University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Dissertations UMSL Graduate Works 4-19-2018 Cultural Identity Silencing of Native American Identity in Education: A Descriptive Phenomenological Investigation Katheryne Leigh
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[email protected]. Running head: CULTURAL IDENTITY SILENCING i Cultural Identity Silencing of Native American Identity in Education: A Descriptive Phenomenological Investigation Katheryne T. Leigh Certificate of Advanced Study, School Counseling, University at Buffalo, 2013 M.Ed., School Counseling, University at Buffalo, 2012 B.S., Animal Science, Delaware Valley University, 2010 A Dissertation Submitted to The Graduate School at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Education with an emphasis in Counseling May 2018 Advisory Committee Mark Pope, Ph.D. Chairperson Brian Hutchison, Ph.D. Matthew Davis, Ph.D. Wendy Saul, Ph.D. Copyright, Katheryne T. Leigh 2018 CULTURAL IDENTITY SILENCING ii Abstract Native American Nations have been subjected to colonialism for centuries the impact of which led to further traumatic events and disparities.