Native American, Indigenous, and Land-Based Social and Political Philosophy

FAIN: EH-293737-23

Northeastern University (Boston, MA 02115-5005)
Candice Delmas (Project Director: February 2023 to present)
Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Co Project Director: February 2023 to present)

A one-week residential program for 28 philosophy instructors to explore social and political philosophy from Indigenous perspectives.

The philosophy profession lacks diversity, and a core curriculum focused on Western Anglo-European philosophy is a major contributor to this problem. Many philosophy teachers are not familiar with underrepresented areas of philosophy, making it difficult for them to competently teach those areas in their courses. To help address this issue, Northeastern University will host an Institute for Higher Education Faculty on Native American, Indigenous, and Land-Based Social and Political Philosophy. The program aims to provide a cohort of philosophy instructors from colleges and universities across the country with a deep understanding of Indigenous knowledge traditions and the social and political issues facing Indigenous peoples of North America, which will help them successfully integrate this new material into their undergraduate philosophy courses. The program team includes five Indigenous philosopher-educators who will design and run the curriculum.