Eve Tuck is an
Unangax̂ scholar in the field of Indigenous studies and educational research. Tuck is the James Weldon Professor of Indigenous Studies and founding Director of the Provostial Center for Indigenous Studies at
NYU
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in 2024 as the founding director of its Center for Indigenous Studies. Previously, Tuck was the Professor of Critical Race and Indigenous Studies at the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is Canada's only all-graduate institute of teaching, learning and research. It is located at 252 Bloor Street West on the university's St. George campus in ...
at the
University of Toronto
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.
Education
Tuck is a member of the
Aleut
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Community of
St. Paul Island, Alaska. She spent her formative years living in
Pennsylvania
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.
Tuck graduated in 2001 with her
Bachelor of Arts
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in writing and education studies from
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, commonly referred to as Lang, is the seminar-style, undergraduate, liberal arts college of The New School. It is located on-campus in Greenwich Village in New York City on West 11th Street off 6th Avenue.
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. In 2008 Tuck received her
Doctor of Philosophy
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in Urban Education from
The Graduate Center,
City University of New York
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.
From 2011 to 2012 Tuck held a
Ford Foundation
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Postdoctoral Fellowship
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. During the fellowship her work focused on Indigenous research ethics. In 2015 Tuck was selected as a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar (2015-2020). Her project for this $350,000 grant is titled "Migrant Youth, Deferred Action and Postsecondary Outcomes." In addition to her research work during this time Tuck was an
Associate Professor
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in the department of Social Justice Education at the
University of Toronto
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's
Ontario Institute For Studies in Education
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is Canada's only all-graduate institute of teaching, learning and research. It is located at 252 Bloor Street West on the university's St. George campus in ...
.
She also sat on the University of Toronto's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Steering Committee.
In 2017 Tuck was awarded a Tier 2
Canada Research Chair
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Program goals
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in Indigenous Methodologies with Youth and Communities at the Ontario Institute For Studies in Education.
Professional activities
From 2015-2019, Tuck was Co-Editor of ''Critical Ethnic Studies'', a journal published by the
University of Minnesota Press
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Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its book ...
. She is also the co-editor of the Indigenous and
Decolonizing Studies in Education book series published by
Routledge
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. Tuck shared or shares both of these editorial positions with K. Wayne Yang.
Tuck has also held numerous positions with the
American Educational Research Association
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including: program co-chair of curriculum studies (2015-2017), positions on the executive committee, and the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Special Interest Group.
In partnership with
K. Wayne Yang, Eve Tuck is the co-founder of the Land Relationships Super Collective. This
grassroots
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community based collective aims to provide a support network for those engaged in land-based collaboration and decolonization work.
Similar to her work with the Lands Relationships Super Collective Tuck has been active in the Ogimaa Mikana Project since 2013. The Ogimaa Mikana Project is an initiative to replace street signs in
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
with Indigenous place names, raising awareness about stolen land, Indigenous history, and decolonization.
Tuck is also one of the founders and creators of ''The Henceforward''
podcast
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which examines the relationships between Indigenous and Black peoples in North America. Tuck's work on ''The Henceforward'' reflects a desire to see increased conversations between Black and Indigenous scholars. Tuck has involved her graduate students in the production and hosting of the show.
She is well known for her advocacy relating to decolonization and Indigenization and her calls for education and post-secondary institutions to take more tangible actions to Indigenization. At the University of Toronto, Tuck has actively worked to organize community events and make spaces more welcoming for Indigenous students. Tuck is also the co-creator of the citation practices challenges which encourages scholars to think critically about the politics of citation.
Awards
* Outstanding Edited Volume, Division B: Curriculum Studies, American Educational Research Association (2015)
* Early Career Award, Committee of Scholars of Color on Education, American Educational Research Association (2014)
* Outstanding Book Award, Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association (2013)
* Critics Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association (2013)
* Exemplary Paper Award, American Education and Literary Special Interest group, American Educational Research Association (2012)
* Writing Fellows Dissertation Scholarship, City University of New York (2006-2008)
Publications
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Articles
* Tuck, Eve (2009). "Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities". ''
Harvard Educational Review
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''. 79 (3): 409–428.
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10.17763/haer.79.3.n0016675661t3n15 ISSN
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*Tuck, Eve and K. Wayne Yang (2012).
Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor.
Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society'. 1 (1): 1–40.
References
External links
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21st-century Alaska Native people
21st-century Native American writers
Aleut people
Decolonization
Eugene Lang College alumni
First Nations academics
CUNY Graduate Center alumni
Alaska Native activists
Alaska Native women
Living people
People from Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Academic staff of the University of Toronto
Year of birth missing (living people)
Native American people from Pennsylvania
Indigenous academics of the Americas
Scholars of settler colonialism