Methodologies & Ethics

The authors suggest that a coalition of different methodologies can be used to unify Black and Indigenous colonial experiences regarding land. The coalition provide the opportunity to connect both experiences as they overlap and diverge from another.

Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.

Educational Foundations Project Paper towards (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.

Argues that only the views directly expressed by Aboriginal peoples or Indigenous authorities have validity in determining what is, and what is not appropriate, in the cross cultural experience of displaying photographs.

Discusses participatory action research (PAR) methodology, which involves academic and community partnerships, and its use in northern communities.

Discusses aboriginal research in relation to a legacy of imperialism.

Article examines 13 different collaborative partnerships in which communities participated in collaborative curation with large museums. Discusses some of the controversial ethical and ownership issues that are related to mounting an exhibit, and to decolonizing museum practice.

Four modules specifically developed for dealing with issues experienced by Aboriginal women: circular thinking, colonization and the historical context, effects of culture loss on identity, and values. Each module includes readings and activities.

Related material: 'We’re a Dreaming Country': Guidelines for Interpretation of Aboriginal Heritage (2012).

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.

Applied Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary,

Applied Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2008.

September 2002 to August 2005.

Stage 1 of 2 reports. January to August 2001.

Examines the question 'what do Aboriginal communities perceive to be respectful research?'

Asserts that a teacher is not a genuine guide to children unless they assist them in developing a sense of values, including respect for self and respect for others.

Indigenous Governance (M.A) -- University of Winnipeg, 2020.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2012.

Scrutinizes the conduct of some contemporary archaeologists as they work within traditional territories of Canada's First Nations.

Looks at the Native Women's Association of Canada's multi-year research, education, and policy initiative dealing with the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.

Chapter from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale, which is vol. 10 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Explores a preferred research process that involves dialogue with community members, on location, in order to learn and see the research community in a more realistic way.

Study works from a position of trauma informed education principles to engage 16 Indigenous students, 10 instructors, and 9 administrators in semi-structured interviews; findings explore the participants’ perceptions of the relationship between Intergenerational Trauma (IGT) and educational experience. Considers potential strategies for improving outcomes by addressing the resulting issues of IGT.

Examines identity crisis and other contributing factors to low academic achievement.

Book review of: Skull Wars by Davide Hurst Thomas.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.

Study's goals were to define social capital, create culturally-appropriate ways of quantifying it, and determine its relationshp with health in the community.

Looks at the broad spectrum of health and social determinants to come up with solutions that will improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people, including a holistic approach to be utilized when dealing with Aboriginal health issues.

Discussion on Native patients' dependency on clinical encounters in the health service system as opposed to use of alternative methods with relation to medical evacuations and southern hospitalizations.

Discusses the process of ensuring that the data from the protocols is useful and relevant to researchers.

Presents a survey done in 2007, as a follow up to one done in 1996, which focused on the factors that influence the delivery of policing services. The survey is meant to be used when developing future policies for policing.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1994.

Examines a form of creative resistance and discusses how a music video is used to develop a Native feminist aesthetic that is tied to land sovereignty, representation and community power.

Response to Goldstein and Kintigh’s 1990 article "Ethics and the Reburial Controversy;" argues that repatriation results in the destruction of archaeological collections and presents a serious conflict between religion and science. Asserts that archaeologists must maintain their rights and duties as scholars.

Authors asserts that perspective as an, 'insider' or an, 'outsider' should be taken into account when doing research interviews as was the case for interviewing elderly Sámi in Norway.

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"

Describes the use of genealogy and kinship records to create a new approach to study the Metis people and culture.

Discussion on spiritual engagement within research practices from an Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal perspective.

Guest editors introduce articles in a themed edition related to aboriginal research.

Looks at the foundations of Native education, specialized instructional methodologies and curriculum required to teach students.

Examination of various perceptions held by individuals and how they can become skewed between cultures. Advocates mingling Indigenous and non-Indigenous values for a more sustainable future.

Interviews conducted on four Aboriginal elders living in Saskatchewan reveal two categories of Cree elders.

Comments on the resilience and activism of a youth group known as "The Spirit of the Youth".

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.

Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.

Identifies factors, issues, challenges and programmes that may enter into discussions about learning priorities among First Nations reserves and communities in order to provide guidance and direct potential actions.

Looks at a precedent making survey which acquired and applied demographic information for internal planning and community development.

Discussion of the analysis process and getting to know your data. This paper was originally prepared as part of the Community Associates' Training Workshop entitled, Social and Cultural Factors in the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis in High Risk Populations in Alberta.