Indigenous Information Literacy
Alternate Title
Elder Citation APA
Elder Citation Chicago
Elder Citation MLA
Elders & Respectful Research
Finding Indigenous Voices
TCPS2 and Indigenous Research
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rachel Chong
Description
Series of eight brief videos created by Kwantlen Polytechnic University's library to give guidance to their students about: locating Indigenous authors in the library's collection; conducting research in both a good way and in accordance with current Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2) guidelines; source evaluation; engaging respectfully with Elders and Knowledge Keepers; and citing Elders when using the APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
Related Material: Book.
Indigenous "Insider" Academics: Educational Research or Advocacy?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Faith Maina
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 207-226
Description
Critique of social science research that has an "other" as an object of research or Indigenous insider and the dilemma this causes for academic researchers.
Indigenous Intermediaries: New Perspectives on Exploration Archives; Brokers & Boundaries: Colonial Exploration in Indigenous Territory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 297-299
Description
Book review of Indigenous Intermediaries edited by Shino Konishi, Maria Nugent Shino and Tiffany Shellam; and Brokers & Boundaries edited by Tiffany Shellam, Maria Nugent, Shino Konishi and Allison Cadzow.
Indigenous Knowledge and Knowledge Synthesis, Translation and Exchange (KSTE)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carmen Ellison
Description
Discussion on sharing and exchanging knowledge and the integration of Aboriginal approaches to health within the current public health system.
Indigenous Knowledge and Research: The Míkiwáhp as a Symbol for Reclaiming Our Knowledge and Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Hart
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 83-90
Description
Provides a brief literature review, uses the analogy of the tipi for the acquisition of Indigenous knowledge and looks at appropriate ways to develop it further.
Indigenous Knowledge of Biological Resources and Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen B. Brush
American Anthropologist, vol. 95, no. 3, New Series, September 1993, pp. 653-671
Description
Anthropology has been key to the definition and description of Indigenous knowledge and in the debate over the application of intellectual property rights to culturally specific information.
[Indigenous Knowledges(s) and Research: Creating Space for Different Ways of Knowing Within the Academy]
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Margaret Kovach]
Description
Discusses the impact that both culture and perspective have on Indigenous research methodologies within the interdisciplinary context of social work and education.
Indigenous Labor and Indigenous History
Alternate Title
Indigenous Labour and Indigenous History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 523-545
Description
Comments on a division that separates Native people as history and Native people as historians.
Indigenous Leadership: A Talking-Circle Dialogue With Cree Leaders
Theses
Author/Creator
Julia L. Buchanan
Description
Leadership and Education Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of San Deigo, 2010.
Indigenous-led Intervention Research: The Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Clapham
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 40-48
Description
Looks at the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities taking a leadership role in the process of developing Indigenous health policy and programs.
Indigenous Librarianship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathleen Burns
Ann Doyle
Gene Joseph
Allison Krebs
Description
Examines the link between Indigenous librarianship and Indigenous approaches to knowledge systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Entry in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd Edition, edited by Marcia J. Bates, Mary Niles Maack.
Indigenous Methodologies and Educational Research for Meaningful Change: Parsing Postpositivist Philosophy of Science and Mixed Methods in Collaborative Research Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Troy A. Richardson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 54, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 33-62
Description
Examines the integration of Indigenous worldviews into collecting research from Indigenous groups that will help grow their Indigenous self-determination.
Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
2nd edition.
Indigenous Methodologies in Social Research
Alternate Title
Indigenous Social Research : A Methodological Framework
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Description
Provides explanation of Indigenous methodologies, compares Indigenous and Western methodologies, and discusses two examples from Australia which illustrate how the principles can be put into practice.
Indigenous Methodologies: Traversing Indigenous and Western Worldviews in Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna L. M. Kurtz
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 217-229
Description
Comments on a methodological research process honouring cultural traditions and protocols to enable women to comfortably share their stories on their health care experiences.
An Indigenous Methodology for Coming to Know Milo Pimatisiwin as Land-Based Initiatives for Indigenous Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Description
Human Kinetics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.
Indigenous Peoples and Bilculturedness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 137-152
Description
Examines some of the sociopolitical traumas that have influenced Indigenous North American people.
Indigenous Peoples and Media Ethics in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 2, Aboriginal Media, Aboriginal Control, Summer, 1998
Description
Discussion of the ethics of intercultural communication and the various impacts of indigenous news media.
Indigenous Peoples and Participatory Health Research: Planning and Management, Preparing Research Agreements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Health Organization (WHO)
Description
Topics include guiding principles, communicating about research, roles and responsibilities and preparing a health research agreement.
Draft for comments.
Indigenous Peoples in Urban Centers: Tracing Mobility in a Post NAFTA World
Alternate Title
Cahier DIALOG ; Cahier no. 2012-02. Proceedings
Cahiers DIALOG
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. Bianet Castellanos
Ivonne Vizcarra Bordi
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera
Cristina Oehmichen-Bazán
Alicia Re Cruz ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples, Resource Extraction and Sustainable Development: An Ethical Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Lertzman
Harrie Vredenburg
Journal of Business Ethnics , vol. 56, no. 3, February 2005, pp. 239-254
Description
Expands the work of a previous article: Journal of Business Ethnics "Indigenous Human Resource Practices in Australian Mining Companies: Towards an Ethical Model" 2003 vol. 45, no. 4, p. 361-373.
Indigenous Positioning in Health Research: The Importance of Kaupapa Máori Theory-Informed Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elana Curtis
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 4, 2016, pp. 396-410
Description
Discusses the different concepts influencing research: ontology; epistemology; methodology and axiology.
Indigenous Research and Academic Freedom: A View From Political Scientists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Dianne Lalonde
Gary N. Wilson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Argues there is still a place for a researcher to have academic autonomy over a project in non-community based research.
Indigenous Research Methodologies: Final Report
Alternate Title
Global Thematic Review on Training in Community-Based Research
UNESCO Community-Based Research Literature Review: Indigenous Research Methodologies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Easby
Description
Literature review and list of programs and organizations involved in training in community-based research and Indigenous methodologies.
Indigenous Research Methodology and the Indigenous Academic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Satoru Nakagawa
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 95-115
Description
Contrasts Indigenous and Western approaches to research in colonized communities. Stresses the need for research being done in Indigenous communities to serve Indigenous people. Highlights the importance of self-awareness on the part of the researcher and a commitment to community service.
Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra S. Drawson
Elaine Toombs
Christopher J. Mushquash
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-27
Description
Looks at peer reviewed literature by Indigenous scholars and proposed new methods for ethical research.
Indigenous Research Perspectives in the State of New Mexico: Implications for Working With Schools and Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn
Lorenda Belone
Glenabah Martinez
Christine Sims
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 108-123
Description
Looks at recommendations for engagement between post-secondary scholars and researchers with Indigenous communities.
Indigenous Research Principles: Contributions to Public Health Collaborations
Alternate Title
State of Knowledge: Knowledge Synthesis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marc-André Bonneau
Odile Bergeron
Indigenous Research, Publishing, and Intellectual Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth D. Madsen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 89-105
Description
Describes how working closely among the Tohono O'odham has altered the authors views on Native American topics.
The Indigenous Researcher as Individual and Collective: Building a Research Practice Ethic Within The Context of Indigenous Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail Dana-Sacco
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 61-82
Description
Discusses the responsibility of Indigenous researchers to contribute to the community and be stewards of Indigenous information.
Indigenous Researchers and Indigenous Research Methods: Cultural Influences or Cultural Determinants of Research Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Weber-Pillwax
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 77-90
Description
Discussion of what is 'acceptable' scholarly research especially when doing research to help communities and working with Indigenous reality.
Indigenous Social Work Field Education: "Melq'ilwiye" Coming Together Towards Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Natalie Clark
Michelle Reid
Julie Drolet
Patrick Walton
Joanna Peirce ... [et al.]
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 8, Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories, August 2012, pp. 105-127
Description
Comments on a research project that reviews Indigenous social work and human service field education.
[Indigenous Statistics: Doing Numbers Our Way]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Description
Discusses statistics, storytellers, and the audience. States statistics are not neutral facts and the need for Indigenous data sovereignty.
Duration: 50:39.
Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melody Martin
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 137-139
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Storywork by Jo-ann Archibald (Q’um Q’um Xiiem).
Indigenous Studies Working Group Statement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonya Atalay
William Lempert
David Delgado Shorter
Kim TallBear
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 9-18
Description
Looks at the ethics and proper etiquette for Indigenous knowledge exchange through the Breakthrough Listen project.
Indigenous Toponyms as Pedagogical Tools: Reflections from Research with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia
Alternate Title
Reflections on the Use of Indigenous Place-Names in Curriculum From Research Conducted with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Heikkilä
Gail Fondahl
Fennia, vol. 188, no. 1, 3rd Nordic Geographics Meeting Special Issue, 2010, pp. 105-122
Description
Looks at the importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in education using Dakelh place-names as examples.
Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Nepal: Exploring Indigenous Research Procedures in Shamanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raj Kumar Dhungana
Indra Mani Rai Yamphu
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 38-55
Description
Examines Jhagrividya as a knowledge practice and way of knowing. Challenges researchers to engage Elders, healers, and cultural communities in order to develop an understanding of Indigenous knowledge traditions prior to engaging Indigenous communities for research.
Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Washington School of Social Work
Description
Website has links to news/events, resources, newsletters and projects to advance Indigenous health and science research and reduce health disparities in urban Native communities.
Indigenous Wholistic Theory: A Knowledge Set for Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Absolon
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.
Indigenous Wholistic Theory for Health: Enhancing Traditional-Based Indigenous Health Services in Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Marie Marsden
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
Indigenous Women's Voices: 20 Years on from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologiesk
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karen Fisher
Jennifer Evans
Jacinta Vanderfeen
Donna Moodie
Liz Cameron ... [et al.]
Indigenous Worldviews, Knowledge, and Research: The Development of an Indigenous Research Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Anthony Hart
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-16
Description
Discussion on the development of a research realm that utilizes Indigenous perspectives.
Indigenous Youth Leadership Development: Rediscovering Youth Leadership
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael James Arthur Lickers
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Royal Roads University, 2016.
Indigenous Youth Suicide: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry G. Harder
Josh Rash
Travis Holyk
Eduardo Jovel
Kari Harder
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2012, pp. 125-142
Description
Reviews twenty three studies which highlight the need for further research on youth suicide and suggests how such research could be conducted rigorously.
Indigenous Youth Voices: A Way Forward in Conducting Research with and by Indigenous Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Auger
Gabrielle Fayant
Brittany Mathews
Carrington Christmas
Erin Donnelly
Description
Reports on information gathered at facilitated community sessions. Five major themes emerged: research as a part of community building; respect, safety and dignity; ethical research which meets basic needs; frustration and concern; and diversity of Indigenous youth voices. Youth also identified requirements for ethical and meaningful engagement, which included accessibility, youth involvement in developing and leading research, holistic approaches, ethics as identified by youth themselves, and research that is both community-led and culturally specific.
The Informed Consent Process in a Cross-Cultural Setting: Is The Process Achieving the Intended Result?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melvina McCabe
Frank Morgan
Helen Curley
Rick Begay
Dorothy M. Gohdes
Ethnicity & Disease, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 300-304
Description
Reports on the cultural and linguistic barriers encountered by Navajo interpreters during the informed consent process and makes suggestions for adapting it to minority populations.
Initiative for Knowledge Co-creation in Collaboration with Indigenous Communities: Basic Approach: Ethics of Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Delphine Théberge
Marc-André Picard
Julia Leguerrie
Jean-Michel Beaudoin
Frank Grenon
Innovative Approaches in Public Health Research: Applying Life Course Epidemiology to Aboriginal Health Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Estey
Andrew M. Kmetic
Jeff Reading
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 444-446
Description
Looks at chronic respiratory diseases in Aboriginal populations and suggests there is a need for researchers to adopt a life course epidemiology approach for the study of Aboriginal health.
The Insider-Outsider Dialectic in Native Socio-Economic Development: A Case Study in Process Understanding
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra Lockhart
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 1982, pp. 159-168
Description
Evaluation of a socio-economic program for the North Coast Tribal Council of British Columbia.