"we're rapping, not trapping": hip hop as a contemporary expression of métis culture and a conduit to literacy
abstract
there exists a common essentialized discourse about indigenous peoples in canada that has communities frozen in time, leaving métis culture represented through sashes, jigging, and the fur trade. however, across the country, métis youth are expressing themselves through hip hop culture. this thesis explores the impacts that being involved in hip hop culture, particularly the creation of hip hop, can have for the métis young adult participants and the implications for education. it asks how hip hop culture and hip hop pedagogies can have a stimulating effect on métis 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
’ educational experiences. the study uses an indigenous métissage methodology (donald 2009), and qualitative interview methods along with participants’ hip hop creations –rapping, beatboxing, and graffiti art—to story their hip hop engagements. three themes emerged: how hip hop can 1) be a vehicle for identity and identifying, 2) build relationships and community, and 3) connect 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
to school. this study demonstrates the value that hip hop creation and consumption can hold for métis 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
, and contributes to the growing body of work surrounding indigenous hip hop in canada.