Methodologies & Ethics

Search of fourteen electronic databases for reviews about Aboriginal and Torres Islanders' health yielded 55 journal articles and 21 Australian Government commissioned evidence review reports.

Reports on panel discussions which took place between members of the Association of Black Psychologists, Society of Indian Psychologists, and the National Latino/a Psychological Association about the relevancy of the Code in terms of ethnic minorities.

Article describes the authors’ use of writing workshops as a way of teaching students about multiple ways of knowing; technique involves repositioning the author as a participant in the text focusing on ethical engagement with the material and ideas that make up the text.

Looks at the role of research with Aboriginal people.

Article concludes that it is important to publish failures as well as successes based on a case of conflict between environmental institutions and reindeer owners of the development of a national park.

Reports that multi-level perspectives are considered critical to ensuring a successful outcome.

Contains general guidelines as well as chapter specific to Aboriginals. Scroll to p. 91 for chapter 9.

Argues that anthropologists may experience dreams and visions similar to those whom they study and that it is useful to incorporate such experiences into ethnographic descriptions.

In response to the lack of research on the experiences of Two-Spirit Indigenous men this study examines the need to better differentiate their experiences with other members of the LGBT community.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Looks at the effects of environmental contamination in the Great Lakes Basin on the communities of Long Lake No.58, Whitefish River, Six Nations and Akwesasne.

As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi interview 17 faculty members about their research and teaching practices. Report presents finding and suggestions for improving library services to faculty in the area of Hawaiian Studies.

Website contains links to programs, reports, publications and research that contributes to the knowledge about conditions affecting the health and development of Indigenous children.

Discusses ethical aspects of bio-archaeological research such as access to samples, ownership of data and interpretation of results.

Introductory article to current issue reporting on the launch of the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN).

Introductory editorial on themed issue focusing on Indigenous methods and methodologies in social research.

Introductory editorial article on themed issue focusing on Australia and New Zealand.

Looks at issues surrounding research conducted in an Aboriginal community: lack of communication in decision making about problems, what problems should be studied and how, lack of community permission, and lack of feedback to the community or person being studied.

Looks at learning that focuses on strengths and those things that are positive, arguing that few people are motivated by being told about their problems.

Introduces a special issue of the American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research which includes a manuscript by Dr. Foulks followed by contributions by leading scholars in the mental health field.

Describes how Indigenous people's sense of self is centred on the land in a sacred sense, not as a commodity.

Overview of themes from "Caring Across the Boundaries" (CAB) conference in May 2009, honouring the memory of a toddler named Jordan River Anderson, and the price he paid as a First Nations child born with complex medical needs.

Special issue focuses on approaches to transformative activities in teaching, schooling and education, the critical need for significant change and to question current outcomes.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2007.

An evaluation on achievement of Indian children in federal, public and mission schools conducted by the Department of Education for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Using qualitative interviews, study examines students feelings at the end of high school and their motivation to pursue postsecondary education.

Study identifies interventions that could help keep Aboriginal youth in school in Alert Bay, British Columbia.

Study shows the need to share the socio-cultural and socio-historical particularities of Aboriginal learners with teachers and principals.

Uses 2006 census tabulations as a basis for projections to 2026.

Seven-year-long study involving 59 individuals looked at the effectiveness of incorporating specialty services into primary care systems on Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta. Assessment based on disease activity measures and patient-reported outcomes found that despite improvements in swollen and tender joint counts and adherence to current treatment regimes, there was no significant improvement in self-reported outcomes.

Examines the debate over the validity of traditional practices in the treatment of disease.

Looks at universities in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States to see how Indigenous knowledge and perspectives are being integrated into psychology degrees.

Description of the first phase of a project carried out in the Battleford Tribal Council area. Used community-based research methods, including a sharing circle and a focus group.

Discusses new teaching methodologies that include a hands-on and multi-sensory style with interactive activities, games, and group projects.

Study conducted as a result of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that First Nations children were being discriminated against in the existing child welfare system. Purpose was to: develop reliable data collection, analysis and reporting methodology; provide technical expertise to analyze current agency needs and advice on how to monitor and respond to needs from fiscal and governance perspectives; analyze complete needs assessments; and complete a cost analysis.

Discusses the challenges a research team faced as it arranged data ownership and governance in a highly politicized area of health research.

Discusses the processes used in two projects: the Indigenous Child Project and the Indigenous Fathers Project.

Non-Indigenous researcher and her mentor describe how the time taken to build and maintain relationships with, for and by community was essential the project.

Author advocates that the healing process begins with ourselves and that the energy that goes into providing service/assistance, in turn affects others. Note: This is a sample article from the publication Justice as Healing. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Canterbury, 1999.

[Health Promotion] Thesis (M.A.)-- Dalhousie University, 2019.

Looks at the need for reducing the prevalence and burden of disease for Maori and other Indigenous populations through biobanking initiatives and genetic research.

Authors examine the existing guidelines for building research relationships in Arctic communities; they note the current guidelines are action centered and suggest that researchers also need a series of skills, attitudes and personal attributes if they are to be successful in building community relationships.

Discusses using participatory action research (PAR) methodology, developing culturally appropriate research, communication and data protocols, and working with intermediary organizations to help build relationships. Concludes with a list of best practices. Chapter from The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, 2nd edition, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee, and Grant Blank.

Examines multiple tensions and expectation issues regarding genuine partnership, funding, data collection and translation mediums and activities.