ABSTRACT
This chapter advances two core arguments: that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is limited in its analysis of sovereignty and Indigenous futurity; and that an update of B. M. J. Brayboy's work, Decolonizing Race Theory, offers an integration of cognate approaches. It provides an overview of the five tenets of CRT—counter-storytelling, the permanence of racism, Whiteness as property, interest convergence, and critique of liberalism—interpreted through the lens of recent research from Indigenous education, sociology and political science. The chapter proposes an updated version of the nine tenets of Tribal Critical Race Theory, retaining each of Brayboy's core elements and providing a synthesis informed by cognate theoretical and methodological approaches. It aims to support ongoing work to move Indigenous education research. The chapter therefore aims to support ongoing work to move Indigenous education research beyond the bounds of race theorising.
