| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Anne Waters |
| Editor(s) | Anne Waters |
| Abstract | This article reports on the status of American Indian philosophers upon the author’s departure as chair of the APA Committee on the Status of American Indians in Philosophy. While the number of American Indians with philosophy PhDs has increased, none hold tenure-track positions in philosophy departments granting terminal degrees. This signals a lack of integration of American Indian philosophers and philosophies into the APA and broader discipline. Reasons include invisibility, lack of appropriate philosophical indexing, and structural dynamics unconducive to embracing indigenous worldviews. The author argues greater inclusion of American Indians is an ethical imperative for the APA, raising questions around complicity, responsibility, and leadership. She advocates increased dialogue on integrating indigenous philosophies across philosophical subfields and strengthening American Indian representation in APA governance and publications to mitigate further erasure. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Pages | 2-5 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Keywords | American Indian philosophy, indigenous philosophy, academic inclusion, APA, ethnic diversity This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | 2003 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/13B1F8E6-0142-45FD-A626-9C4271DC6F62/v03n1AmericanIndians.pdf |
| Open Access? | Yes |