We are seeking contributions from Indigenous scholars, knowledge-keepers, writers, parents, educators, and community leaders on discipline, punishment, exclusion, and accountability in British Columbia’s public schools.
This project began from a concern that some school discipline practices — including collective punishment, exclusion, surveillance, public shaming, and informal removal — may sit within longer histories of colonial schooling and institutional control. We do not want to make those connections carelessly or speak over Indigenous knowledge and experience.
We are looking for contributors who may wish to write about these issues from their own community knowledge, professional expertise, lived experience, or critical perspective. Contributions might address colonial and contemporary schooling, the impacts of punitive discipline on Indigenous children and families, restorative or relational approaches, or the limits of comparing current public school practices with residential school histories.
We welcome pieces that affirm, complicate, challenge, or reframe the premise.
What we’re looking for
An article, interview, reflection, or other contribution shaped by your own knowledge, community context, and preferred framing.
Willingness to work with our editorial team on respectful representation, citation, permissions, and cultural protocols.
What we’re offering
A modest honourarium on publication.
Full attribution, partial attribution, or anonymous credit, according to your preference.
The opportunity to link to your projects, publications, organisations, or community work.
We recognise that meaningful collaboration requires care, reciprocity, and respect for Indigenous sovereignty over knowledge. We are committed to honouring your time, expertise, boundaries, and cultural protocols throughout this process.
Please contact us for more information.
