1st Edition
Ghost Dances in Ivory Towers From the Frontier of Indigenous Studies
By Tina Bly
Copyright 2026
140 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
140 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
140 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Ghost Dances in Ivory Towers reflects an ethnographic journey shaped by ancestral strength, resilience, and reverence. It is not merely academic—it is ceremonial: a remembering, a return, and a song to generations yet to come.
This is a project of Indigenous empowerment and ancestral reclamation, offering a constellation of guiding principles rooted in Choctaw ways of knowing. Ghost... Read more
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Biography
Tina Bly holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education Policy. Her greatest honor is being a mother and grandmother. She moves through the world as a researcher, counsellor, and author, centering Indigenous epistemologies and the healing power of story. Her practice is a living garden—rooted in ancestral memory, nourished by the expressive arts, and tended with a deep, quiet philosophy of care, creativity, and wisdom from the earth.
