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Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
2nd edition.
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 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 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.
The Interpersonal Skills of Community-Engaged Scholarship: Insights From Collaborators Working at the University of Saskatchewan’s Community Engagement Office
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela Downe
Rachel Engler-Stringer
Lisa Erickson
Omeasoo Wahpasiw
Tamara Pearl ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, vol. 10, no. 1, 2017, pp. 44-58
Description
Discusses and evaluates the importance of interpersonal skills when engaging in community based research.
Introduction: Advocacy Research and Native Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, pp. 1-12
Description
Introduction to this volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research strategies that support Native rights and claims.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Wingert
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 201-205
Description
Special issue focuses on issues and best practices in research.
Inuit Students' Journeys from High School into Post-Secondary Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Ochalski
Description
Education Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
Laying the Groundwork: A Practical Guide for Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia K. Riddell
Angela Salamanca
Debra J. Pepler
Shelley Cardinal
Onowa McIvor
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, April 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Using experiences from a research project on social transformative social justice, talks about ethical tensions felt and how they were overcome.
Lessons Learned Study of the Common Experience Payment Process: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study determined the successes or failures of the design and implementation of the response to the Settlement Agreement.
Lessons Learned through Community-Engaged Planning
Alternate Title
Manuscript 1338
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Laura Machial
Kendra Quinney
Len Quinney
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
Living Tensions of Co-Creating a Wellness Program and Narrative Inquiry alongside Urban Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Schaefer
Sean Lessard
Brian Lewis
LEARNing Landscapes , vol. 10, no. 2, Fostering Health and Well-Being in Education, 2017, pp. 271-285
Description
Discusses three-year study involving creation of an after school health and wellness program (Growing Young Movers) using the narrative inquiry methodology.
Making Allyship Work: Allyship Perspectives in a Community-Based Research Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katsistohkwí:io Jacco
Madeline Gallard
Joanna Mendell
Darren Lauscher
Deb Schmitz ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 14-32
Description
Using the Making it Work project to create an open discussion about health and social inequalities to provide input into conducting community based research.
Medical Experimentation and the Roots of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Jaris Swidrovich
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 193, no. 11, 2021, pp. E381-E383
Description
Investigates the historical legacy of neglect and distrust that has led to a higher COVID vulnerability and hesitancy towards the COVID vaccine among Indigenous people.
Medicine through Comics: Wheels Are Turning on the Road to Healing: Native Americans through the Lens of Francophone Graphic Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Bleser
Description
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2017.
Moondani Yulenj: An Examination of Aboriginal Culture, Identity and Education: Artefact and Exegesis
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Peters
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Swinburne University of Technology, 2017.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Perspectives of Water and Health Using Photovoice with Youths Living on Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 178-195
Description
Looks at the use of photovoice and postervoice to connect with and provide a voice to Indigenous youth in regards to water and health issues on their reserves.
Planting the Seeds: Insights for Researchers Interested in Working With Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Macklin
Chris Marchand
Eric Mitchell
Roberta Price
Vanessa Mitchell ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 208-222
Description
Examines workshops create by Indigenous elders and academic researchers to improve cultural safe research practices amongst Indigenous populations.
Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chip Colwell
Point-in-Time Count Toolkit: Fostering Aboriginal Partnerships and Cultural Competence During Your Point-in-Time Count
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Description
Brief discussion of definition of Aboriginal homelessness, historic and contemporary root causes, successful approaches, ethical research, and practical strategies for engaging with the community.
Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environments, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-14
Description
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Provinces of Meaning: Determining Cultural Affiliation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Williams
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2021, pp. [272]-293
Description
A critique of the disadvantages for oral history in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in regards to the identifying and returning of Indigenous human remains.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: A Guide for Researchers, Hiłḵ̓ala (allowed, has permission)
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dianne Biin
Deborah Canada
John Chenoweth
Lou-ann Neel
Pushing the Needle: Collections Based Museum and Source Community Collaborations
Theses
Author/Creator
Molly Winslow
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Putting the Community in Community Engagement in an Urban Indigenous Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Lori-Anne Sokoluk
Description
Community Engagement Thesis (M.A)--University of Alberta, 2021.
Reconciling America's Research Response to Binge Drinking
among American Indians and Alaskan Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica Kiemele
Colleen Dell
Carol Hopkins
Joel Beckstead
John Fromson
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 28, no. 3, 2017, pp. 860-868
Description
Examines the use of culture as a form of methodology to measure the impact of treatments for binge drinking amongst Indigenous people.
Reconciling Community-Based Indigenous Research and Academic Practices: Knowing Principles is not Always Enough
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melody E. Morton Ninomiya
Nathaniel J. Pollock
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 28-36
Description
"In this paper, we make visible three dilemmas from a case study in which Indigenous health research frameworks provided limited guidance or were unclear about how to balance community priorities with Indigenous research principles".
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Methodological Booklet
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Reflexive Reflection Co-created with Kehte-ayak (Old Ones) as an Indigenous Qualitative Methodological Data Contemplation Tool
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie LaVallie
JoLee Sasakamoose
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 208-224
Description
Examine a new method of conducting research within Indigenous communities that works in collaborations with Indigenous cultural beliefs and for the benefit of the communities themselves.
Reflexivity and the Insider/Outsider Discourse in Indigenous Research: My Personal Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abukari Kwame
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 218-225
Description
Author uses five case studies based on fieldwork with traditional healers and users of healthcare services to illustrate how a researcher may be viewed in different contexts.
Rethinking Oral History and Tradition: An Indigenous Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nēpia Mahuika
“A Sacred Undertaking” towards Developing an etuaptmumk (Two-eyed Seeing)-framed Collaborative Research Project and Partnership: The Sanctum 1.5 Hope Through Strength Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Smith
Lynette Epp
Alexandra King
Katelyn Roberts
Sithokozile Maposa
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 12, Capacity Bridging, Winter, 2021, pp. 65-88
Description
Describes the use of etuaptmumk and ethical space in collaborative research with pregnant and post-natal Indigenous women living with HIV and Aids.
A Scoping Review Protocol on Social Participation of Indigenous Elders, Intergenerational Solidarity and Their Influence on Individual and Community Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantal Viscogliosi
Hugo Asselin
Suzy Basile
Yves Couturier
Marie-Josée Drolet ... [et al.]
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. [5], 2017, p. e015931
Description
Methodological framework for gathering information from scientific and grey literature, as well as indigenous sources.
The Southeast Syndrome: Notes on Indian Descendant Recruitment Organizations and Their Perceptions of Native American Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Quinn
Jr.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 147-154
Description
Author examines the appropriation of Indigenous cultures in the United States, and the phenomenon of settler self-indigenization.
Response: "The Southeast Syndrome: The Prior Restraint of a Non-Event"
The Spirit of Indigenous Youth: The Resilience and Self-Determination in Connecting to the Spirit and Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Freeman
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 60-75
Description
Comments on the resilience and activism of a youth group known as "The Spirit of the Youth".
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Taking the Field: 50 Years of Indigenous Politics in the CJPS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 50, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 163-179
Description
Looks at the disconnect between Indigenous politics, journal content, and research methodology.
Talking Story with Vital Voices: Making Knowledge with Indigenous Language
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla
Alanaise Goodwill
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 67-75
Description
Authors discuss their research practice using Indigenous Storywork principles.
Traditional Healing Practices in an Urban Indigenous Setting: An Autoethnography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie St-Denis
Christine A. Walsh
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [50]-64
Description
Authors share stories and experiences integrating decolonizing frameworks into social work practices.
Undercounting Native Americans: The 1980 Census and the Manipulation of Racial Identity in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack D. Forbes
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring, 1990, pp. 2-26
Description
Examines assimilation policies by the U.S. Bureau of the Census regarding the racial character of Native Americans from 1969 up unitl 1980.
Une approche de recherche en écosanté peut-elle aider à résoudre les problématiques liées aux chiens à Kuujjuaq ?
Alternate Title
Can an Ecohealth Research Approach Contribute to the Resolution of Dog-Related Issues in Kuujjuaq?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Simon
Johanne Saint-Charles
Francis Lévesque
André Ravel
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 307-325
Description
Authors of this study examine the tensions, concerns, and cultural factors around dog management in a community in Nunavik, Quebec; following this community assessment they work to articulate an EcoHealth approach to this issue that will engage the myriad of factors surround the controversy.
Text in French.
Unheard Voices: Healing Stories of Reclamation and Rebuilding for Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people who have not been involved in the National Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Tammy Wolfe
Description
Indigenous Governance (MA) -- University of Winnipeg, 2021.
Unsettling Methodologies/Decolonizing Movements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Fortier
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [20]-36
Description
Author reflects on the role of non-Indigenous peoples in decolonizing research methods and cultural participation using the core themes of identity and belonging, accountability and consent, and responsibility and appropriation.
Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Juliet Lee
Claradina Soto
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 28, no. 2, 2021, pp. 77-97
Description
While the majority of Indigenous people in the United States live in city areas their sovereign rights are left undefined or unprotected compared to if they lived in their traditional tribal communities. This article examines the ethical issues for researchers working with or about urban Indigenous people.