Ethnographic Witnessing and Methodological Pauses Working with/in Indigenous Spiritual Communities

featuring Dr. Pablo Montes, Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies, Texas Christian University

with a response by Dr. Sandra Vanderbilt, Research Assistant Professor, GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Pablo Montes as they share their journey working alongside Two Spirit/Queer/Trans Indigenous educators in central Texas. Through their powerful stories of gathering, learning, and reshaping the pedagogical landscape, Dr. Montes explores the transformative potential of Indigenous methodologies. Discover how stillness, movement, and pauses are not just practices but vital elements in the art of ethnographic witnessing, offering new ways to see and understand education.