Methodologies & Ethics

Questions accuracy of federal survey methodologies and conclusions concerning two provinces.

Provides brief information, updates, and progress on initiatives taking place in each of four regions: Western, Prairie, Central, and Atlantic.

Provides brief information, updates, and progress on initiatives taking place in each of four regions: Western, Prairie, Central, and Atlantic.

Results indicate strong preference for robust Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in all stages of research, including ethical reviews.

Developed to address communication processes, relationships and activities which support the ‘right way’ of carrying out research and business with Indigenous peoples of Australia.

Project involves studying medicinal plants from Aboriginal traditional pharmacopeia. Recommends protocols for researchers when making partnerships and personal relationships with Aboriginal people.

Links to short video which discusses the ACHH's research on helping healthcare professionals to understand pain and hurt from a Mi'kmaw perspective. Research done in collaboration with Artist Alan Syliboy, illustrates how participants think about and express pain. ACHH Initiative Duration 5:03

Discusses concerns about social science research, by examing two different paradigms, using the quantitative research method and qualitative participatory research method.

Discussion of program designed by Statistics Canada to meet the information needs of Aboriginal groups, governments and other stakeholders. Particular emphasis on the challenges involved in surveying all Aboriginal groups regardless of location.

Identifies current literature and suggests some areas for further research on issues surrounding gaming.

Discusses the discrepancies surrounding accurate Aboriginal health data.

Website contains general health information, news, documents, and links related to research in the area of Aboriginal health.

Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.

Canadian Heritage Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1998.

Looks at KT (Knowledge Translation) in context of health research.

Looks at an environmental assessment system, that aids in balancing the use of scientific and Aboriginal knowledge, to foster meaningful Aboriginal participation in federal and provincial environmental assessment procedures.

Report summarizes progress of an Indigenous community research project that is creating an Aboriginal pedagogy framework for teaching First Peoples' languages in Western New South Wales, Australia.

Report critically examines the measures/metrics of Aboriginal learning success currently employed by academic researchers as well as by education practitioners.

Indigenous philosophy about sentencing stresses reconciliation and restoring community peace and equilibrium. Reprint of Chapter 3 of the book: Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Report on the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), which has created a program to perform environmental assessments from an Aboriginal perspective.

Based on results of case study in Moose Deer Point, looks at research to further the relationship between Canadian First Peoples and the philanthropic community.

Looks at how Menzies School of Health Research is working towards a better relationship with Aboriginal people when conducting research in a community.

Explores issues surrounding research methodologies when conducting research with Aboriginal peoples.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.

Looks at Indigenous & Western scientific world views and discusses practices & recommendations in support of bridging the two knowledge systems to improve positive learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.

Attempts to assess the usability of Massey and Denton's five-dimensional structure of segregation for the study of settlement patterns of Aboriginal people in Canadian cities.

Book review of: Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of America by Leland Donald.

Examines how researchers and community health practitioners can contribute to transformative change in Aboriginal communities.

Discussion paper on strategic areas for action regarding HIV/AIDS, including developing policies and culturally appropriate programs and services, as well as advocating for resources in order to provide the needed services.

Study conducted, using interviews with six Aboriginal students attending the University of Alberta, to examine library use, resources and services.

Encourages practices that allows the participation of the community involved regarding research on Aboriginal suicide.

Literature synthesis and review of issues involving Aboriginal women, including an annotated bibliography of material published from 1988-1998.

Study investigates academic expectations of students who attend a doctoral-granting public university, to aid in understanding of student needs.

Author argues that American Indian Studies is a legitimate discipline, with its own unique perspectives and methodological concerns.

Research agreements must be structured to ensure mutual benefits which reflect the equal status of both parties.

Discusses the protocol for reaching a mutually agreeable arrangement that still allows for the researcher to use the data for their own writing and publishing.

Chronicles the development of a handbook about the heritage park for use in the primary classroom.

Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.

Observations suggest that knowledge is viewed differently by various cultures.

Environmental Design Thesis (MEDES)--University of Calgary, 1998.

Using the changes during the COVID pandemic to look at the challenges and reassessments of community-based research.