The World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA): Mediating and mobilizing Indigenous Peoples’ educational knowledge and aspirations

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dc.contributor.authorWhitinui, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMcIvor, Onowa
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Boni
dc.contributor.authorMorcom, Lindsay
dc.contributor.authorCashman, Kimo
dc.contributor.authorArbon, Veronica
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-24T21:35:43Z
dc.date.available2018-04-24T21:35:43Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThere is an Indigenous resurgence in education occurring globally. For more than a century Euro-western approaches have controlled the provision and quality of education to, and for Indigenous peoples. The World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA) established in 2012, is a grass-roots movement of Indigenous scholars passionate about making a difference for Indigenous peoples and their education. WIRA is a service-oriented endeavor designed by Indigenous scholars working in mainstream institutions to support each other and to provide culturally safe spaces to share ideas. This paper highlights how WIRA came to be, and outlines the nature and scope of these shared endeavours. Strategically, WIRA operates under the mandate of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Educational Consortium (WINHEC) who regularly report to the General Assembly of the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) pertaining to Indigenous Peoples and their education (United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 2007). Indeed, this collaboration provides the opportunity to share best practices across respective countries, and to co-design interdisciplinary, dynamic and innovative educational research. Since the inception of WIRA, a number of research priorities have emerged alongside potential funding models we believe can assist our shared work moving forward. The launching of WIRA is timely, and sure to accelerate the goals envisaged by WINHEC, and Indigenous peoples aspirations in education more generally.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationWhitinui, P., McIvor, O., Robertson, B., Morcom, L., Cashman, K. & Arbon, V. (2015). The World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA): Mediating and mobilizing Indigenous Peoples’ educational knowledge and aspirations. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23(120), 1-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v23.2052en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v23.2052
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9254
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEducation Policy Analysis Archivesen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous educationen_US
dc.subjectinternationalen_US
dc.subjectself-determinationen_US
dc.subjectcollaborative researchen_US
dc.subjectaspirationsen_US
dc.subjectknowledge mobilizationen_US
dc.titleThe World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA): Mediating and mobilizing Indigenous Peoples’ educational knowledge and aspirationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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