Cognitive Decolonization and Cognitive Dissonance ᑳᐦ ᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ kâh-kitowak: Intersecting Pathways towards Intellectual Emancipation
Introduction Cognitive decolonization ᑳᐦ ᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ, kâh-kitowak, and cognitive dissonance are two profound concepts that intersect within the realm of intellectual and epistemic discourse. Cognitive decolonization ᑳᐦ ᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ, refers to the process of challenging and displacing the colonial epistemic paradigm to centre Indigenous knowledge systems. On the other hand, cognitive dissonance, a term coined by social…