“Indigenising University Mathematics” is a priority of CARMA and the CARMA Education and Equity research group. This is a broad worldwide endeavour to which CARMA is just one contributor.

Contact: Judy-anne Osborn

Team

The IUM team is growing. Information on most members is available by clicking on the individual themes in the Themes page of IUM1.

Community of Practice

At the first “Indigenising University Mathematics" Symposium (20-21 Sept 2021 AEST), the participants expressed interest in forming a "Community of Practice". CARMA will support this in various ways.

Participants expressed an interest in ongoing conversations around ideas including: what we can each individually do in our practices and our teaching to promote justice, what Indigenous Mathematics is, the nature of Mathematics, potential for a Special Interest Group within the AustMS/other organisations, and the possibility of (an) Accord(s) between Mathematical Communities and Indigenous Communities. Quite a few are already writing in these areas as part of who we are and what we do. Some are writing or have already written about the Symposium itself.

The writing, book project, meetings and organisations listed below all also provide opportunities for growing/extending an emerging Community of Practice.

Writing

Sophie Raynor's Blog: https://www.sophieraynor.org/blog/ium_reflections/

Edited Book Project

In our CARMA Education and Equity research group we are working on putting together an edited book on the topic of “Indigenising University Mathematics”. The aim is to help us all, as a community, develop our thinking and our shared knowledge. Tentatively, the book is organised around the Conference themes, with possibly some extras. We are in discussions with a potential publisher.

Conferences/Meetings

Upcoming

Indigenising University Mathematics, specifically:

• IUM2: Indigenizing University Mathematics Symposion, 2022, Canada
  

More broadly, from our network:

• https://wipce2022.net

Past

Indigenising University Mathematics, specifically:

• IUM1 :Indigenising University Mathematics Symposium , Sept 20-21 2021, Australia
• Indigenizing University Mathematics Special Session, CMS, 2-7 December 2021, Canada
  Organisers: Florence Glanfield, Naomi Borwein and Veselin Jungic
  The “Indigenising University Mathematics” day will be 7th December in Canada (which is 8th December in Australia).
  We hope to have some presentations joint with “Indigenising University Mathematics” at the AustMS.
• Indigenising University Mathematics Special Session, AustMS, 7-10 December 2021, Australia
  Organisers: Michael Donovan and Judy-anne Osborn
  We hope to have some presentations joint with “Indigenizing University Mathematics” at the CMS.

• Diversity in Graduate Mathematics Education, paraDIGMS 2021 Fall Conference, IMSI, October 28-31, 2021, United States
  This is an initialive of the paraDIGMS group which aims to increase equity and diversity in their community.
• QSide Colloquim, Decolonizing Data, QSide institute, October 28, 2021, United States
  Speaker: Autumn Asher BlackDeer, MSW, PhD Candidate at Washington University.
  A Quantitative native approach to indigenous mental health and higher education.

Relevant Associations

Indigenous led organisations:

• https://atsima.com/
• https://indigenousmathematicians.org
• https://wipce.net
• https://www.cathyfreemanfoundation.org.au

Joint/non-Indigenous led organisations:

• https://www.csiro.au/en/education/Programs/Indigenous-STEM-Education-Project
• https://www.acds.edu.au/teaching-learning/indigenous-science/