The Indigenization of America: Toward a Red Pedagogy for the 21st Century

Sandy Marie Anglás Grande

FREE and Open to the Public 

6:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2006
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Campus
Terrence Murphy Hall, Thornton Auditorium
1000 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN
(Corner of 10th Street and LaSalle Avenue)

Grande will discuss her book Red Pedagogy, which explores Native American social and political thought in the context of current events ranging from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina.

In contrast to the predominant view that, as internal sovereign nations, American Indian tribes are inherently destabilizing to democracy, Grande asserts that the only real threat to democracy has been the historical failure to recognize tribal sovereignty. She maintains that acknowledgement of such rights would not only
affirm democracy, but also signal that the United States is indeed a nation of laws, not random power, and is a self-determined citizenry, not a kingdom of blood or aristocracy.

Join leading educator on diversity and equity Sandy Marie Anglás Grande for a stimulating presentation. An interactive discussion and Q&A session follows from 8-8:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas Doctorate in Critical Pedagogy.

Sandy Marie Anglás Grande

Sandy Grande (Quechua) is an associate professor of education at Connecticut College. Her book Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought (Rowman and Littlefield, 2004), examines the intersection between critical theory and Native American social and political thought.