Stephanie Masta is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and is a professor of curriculum studies at Purdue University, USA.

• Introduction 1. To Weave or to write? 2. Honoring Our Pathways and Stories that Embody Our Heartwork: Indigenizing the Academy as a Caigu Mayi (Kiowa Woman), an Asdzą́ą́ (Diné Woman), and as a Laguna Pueblo Woman 3. Celebrating Survival lkwewag ganawendindiwag, Women care for each other: The role of mutual support in decolonizing the academy 4. Neyooxo Pedagogy: Navigating Academia through Kinship 5. Finding Place: Experiences of Native Women In the Tribally Controlled College Movement 6. “We’re Still Here” – The Journey of Two American Indian Recruiters 7. What Is and What Could Be: A Critique of Western (U.S. settler-colonial) Wildlife and Natural Resources Education 8. Strength and Resilience: Native Women’s Reflections on Higher Education 9. Illuminating the Bright Spots of Our Educational Pathways: A Gift From Us to Our Younger Selves

Stephanie Masta is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and is a professor of curriculum studies at Purdue University, USA.

• Introduction 1. To Weave or to write? 2. Honoring Our Pathways and Stories that Embody Our Heartwork: Indigenizing the Academy as a Caigu Mayi (Kiowa Woman), an Asdzą́ą́ (Diné Woman), and as a Laguna Pueblo Woman 3. Celebrating Survival lkwewag ganawendindiwag, Women care for each other: The role of mutual support in decolonizing the academy 4. Neyooxo Pedagogy: Navigating Academia through Kinship 5. Finding Place: Experiences of Native Women In the Tribally Controlled College Movement 6. “We’re Still Here” – The Journey of Two American Indian Recruiters 7. What Is and What Could Be: A Critique of Western (U.S. settler-colonial) Wildlife and Natural Resources Education 8. Strength and Resilience: Native Women’s Reflections on Higher Education 9. Illuminating the Bright Spots of Our Educational Pathways: A Gift From Us to Our Younger Selves

Stephanie Masta is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and is a professor of curriculum studies at Purdue University, USA.

• Introduction 1. To Weave or to write? 2. Honoring Our Pathways and Stories that Embody Our Heartwork: Indigenizing the Academy as a Caigu Mayi (Kiowa Woman), an Asdzą́ą́ (Diné Woman), and as a Laguna Pueblo Woman 3. Celebrating Survival lkwewag ganawendindiwag, Women care for each other: The role of mutual support in decolonizing the academy 4. Neyooxo Pedagogy: Navigating Academia through Kinship 5. Finding Place: Experiences of Native Women In the Tribally Controlled College Movement 6. “We’re Still Here” – The Journey of Two American Indian Recruiters 7. What Is and What Could Be: A Critique of Western (U.S. settler-colonial) Wildlife and Natural Resources Education 8. Strength and Resilience: Native Women’s Reflections on Higher Education 9. Illuminating the Bright Spots of Our Educational Pathways: A Gift From Us to Our Younger Selves