Methodologies & Ethics

Describes research methodology used in a project called Accessing Justice and Reconciliation Project.

Examines differences between female and male aboriginal and non-aboriginal students and details results in terms of official Band status and those not formally affiliated by a Band. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.

Examines the bioethical issues involving genetic ownership related to beliefs and practices of a culture and the effects on both health care and research.

History of a co-operative project between the Dene Nation and the University of British Columbia to develop a database on the effects of the Norman Wells Pipeline Expansion and the Pipeline Project.

Paper looks at the foreseeable harms associated with genetic research and traditional research ethics to provide adequate protection for human subjects and suggests that new principles and laws need to be developed.

Article compares the processes and findings of the Truth Commissions in Canada and Guatemala; discusses how the idea and crime of genocide appears in national narratives, and how the findings of these commissions are part of a larger evolution of the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention.

Examines whether the approved environmental assessment for the Victor Diamond Mine in northern Ontario was properly scoped using criteria identified by the Government of Canada.

Presents discussion of approaches, methodologies and protocols relevant to oral testimony with an emphasis on the Northwest Territories.

[Anthropology] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Looks at Katherine Govier's book Between Men and the protagonist Suzanne Vail.

Discusses development of oral history project focusing on the impact the American government's Urban Relocation Programs.

Oral tradition, in combination with a study of the distribution of the Pleistocene giant beaver, suggests a folktale may be a type of fossil memory about an extinct species.

Author examines the leadership narratives of 30 Indigenous youth in the context of contemporary Indigenous and Western theories and practices of leadership. Makes recommendations for supporting Indigenous youth to develop leadership skills and practices.

Use of local Tlingit and Athapaskan oral history in non-Indigenous approaches to scientific and historical understanding of global environmental issues.

Guest Editor, Keith Thor Carlson, introduces the issue, and discusses the community centered research. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.

Educational Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2003.

Reviews the author's experience in intercultural research with some First Nations individuals as part of a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

Sets out context for Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) movements, and gives survey of networks and their foundational principles, such OCAP and the Māori principles of rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, and kaitiakitanga. Chapter two of Good Data edited by Angela Daly, S. Kate Devitt, and Monique Mann. Scroll to p. 26 to read paper.

Discusses the Two-Row poetry of Peter Blue cloud by comparing it to the Haudenosaunee Two-Row Wampum, and then uses “trans-systemic” analysis to map out the importance of two-row thinking for changing the relationship between Indigenous and settler-colonial legal regimes.

Looks at the authors experiences conducting Indigenous community research by engaging its participants with graphic facilitation.

Explains the history of contributions to methodology, theory and development of classification systems.

Article focuses on the artwork of people from the northwest coast; notes that historically, scholarship and collection practices have excluded some of the range of artistic production; advocates for more inclusive practices of scholarship, collection, and exhibition.

Introduces a special issue of First Peoples Child & Family Review, that focuses on the developmental stage of adolescence, and comments on some basic facts regarding research.

Discussion of the specific principles and guidelines that are the foundation of an Indigenous paradigm.

Related Material: Supplementary Report.

Guidelines based on two principles: "Cause No Harm" and "Free, Prior and Informed Consent". Included are guidelines for: Indigenous peoples and knowledge holders to ensure knowledge is protected in collaborations; agencies and researchers wanting to secure access and use traditional knowledges; and individuals reviewing grant proposals that incorporate Indigenous knowledge. Related material: Annotated Bibliography: Examples of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Research

Guidelines for conducting a culturally sensitive survey.

Revised 2nd edition.

Offers guidance on appropriate behaviour and dress when seeking information from Elders or Knowledge Keepers and attending ceremonies, feasts and other cultural events in Treaty Four territory and the homeland of the Métis.

Provides an overview of tools, principles and methods to be applied when conducting research involving Aboriginal women. Includes a checklist and bibliography.

Developed to ensure research complies with the Council's principles for merit review; to be used in conjunction with the Manual for Adjudication Committee Members, but could also be used by applicants, external reviewers, post-secondary institutions and partnering organizations.

Book review of: Hall of Mirrors: Museums and the Canadian Public by Robyn Gillam.

Looks at the linkages between eating fish from the St. Lawrence River and breast milk contamination. Excerpt from Community Monitoring Handbook.

Milestone articles selected from the 1986-1999 period found in themed editions of Canadian Journal of Native Education.

Examines the health research initiatives for improving the health of expectant Aboriginal mothers and young children.

Identifies 5 key steps: formulating question, designing program, determining roles for field work, conducting field work, and analyzing data and reporting results.

Looks at the perceptions of new Aboriginal teachers and their determination to reclaim their sociocultural and epistemic spaces.

Author advocates the importance of being of service to the community and that there is no end to knowledge.

Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2011.

Health Education and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2002.