Cameron, Liz

Menzel, Kelly

Moodie, Donna

Moodie, Nikki

English

[Extract]The Māori concept of iwi loosely translates as “tribe” and encompasses manydifferent communities (Smith 2012, p. 139). Smith explores the utility of tertiaryqualifications to iwi in the context of treaty settlements, but warns of the risk ofpoor quality or unethical research: “any sign that secret deals have been made, orthe traditional processes have been overridden, can result in a halt to furtherwork and a schism in the tribe” (Smith 2012, p. 221). However, in thinkingthrough the implications of Indigenous governance of Indigenous education,Smith also notes how “the processes of consultation, collective meetings, opendebate and shared decision-making are crucial aspects of tribal researchpractices” (Smith 2012, p. 221). Th e university then is a site of tension and risk,its purpose and modes of operation creating challenges for tribal governanceand Indigenous Peoples’ political projects. Yet, simultaneously, the universityprovides an opportunity to elaborate and practice tribal governance within theconfines of the colonial institution, allowing a degree of appropriation, revisionand remix – a tribal methodology for institutional engagement that may enablenew Indigenous futures, if not decolonization. However, in pursuit of greatercultural fidelity between Indigenous peoples and academic institutions, weexperience the refractory imprint (Wolfe 2006) of practices that haveincorporated the violence of settler-colonial racism. We speak back to this lateralviolence as a collective of Indigenous women storying our own healing journeys,together, as both method and meaning-making (Smith 2012)

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