada

External Team Members:

  • Dr. Gina Starblanket
  • Dr. Darcy Lindberg