Looking Backward but Moving Forward Waapalaneexkweew (Nicole R. Bowman-Farrell, Mohican/Lunaape)
The American journal of evaluation,
12/2018, Letnik:
39, Številka:
4
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Culturally responsive evaluation and culturally responsive Indigenous evaluation (CRIE) within the broader field of evaluation are not often included in Western literature nor are they known or used ...by the majority of mainstream evaluators. In order to address this literature and practice gap, this article offers an overview and a broader origin story of CRIE prior to colonial or European contact in the United States and gives an overview of the historical, theoretical, and practical foundations for conducting CRIE in a contemporary evaluation context. Examples of evidence-based models, theories, and resources are provided to connect CRIE to Western evaluation designs and provide concrete strategies for the field of evaluation going forward. The article concludes with systemic and policy evaluation considerations as agencies from federal (i.e., United States), tribal, and international governments and partners from private or nonprofit sectors collaborate to carry out Indigenous evaluations in the future. Collectively this multijurisdictional, culturally responsive, and community-centered CRIE approach gives evaluators a new way to move forward.
Dr. Hood was the first culturally responsive evaluation oral historian. For justice, culture, and equity to be mainstreamed, he understood that these concepts must be conveyed in multiple formats, ...settings, and arenas. He authentically brought what had been in the minds, hearts, tongues, and work of many before him to the written word—he expanded and authenticated history. We, the volume editors, have taken a cue from Dr. Hood's astute observations about the nature of history. As such, we connect CRE's past, present, and future and set the stage for this volume by sharing a living history and sentiments as told by contemporary CRE scholars.
