UOM Module 2 Reflection – Description
Module 2 is difficult content to spend time with because of the rawness of the pain many Indigenous children experienced at the hands of teachers and other adults. The boarding school era is one that has sorrow and resilience, resistance and renewal. As my friend and mentor, Laguna Pueblo teacher Teri Fraizer once told me, “they didn’t succeed because we are still here and that is something to remember and to celebrate.” Similarly, the upholding of ICWA by the U.S. Supreme Court is a big win for Indigenous families and for tribal sovereignty.
As you begin to process what you’ve learned in this module and its connections to our learning thus far, take time to reflect on the following questions:
1. How are U.S. policies towards Indigenous children part of the nation’s settler colonial structure?
2. After viewing First Light in class, what connections are you making between U.S. policies to adopt Indigenous children into non-Indigenous families and the boarding school policies?
3. Why was upholding ICWA an important moment for tribal sovereignty? Why do you think Native communities succeeded in this case but not the June 2023 Supreme Court decision in the Navajo Nation water case we touched on last class?
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