RUME 28
2026
Alexandria, Virginia
Applying Process Tracing to the Development of the Indigenous Math Courses and Secondary Math Education Program at Turtle Mountain College
Page: 1349
Beginning in 2021, a three-course Indigenous Math sequence has been developed at Turtle Mountain College as part of the Secondary Math Education bachelor’s program. Studying the development of these courses will afford opportunities to further strengthen the courses and program as well as offer insights to support any math faculty interested in integrating more Indigenous ways of knowing and being into any undergraduate math class. Under the umbrella of an Indigenous research paradigm, a process tracing method will be applied as a retrospective analysis on the development of the Indigenous Math courses. Identifying moments of decision, struggle, and overcoming demonstrates one way to increase Indigenous math content in any math course/program.