Author Spotlight
The Journal of Indigenous Social Development highlights scholars whose community-engaged research advances Indigenous knowledge, wellbeing, and self-determination. Our authors bring forward rigorous, culturally grounded scholarship that strengthens academic dialogue and supports meaningful pathways for social change within Indigenous communities.
Dr. Verónica Santafé-Troncoso
Discover how Dr. Verónica Santafé-Troncoso partners with Kichwa communities to strengthen Indigenous food systems and community-based tourism, revealing powerful pathways to cultural resilience, self-determination, and sustainable futures.
Dr. Monicca Thulisile Bhuda
Explore how Dr. Monicca Thulisile Bhuda preserves AmaNdebele cultural identity through ethnomathematics, beadwork, language, and heritage education—showcasing Indigenous knowledge as vital to community strength and future generations.
Dr. Felicia Mitchell
Chickasaw scholar Dr. Felicia Mitchell advances critical inquiry into how water insecurity shapes Indigenous health disparities during COVID-19, illuminating structural determinants of wellbeing in Tribal Nations.
Dr. Kathleen Absolon
Dr. Kathleen Absolon, Anishinaabe thinker and scholar, advances an Indigenist story-gathering project that centers residential school survival, resilience, and memory, challenging deficit narratives and restoring voice through Indigenous methodology.
Dr. Darrel Manitowabi
Dr. Darrel Manitowabi advances Anishinabe mino-bimaadiziwn as a framework for understanding Indigenous health, revealing how colonialism shapes wellbeing and calling for self-determination and holistic community health in his JISD article.