Indigenous Embodiment of Governance--From Margins to Center : At the conclusion of a final exam in the INDG 302: Indigenous Perspectives of Governance, Indigenous peoples integrated Indigenous pedagogical and ontological practices into the Indigenous Governance classroom putting complex theory into action.  After a  three hour exam, conducted as a traditional Indigenous council and decision-making council, which included sharing food, stories, and emotional testimonies, the lighting of sacred sage and smudging the space to purify the room of any negativity that might harm future persons occupying the room was conducted. In doing so, Indigenous peoples integrated a founding pillar of Indigenous knowledge systems deemed a core tenet of Indigenous epistemological and ontological systems.  In doing so, Indigenous peoples may have set off a number of micro to macro reactions of fear, bias, and ignorance among individuals and groups within the university system, who perceive ...

    MARGO TAMEZ Dagotee gozhonihii (Nde') Joy all around you (English) Deseo a usted lo mejor y alegria (Spanish)  Citizenship Nde' ('Lipan Apache') , Goschishnde' (Lightning Clan) Lower Rio Grande River (El Calaboz Rancheria) Suma-Nde' ('Jumano Apache'), (Red Painted People) , Middle-Upper Rio Grande River, West Texas (El Polvo, El Mesquite, El Conejo, El Mulato Chihuahua)  PhD, American Studies Program Washington State University Pullman, Washington Contact margo.tamez@ubc.ca Current and On-Going Interests Human Rights , Militarization, UN DRIP, Indigenous Women, Indigenous Governance, Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Autonomy & Self-Determination Movements Lipan Apache Women Defense Research Partners Teresa Leal Lori Riddle   Currently Revising Manuscript Nádasi’né’ nde' isdzáné begoz'aahi' shimaa shini' gokal Gową goshjaa ha’áná’idiłí texas-nakaiyé godesdzog [Translation: Ret...