Four scholars speak to navigating the complexities of naming in Indigenous studies

Authors

Bronwyn Carlson, University of WollongongFollow
J Berglund, Northern Arizona University
Michelle Harris, Northern Arizona University
Evan S. Te Ahu Poata-Smith, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

93147

Publication Details

Carlson, B., Berglund, J., Harris, M. & Poata-Smith, E. S. (2014). Four scholars speak to navigating the complexities of naming in Indigenous studies. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 43 (1), 58-72.

Abstract

Universities in Australia are expanding their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies programs to include Indigenous populations from around the globe. This is also the case for the Indigenous Studies Unit at the University of Wollongong (UOW). Although systems of nomenclature in Indigenous Studies seek to be respectful of difference, the politics of naming in the global context raises some complexities worthy of discussion. In this article, four scholars discuss the politics of naming in relation to teaching a joint Indigenous Studies subject at the UOW and Northern Arizona University.