Methodologies & Ethics

Discussion of the significance of community based research and the problems experienced with Western approach to research.

Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2000.

Book review of: A Deeper Sense of Place edited by Jay T. Johnson, Soren C. Larsen.

Looks at how the logic of "identity" has been shaped by Canadian political science.

Author discusses how her practices evolved over a sixteen year period.

Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Health Research Team (IHRT).

Outlines steps in the process of dehumanizing "the Other" and discusses the techniques Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars have used to counteract Eurocentric practices. Brief discussion of the matriarchal character in Maracle's works. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 182.

Brief explanation of the purpose, methodology, and workplan of the Dene Justice Project.

Describes the Dene Cultural Institute Pilot Project, which has been developing methods to document Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK).

Presents a study developed in collaboration with the Dene community of Lutsel K'e to develop their own framework and indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of their community.

Main objective of the study was to describe the survey design and methodology. Findings showed a much higher response rate in Greenland and Alaska than Norway.

Highlights the approval process for conducting research and the relevance of Community-Based Participatory Research through two case studies.

Article discusses the artifacts and objects collected by Alphonse Pinart and William Dell from Unga Island burial caves; authors look at the provenance of the objects, which are now divided between Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, and the potential for additional study.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1992.

Educational Administration and Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Examines how Indigenous communities can identify barriers and facilitators to lower American Indigenous childhood obesity.

Document intended to provide police with a "guide to using the problem-oriented policing approach" in communities as a method of establishing cooperative working relationships to identify and address problems.

Looks at participatory research as an evaluation methodology for community programs.

Brief explanation of development of content for First Nations and Inuit Health Home and Community Care. Objective was to improve health literacy about age-related dementia through culturally relevant information.

Resource and Environmental Management Project (M.R.M.)--Simon Fraser University, 2018.

Describes a six-year research project “Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities: Generating a Theory of Change to Guide Program and Policy Development". The goal of the project was to develop community capacity to deliver culturally appropriate palliative care services tailored to each community's needs. The research was conducted in partnership with four First Nations in Ontario and Manitoba.

Outlines development and content of framework to assist workers to become more proactive in their own communities.

Comments on a culturally and locally adapted diabetes prevention program for youth.

Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.

Determines the usefulness, reliability and validity of enculturation measurements on American Aboriginal peoples.

Overview of issues involved in conducting research into Indigenous knowledge. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Examines a research project to design and implement culturally appropriate community based health promotion interventions.

Article reviews the ongoing effectiveness of a national Diabetes monitoring program implemented in Greenland in 2008. Findings indicate that the program improved diagnosis and care; authors suggest model might be effective for use in other settings with widely distributed populations.

Article reviews the ongoing effectiveness of a national Diabetes monitoring program implemented in Greenland in 2008. Findings indicate that the program improved diagnosis and care; authors suggest model might be effective for use in other settings with widely distributed populations.

Discusses the feasibility of screening programs in a challenging environment.

Discusses the epistemological distinctions between scientific practice and different Indigenous knowledge systems relating to embryo research and how the two can be mutually beneficial in a changing society.

Research conducted on distribution of housing market opportunities show race matters in CMA housing market after excluding age, marital status, family type, education, occupation and income levels.

Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC). Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.

Report offers 26 recommendations for library staff and researchers seeking to decolonize their services in regards to collaborative research with Indigenous communities, the products of that research, and previously acquired archival materials. Multiple case studies included; majority are Canadian, but also includes cases from Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the United States.

Author discusses her efforts to reconcile competing expectations of her community and the academy by developing a hybrid research methodology. Chapter one from Decolonizing Research in Cross-Cultural Contexts edited by Kagendo Mutua and Beth Blue Swadener.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Nebraska, 2010.

Research shows a range of innovative, community-based research initiatives are needed in Canada and globally.

Looks at alternative critical strategies, in contemporary Navajo poetry, which enable readers and critics in consciously interactive and intersubjective engagements with the poems. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Description of responses generated by questions posed by four Graduate students on the H-AmIndian listserv.

Article reproduces the listserv discussion from H-AmIndian which occurred in response to the question “To what extend do scholars have a responsibility to the Indigenous communities they study, and how can they fulfill this responsibility?

Advocates standardized data collection to minimize racial inequities in health care outcomes.

Authors discuss subverting the historically mainstream and assimilative culture of book clubs through preparatory research and community collaboration in order to create a space for engaging with Indigenous literatures.

Describes pilot test and focuses on activities at the 2016 Alaska Native Health Research Forum, including process of tailoring products for the community audience, audience response to delivered presentation, and feedback about future dissemination.

Comments on a two day workshop held in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 22-24, 2015 entitled "DNA and Indigeneity: The Changing Role of Genetics in Indigenous Rights, Tribal Belonging and Repatriation"

Examines practical methods of sustaining a proper research relationship when genetics research is conducted which involves aboriginal people.

Identifies sources and methods for documenting Métis during the fur trade period in Ontario in order to investigate legal and historical questions related to contemporary rights of Métis in that province.