Indigenous Canadian University Student's Experiences of Microaggressions

2019-03-01
Racial microaggressions are defined as daily indignities directed towards disempowered racial groups that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights (Sue et al. American Psychologist, 62, 271-286, 2007b). The purpose of the present study was to investigate Indigenous Canadian university student's experiences of racial microaggresions and provide suggestions for culturally competent educational practices. The study utilized a qualitative method and involved a focus-group and follow-up interviews. Seven domains or themes emerged. These domains were: overt discrimination; assumption of intellectual inferiority; assumption of criminality; invalidation or denial; second-class citizen; racial segregation; and myth of meritocracy. Implications for counselors and educators were discussed.
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Citation Formats
D. Canel Çınarbaş, “Indigenous Canadian University Student’s Experiences of Microaggressions,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING, pp. 41–60, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/45144.