Teaching Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in physical education teacher education (PETE): discursive tensions at the cultural interface

Amid the global movement toward decolonising and Indigenising education, the imperative for educators to respectfully engage with and include Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in their teaching is unmistakeable. However, Indigenous knowledges and perspectives remain overlooked in physical education teacher education (PETE). This article delves into the discourses surrounding this issue through interviews with physical education teacher educators. Through the lens of Martin Nakata’s cultural interface concept, we explore tensions arising from attempts to Indigenise PETE. These tensions centre around questions of who can teach Indigenous content and how it should be taught, as well as the perceived barriers to teaching it. We argue that embracing the cultural interface as a framework holds promise for further advancing the decolonisation and Indigenisation of PETE.