Equity
The creation of policies, practices, and processes that ensure equitable educational outcomes for all students.
Inclusion
The authentic participation across identities and cultures specifically for students, participation addresses persistence, retention and completion as well as a number of other metrics commonly used to determine students’ progress through the college. For employees, participation can encompass serving on a Shared Governance Council to retention, promotional and professional opportunities.
Source: Glossary of the Madison College Equity and Inclusion Plan
Racism (Credo Reference database)
Online Self-Guided Course: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (Linked in Learning database)
PBS News Hour: What to read, listen to and watch to learn about institutional racism
Seminal Work: Eyes on the Prize
13th: Full-length documentary from Netflix (free to view)
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Highlighted Resources
An Indigenous Peoples' History of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, 2014
Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally-recognized indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. |
Notable native people : Keene/Sana, 2021
An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this illustrated collection.
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Disappearing peoples? : indigenous groups Brower/Johnston, 2007 This volume examines twelve Asian groups whose way of life is endangered. Some are "indigenous" peoples, some are not; each group represents a unique answer to the question of how to survive and thrive on the planet earth, and illustrates both the threats and the responses of peoples caught up in the struggle to sustain cultural meaning, identity, and autonomy. |
Indigenous Peoples Rise Up: The Global Ascendency Carlson/Berglund, 2021
Indigenous Peoples Rise Up: The Global Ascendency of Social Media Activism illustrates the impact of social media in expanding the nature of these communities and social movements. Social media has bridged distance, time, and nation states to mobilizz indigenous peoples to build coalitions across the globe and to stand in solidarity with one another. These movements have succeeded and gained momentum and traction precisely because of the strategic use of social media. |
Education
United Nations: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples- See this page from the United Nations for information on the world's indigenous peoples, issues facing these groups, and ways to spread awareness.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained-Many cities and states are observing the day. Here’s some of the history behind it.
5 things to know about Indigenous Peoples Day-In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day. He said in a statement that the day is meant to “honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.”
Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans-Indigenous Peoples' Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a "whitewashed" American history that has glorified Europeans like Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who have committed violence against Indigenous communities. Native Americans have long criticized the inaccuracies and harmful narratives of Columbus' legacy that credited him with his "discovery" of the Americas when Indigenous people were there first.
This guide has been designed to provide information on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). It was created and is maintained by a team of staff members from the Libraries and Student Achievement Centers. This team was formed in July 2020 and supports the College strategies of providing a safe, inclusive and representative space for students and staff. Here you will find resources about activities and efforts at Madison College, in our local communities, and nationally. You may find links to and information about educational and training resources, as well as materials for personal growth.