Abstract:

This essay presents an Indigenous student’s perspective on contemporary teach ing of eighteenth-century literature and Anglophone literature more generally. Noting the minimal representation of Indigenous writers in my own education, I argue for the importance and urgency of Indigenous representation in literature and academic environments. I encourage both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to make the effort to lift up Indigenous perspectives. I explain that in order for a clear, proper perspective to be seen in education, non-Indigenous people need to listen to and project Indigenous voices. Indigenous people, in turn, need to continue encouraging and supporting one another to achieve scholarship and raise their voices. I note that efforts to include more Indigenous perspectives in predominantly colonial narratives can benefit students. Indigenous students can study and observe patterns in Indigenous literature, and non-Indigenous students can under stand and appreciate the diversity in literature. Healing can spread from encourag ing more Indigenous representation, and learning about and reading from past great Indigenous writers can in turn ignite a passion for future Indigenous writers.

摘要：

本文介绍了土著学生对更广泛的18世纪文学和英语文学当代教学的看法。我注意到土著作家在我自己的教育中所占的比例最小，因此主张在文学和学术环境中土著代表的重要性和紧迫性。我鼓励原住民和非原住民都应努力提高自己的视野。我解释说，为了在教育中看到清晰，正确的观点，非土著人民需要倾听和投射土著声音。反过来，土著人民需要继续相互鼓励和相互支持，以获取奖学金并提高他们的声音。我注意到，在殖民地叙事中纳入更多土著观点的努力会使学生受益。土著学生可以学习和观察土著文学中的模式，非土著学生可以站立并欣赏文学的多样性。可以通过鼓励更多的土著代表来传播治疗，而从过去的杰出土著作家那里学习和阅读可以反过来激发对未来土著作家的热情。