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“We constantly have to navigate”: Indigenous students’ and professionals’ strategies for navigating ethical conflicts in STEMM
Nahat’á Saad Hast’eelyaa Bitsį Yishtłłisłizhii éí hajooba' íinízino Diné da’níłts’ą́ą́dee deiíkááhii k'é bijiníígo naanish dóó ólta’ haz’ą́ągi bee hółdzil haleeh nidi bee haz’ą́ąnii éí Bilagáánaa bizaad bee hadadilyaa azéé' ííł'į́ní dóó nida’ałkaahí béésh t'áábí nitsékeesí da bee nida’anishó Hoghan bił nahaz’ą́o tó hadaazlío, atsiniltł‘ish bee da’diltłI’o bíla' ashdla’ii diishjíįdi STEMM wolyéo yee da’ahótą’ – science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine éí wódahgo ólta bił nahaz'ą́ Bitsį’ Yishtłizhii k’ad t’óó ahayoi atah binaanish silį́į́’. Wódaho ólta’ nahaz’ą́ą́góó na’alkaah naaltsoos naaznilo bee nida’nitin dóó baa yáti’ éí STEMM bóhónéedzą́o áyósin. STEMM éí na’alkaah alááh binidii’a’o baa nitsáhákees áko Bitsįį́’ Yishłizhii na’alkaah niha’áłchíní haadeit’éégo honiitł‘ahoda éí baanáhát’į́įgo baa yáti’o bá hoo’aah díí southwestern United States, e’e’ááhgi kéyah ashdladiin hahoodzoh biyi’ kot’éégo nihił nahaz’ą́. Na’alkaah naanish ályaa éí díídi neeznádiin naaltsoos na’ídíkid hadeediilaa áádóó tádiin bíla’ ashdla’ii nidabídéékid. Díí na’ídíkido na’alkaah ályaaígí éí hazhó’ó néél’į́į́’o bee eehoozin: bitsį’ yishtłizhii da’ółta’íí áádóó k’ad nidaalnishíí éí Bitsį Yishtłizhii bibee’ó’ool’įįł siláagi áádóó dadílzingo baa nitsehakeesii áádóó doo ádaal’į́įnii éí k’ad kot’áo STEMM yaa yádaałti’o bee haz’ą́ąnii bik’eho hasht’eelnééh baa yáti’. STEMM na’alkaah biniyé na’ídíkid alyáá éí bila’ ashdla’ii nahasdzáán bich’į kónályaago naalkaah éí doo bił yá’ádaat’ééhda, áádóó bila’ashdla’ii bits’íís nanise’ bitł‘óól naalkaahdó bahasti’o dílzin, áádóó bitsį’ yishtłizhii bikéyáh bikáá’óó áldo’ hane’ bidadééti’, keyah łahgóó éí hodiyingo nahaz’ą́ baa hasti’ éí biniinaa ts’ídá bila ashdla’ii be’oodlą’ siláagi baa saad hólǫ́ nahalin, áko bilagáanaa bibeehaz’ą́ąnii hazho’ó nánél’į́į́ho éí bitsį’ yishtłizhii da’ółta’íí dóó nidaalnishíí éí díí naalkaah bee ‘ééhoozin. Áko wódaho ólta’I éí díígi ádahoot’éégo hait’éégo éí baa yati’ dóó naanish ádoolníłíí t’áá nanitł‘ah. Áko wódahgo ólta’ bił nahaz’ą́ą́góó ałtsé t’óó baa yá’áti’ bila’ ashdla ał’ą́ą́ át’éégo be’í’ool’į́į́l nidaazti’íí bee na’nitino éí binahjį’ beehaz’ą́ąnii hast’édoolnííł nídook’ąs, áádóó łahdóó éí nahaghá ádaalyaago éí t’áá saad bee haz’ą́ąnii t’áá ałtso bik’ésti’ bik’ehoi áhálnééh, doo hazho’ó baa nitséhaskéézo ahił nida’anish éí bééhózíní doolééł áádóó náás dah’náá’didooldaho baa nitséhakees dooleeł.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1835108
- PAR ID:
- 10353692
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Cultural Studies of Science Education
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 1871-1502
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 683 to 700
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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