Upon reading through the selection of indigenous writers, Lee Maracle’s short essay “Oratory : Coming to Theory”, presented an incredibly unique and powerful point of view. For me, this piece was particularly impactful due to it’s perspective, her relation of theories to stories, and the deconstruction of language used in traditionally european theories. For generations, students of many different disciplines encounter theories that they must come to know intimately. Despite these disciplines being vastly different in their applications, most groups learn theories written by white European men. So, to encounter a dissertation written by an indigenous Canadian woman is rare, but so refreshing. Maracle’s background is an integral part of
