Fostering Resistance, Cultivating Decolonization
Using a case study of a social circus program developed for Inuit youth in Northern Quebec, this research analyzes how social service programs developed for indigenous youth must be understood and designed in relation to colonial history. Focusing on the program’s contradictory and complex role in a...
| Published in: | Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1532708613509373 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1532708613509373 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1532708613509373 |
| Summary: | Using a case study of a social circus program developed for Inuit youth in Northern Quebec, this research analyzes how social service programs developed for indigenous youth must be understood and designed in relation to colonial history. Focusing on the program’s contradictory and complex role in assimilation, acculturation, and cultural preservation, we analyze how colonial dynamics can be recapitulated despite best intentions. Youths’ acts of resistance to the program are analyzed as microinteractional efforts toward decolonization rather than instances of “maladaptive” behavior. We discuss how such programs can foster decolonization and the implications of such an approach for program evaluation. |
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