Periagoge
Scenario

How academic tokenism multiplies professional burden

I teach Native American Studies but I'm the only Indigenous faculty member, and my department keeps asking me to be on every diversity committee like being Native makes me an expert on all marginalized experiences.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional diversity efforts often extract additional labor from the very people they claim to support.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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