Abstract
This piece draws on multiple voices to reflect on a collaborative project between universitybased researchers and a local community organization devoted to Indigenous Blackfoot children and their families. The evolution of the project from one based on photoelicitation to one devoted to building a digital storytelling library meant a methodological shift to acknowledge the role of translation in encounters between university researchers and community practitioners, between Elders and youth, and between settlers and Indigenous people. Our experience provides lessons on the importance of taking seriously the moments when difference is encountered and translated during the research and community-building process.
Recommended Citation
Alexander, Kristine; Bear, Hudson Eagle; Runner, Tesla Heavy; Henrickson, Ashley; and Little, Taylor
(2018)
"Translating Encounters: Connecting Indigenous Young People
with Higher Education through a Transmedia Project,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol10/iss1/5
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