Power and positionality: A case study of linguistics’ relationship to Indigenous peoples
The western scientific tradition has an exploitative, damaging history with Indigenous peoples and while not partaking in kidnapping and grave robbing, linguistics has been employed in justifying acts of genocide. Modern-day linguistics, notably within theoretical and documentary subdisciplines, tak...
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ftlingsocamerojs:oai:proceedings.journals.linguisticsociety.org:article/5295 2023-05-15T13:28:43+02:00 Power and positionality: A case study of linguistics’ relationship to Indigenous peoples Rice, Mskwaankwad 2022-05-30 application/pdf http://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/PLSA/article/view/5295 https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5295 eng eng Linguistic Society of America http://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/PLSA/article/view/5295/4939 http://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/PLSA/article/view/5295 doi:10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5295 Copyright (c) 2022 Mskwaankwad Rice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; Vol 7, No 1 (2022): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; 5295 2473-8689 race Indigenous language language endangerment language reclamation Ojibwe Anishinaabemowin Nishnaabemwin colonialism decolonization history of linguistics ethics missionary linguistics SIL International positionality diversity inclusion info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftlingsocamerojs https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5295 2023-01-15T18:09:10Z The western scientific tradition has an exploitative, damaging history with Indigenous peoples and while not partaking in kidnapping and grave robbing, linguistics has been employed in justifying acts of genocide. Modern-day linguistics, notably within theoretical and documentary subdisciplines, takes an ahistorical and scientistic approach to its own relationship to Indigenous peoples and languages. The discipline does not acknowledge or engage with the problematic aspects of its history and current practices outside of discussions within sociolinguistics. This paper presents a case study of the relationship between linguistics and the Ojibwe people to demonstrate that it is essential for all linguists to address both their own positionality and the historical legacy of linguistics in their linguistic research. I offer several suggestions for how individuals and institutions may begin to address these issues in their research practices and in the norms of the discipline. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* Proceedings Published by the LSA (Linguistic Society of America) Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 7 1 5295 |
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The western scientific tradition has an exploitative, damaging history with Indigenous peoples and while not partaking in kidnapping and grave robbing, linguistics has been employed in justifying acts of genocide. Modern-day linguistics, notably within theoretical and documentary subdisciplines, takes an ahistorical and scientistic approach to its own relationship to Indigenous peoples and languages. The discipline does not acknowledge or engage with the problematic aspects of its history and current practices outside of discussions within sociolinguistics. This paper presents a case study of the relationship between linguistics and the Ojibwe people to demonstrate that it is essential for all linguists to address both their own positionality and the historical legacy of linguistics in their linguistic research. I offer several suggestions for how individuals and institutions may begin to address these issues in their research practices and in the norms of the discipline. |
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