Structured Relationalism in the Classroom: A Collaborative Approach to Teaching Indigenous Literatures

Kristina Fagan Bidwell is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan. Adar Charlton came to the U of S as a PhD student in English and was a student in Fagan Bidwell’s graduate seminar. Together, Fagan Bidwell and the seminar students designed a multiphased collaborative project for Fagan Bidwell’s allIndigenous introductory English course. To reflect their different roles and positions, Fagan Bidwell and Charlton wrote their introductory positionings and concluding reflections separately but the sections describing the project itself together.