Privilege, pedagogy and the politics of identity in indigenous teacher education

This article discusses the processes of cultural production in Indigenous teacher education. Cultural production often occurs in and through the politics of identity and as such can create space for the constant negotiation of the meaning of cultural difference in education. Using the concept of racialisation as a central analytical tool, the article discusses tensions and contradictions emerging in pedagogical relationships between non-Indigenous teacher educators and Indigenous teacher education students. Drawing on interviews with non-Indigenous teacher educators, the article aims to show how these tensions and contradictions can be productive.