Confronting the Wealth Transfer from Tribal Nations That Established Land-Grant Universities

Spring 2022

Stephen Gavazzi and John Low [Pokagon Band of Potawatomi], within the Academe of the American Association of University Professors, have written an exploratory article about confronting the wealth transfer from tribal nations that established land-grant universities and steps towards accountability and atonement.

"The project conceptualized the unjust actions historically taken against these tribal nations as having contributed to a wide range of economic, educational, and health disparities experienced by Native American peoples past and present. Beyond this framing of the influence of past inequities, we have also sought to be sensitive to how colonialism continues to sever Indigenous peoples from traditional territories and practices. Hence, the main task at hand was to facilitate the beginning of a restorative dialogue between Native peoples and SOSU project team members..."

-Stephen M. Gavazzi and John L. Low [Pokagon Band of Potawatomi], American Association of University Professors Academe.

To read the full article, read it on the American Association of University Professors.

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