Scholarly Work
Knowledge Grounded in Community
My scholarly work is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing that understand knowledge as relational, lived, and accountable. I approach research and writing not as extractive practices, but as forms of care that tends to memory, story, and collective healing.
This work moves across academic, community, and public spaces. While it is informed by academic training, it is not confined to traditional institutional settings. I carry scholarship as an ongoing practice of responsibility — one that asks how knowledge is created, who it serves, and how it remains in relation.
How I Approach Scholarship
I understand scholarship as something that is shaped in conversation — with community, with history, and with the present moment. My work centers Indigenous knowledge, relationality, and collective well-being, and it is guided by accountability, reciprocity, and care.
Rather than separating theory from lived experience, I am interested in how knowledge emerges through story, relationship, and practice. This orientation allows my scholarship to remain responsive to community needs, to ethical responsibility, and to the complexities of healing across personal and collective histories.
Current Projects & Writing
My scholarly work takes multiple forms, including conceptual models, collaborative initiatives, community-centered writing, and peer-reviewed publications. Each reflects a different entry point into questions of Indigenous knowledge, healing, and relational accountability. You can explore these areas of my work below:
The
Indigenist
Model
A conceptual framework that understands healing through Indigenous epistemologies, relationality, and collective responsibility.
OrigiNatives
A digital storytelling project where Native peoples created short films rooted in their cultures, histories, and lived experiences.
Tending
Our Roots
A podcast exploring Indigenous approaches to research, healing, and collective care through conversation and reflection.
An Invitation
I welcome collaboration, dialogue, and forms of inquiry that honor Indigenous ways of knowing and collective care. If you’re interested in engaging this work through research, writing, or shared conversation, I invite you to be in touch.