INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE ACADEMY SIG

The Indigenous Knowledge and the Academy SIG (IKA SIG) consists of CIES members, members of indigenous communities, and practitioners who want to dialogue about ways to develop alternative knowledge and how this can be used to interact with, and transform the academy.

• Romina Quezada Morales, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA: Co-Chair, Unit Planner/Program Chair. rq2148@tc.columbia.edu
• Anna Patrcia Rodriguez-Carranza, University of the Philippines Diliman: Secretary. arcarranza@up.edu.ph
• Preeti Koli, Ambedkar University, India: Treasurer/Communications Officer. preeti.19@stu.aud.ac.in
• Prem Phyak, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA: Co-Chair, Unit Planner/Program Chair. p.phyak@tc.columbia.edu 

The CIES Special Interest Group (SIG) directory (https://members.cies.us/page/SIGs) provides a complete list of the mission, officers, and work of our 37 SIGs, which are sorted by region or topic.

You must be a member of CIES to join a SIG, which can be done any time during the year.

There are three ways to join a SIG:

1. Online, any time of the year, when renewing your CIES membership including the SIG dues. Please go to, https://members.cies.us/page/meminfo.
2. Online, when registering as a presenter for the CIES Conference, which requires CIES membership. A specific link will be available for each conference.
3. By mail or phone. Please contact the Office of the Executive Director (OED) Membership Coordinator by email at, membership@cies.us, or by phone during business hours at (412) 383-3945.

Coming soon.

External website: https://ikasigcies.wixsite.com/ikasig

Email: ikasigcies@gmail.com