The AlterNative editorial team brings together a diverse collective of Indigenous and allied scholars, practitioners, and leaders who are committed to advancing Indigenous knowledge, research, and voices on a global stage. Guided by our Editors-in-Chief and supported by an international network of associate editors and contributors, the journal fosters rigorous, culturally grounded scholarship that reflects the richness and diversity of Indigenous experiences. Together, our staff uphold AlterNative’s mission to create a respected platform for critical dialogue, innovation, and the ongoing revitalisation of Indigenous perspectives in academia and beyond.
Patron
Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou)
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Whakatāne, New Zealand
Editors-in-Chief
Emalani Case (Kanaka Maoli)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Meegan Hall (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Apakura)
Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Publications Manager
Marie-Chanel Berghan (Te Rarawa, Ngātiwai, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Arawa)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Managing Editor
Daniel Patrick (Ngāti Pākehā, Irish, me Danish)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Contact editors@alternative.ac.nz
Editorial Board – Associate Editors
Joni Angeli-Gordon (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whātua, Te Roroa)
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
Tania Canas (Salvadoran)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Serafín M. Coronel-Molina (Huanca Quechua)
Indiana University, USA
Kiri Dell (Ngāti Porou)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Gloria Emeagwali
Central Connecticut State University, USA
Isla Emery-Whittington (Rereahu, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa)
Massey University, New Zealand
Dolores Figueroa Romero
Center of Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology and Ethnology (CIESAS), Mexico
Ayano Gizano
University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Shelley Hoani (Waikato)
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
Ana Magdalena Hurtado
Arizona State University, USA
Onowa McIvor (nehinaw)
University of Victoria, Canada
Bradley Moggridge (Murri)
University of Canberra, Australia
Awi Mona (Seediq Nation, Indigenous Taiwanese)
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Renée Monchalin (Métis)
Victoria University, Canada
David Newhouse (Onondioga)
Trent University, Canada
Dominic O’Sullivan (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu)
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio (Kanaka Maoli)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Robin Quigg (Raukawa, Ngāti Tamaterā)
University of Otago, New Zealand
Summer Rangimaarie Wright (Māori; Ngāti Maniapoto)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Jacinta Ruru (Māori; Raukawa)
University of Otago, New Zealand
Marama Salsano (Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Wairere)
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
Wasiq Silan (Tayal)
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Ánde Somby (Sámi)
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Shannon Speed (Chickasaw)
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Troy Storfjell (Sámi)
Pacific Lutheran University, USA
Elizabeth Sumida Huaman (Quechua)
University of Minnesota, USA
Linda Te Aho (Ngaati Koroki Kahukura, Ngaati Mahuta, Waikato)
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Awanui Te Huia (Ngāti Maniapoto)
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
Kanako Uzawa (Ainu)
Hokkaido University, Japan
Melissa Vera (Tsm'syen/Yaqui First Nations)
Washington State University, USA
Sandra Yellowhorse (Diné/Navajo; Kinyaa’aanii)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand