scholarly journals The Significance of a Relations-based Approach to Indigenous Research Ethics and Indigenous Data Sovereignty

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Keely Ten Fingers
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Ways Of Being

BACKGROUND: Indigenous people have been increasingly asserting self-determination in research to “research ourselves back to life”. There is a current knowledge gap regarding how gender is considered in Indigenous research ethics and its implications for Indigenous self-determination in research. METHODS: Utilizing critical discourse analysis and a decolonizing theoretical framework a systematic review was conducted to contribute to filling this knowledge gap. RESULTS: The dominant concept and language of gender as binary are being used in Indigenous research conducted in observance of Indigenous research and it is given significance through its continued use, particularly in relation to participant sampling and bias. The mainstream concept is also given significance because research involving Indigenous people is in response to inequities resulting from colonization. However, there is resistance to this concept and its significance by revitalizing and renewing Indigenous Ways of Knowing (research paradigms including epistemology, methodology, methods, and theories) such as language and most significantly, elevating relations (human-to-human and human-to-nature) as part of Indigenous Ways of Being (ontology). The implications of this recovery and renewal is alignment and strengthening of Indigenous Data Sovereignty. This is ethical Indigenous research. CONCLUSION: “Researching ourselves back to life” involves going back to the very beginning, to our very being as Indigenous peoples and relating this to how we understand, conduct, and utilize ethical research to express and reflect our reality for wellness, governance, and nation-(re)building.

scholarly journals Indigenous Trans-Systemic Research Approach

2022 ◽  
pp. 107780042110668
Author(s):  
Ranjan Datta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Systematic Knowledge

Indigenous trans-systemic approach is a lifelong unlearning and relearning process, with no endpoint. Indigenous peoples have long called for decolonizing minds so as to support self-determination, challenge colonial practices, and value Indigenous cultural identity and pride in being Indigenous peoples. Indigenous trans-systemic approach is also a political standpoint toward valuing and revitalizing Indigenous knowledge and methodologies while weeding out colonizer biases or assumptions that have impacted Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being. Drawing from Indigenous Participatory Action Research (IPAR), I explained how I learned the meanings of trans-systematic knowledge from Indigenous Elders and Knowledge-keepers.

scholarly journals Baawaajige

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Amy Shawanda
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Indigenous Research Methods ◽  
Spirit World ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Dreams And Visions

  Baawaajige: my ideas for research are often revealed while sleeping. We as Anishinaabe People are able to connect to the spiritual realm through dreams. I will explore how Anishinaabe People utilize dreams and validate Indigenous ways of knowing without feeling shy and to be proud of where we obtain our knowledge. We need to normalize our dreams and visions within our writing. My conference presentation explores the use of dreams in academic writing as validated research. I want to privilege Indigenous research method and methodology that appears within our dreams, visions, and through fasting. How do we reference these in our academic writing? How do we provide context to such intimate moments between us and the Spirit World? How do we honour that knowledge in colonial academic papers? I will explore these questions while contributing to Indigenous research methods, and methodologies.

scholarly journals Exploring Drumming/Song and its Relationship to Healing in the Lives of Indigenous Women Living in the City of Winnipeg; A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance degree, Department of Indigenous Studies, The University of Winnipeg

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Margaret Ann (Tamara) Dicks
Keyword(s):  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Studies ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Holistic Healing ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Master Of Arts ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

This is an exploratory study on drumming/song and its relationship to healing in the lives of Indigenous women living in the City of Winnipeg. The participants of this study included urban-based Indigenous women actively involved in drumming and song. An Indigenous research framework was employed using the drum as methodology in exploring and understanding Indigenous ways of knowing and being. The researcher used Indigenous searching methods (“talking circles” and the “Anishinaabe-Symbol Based Reflection” activity) to gather the women’s personal stories as they related to the topic of the study. The women identified the healing benefits of drumming/song from a holistic perspective, meaning emotional, mental, physical, and a central focus on the spiritual dimension. The outcome of the study demonstrates that Dewe-i-gan (drum) provides a holistic healing approach within the lives of the women based on Indigenous ways of seeing, understanding, and being in the world that extends beyond the mere act of drumming.

scholarly journals I’taamohkanoohsin (everyone comes together): (Re)connecting Indigenous people experiencing homelessness and addiction to their Blackfoot ways of knowing.

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Janice Victor ◽  
Melissa Shouting ◽  
Chelsey DeGroot ◽  
Les Vonkeman ◽  
Mark Brave Rock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Residential School ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Meaningful Activity ◽  
Southern Alberta ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing

Addiction and homelessness are closely related outcomes for many Indigenous Canadians who live with extensive intergenerational trauma caused by residential school and the 60s Scoop. In recent years, the rise of opioid addiction along with related overdoses and mortalities in many parts of Canada has led to what is being called an opioid crisis. (Re)connection to Indigenous ways of knowing and practices are frequently seen as a path to healing; therefore, an innovative grassroots program was developed recently in a southern Alberta city to address addictions and homelessness within a largely Blackfoot population. The program increased access to traditional cultural resources and activities in a visible, downtown location to a population who are among the most marginalized in society. A Two-Eyed Seeing framework was used perform a program evaluation and analyze participant and key informant interviews. The results indicated that attendance connected people with their spirits, inspiring strength and hope for the future, and ameliorated spiritual homelessness. The program formed a safe space where relationships were strengthened, people felt respected, and meaningful activity away from substances was available.

scholarly journals Walking Many Paths, Our Research Journey to (Re)present Multiple Knowings

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-182
Author(s):  
Melitta Hogarth ◽  
Kori Czuy
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Indigenous Knowledges ◽  
Multiple Voices ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Indigenous Voices

Indigenous peoples globally are seeking new ways in which to communicate and share our worldviews.  Sometimes defined as resistance research, emancipatory research, decolonising research - our research (re)presents the multiple journeys in which we live and come to know. Emerging Indigenous research methodological approaches are centring Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, to privilege Indigenous voices that have been suppressed through colonization.  The intricate weaving of Western methodologies with Indigenous knowledges evokes agency in two emerging Indigenous researchers (from Australia and Canada) and weaves a path of reconciliation between their diverse disciplines as well as the seemingly dichotomous knowledge systems they are challenged to work within. Using metalogue, a way of authentically bringing together multiple voices through dialogue, we discuss the creative and radical Indigenous methodological approaches developed and enacted within our PhDs.  The paper will provide insights to the epistemological, ontological and axiological principles that inform emerging Indigenous approaches to research.  

Walking together to create harmony in research

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Julieann Coombes ◽  
Courtney Ryder
Keyword(s):  
Burn Injury ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Dissemination Of Results ◽  
Design Analyses ◽  
Deep Listening ◽  
Ways Of Being

Purpose One’s standpoint and consequent research paradigm impacts how we conduct research, including study design, analyses interpretation and dissemination of results. In 2017, the authors began PhD, studying the potential barriers to aftercare treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged under 16 who had sustained a burn injury in one of five major hospitals in Australia. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach As Aboriginal PhD students, the authors are conducting research using Aboriginal ontology as a framework, which is based on a holistic framework with interconnectedness, person-centred care and Aboriginal ways of knowing as the foundation. The framework has been shaped by the first author’s knowing, being and doing, and the authors’ worldview has informed and shaped the standpoint and the way the research has been developed and conducted. Findings It was important for the authors to have a connectedness to each aspect of the research and to each individual person that shared their story: this was paramount to the ways of being. Originality/value This connectedness stems from growing up on the authors’ country and learning from elders, from the connection to all entities living around, within and with the authors. The Indigenous research methodology was used throughout the study, including yarning and Dadirri, a way of deep listening and learning, as the basis for interviewing.

scholarly journals Using Two-Eyed Seeing in Research With Indigenous People: An Integrative Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691986969
Author(s):  
A. L. Wright ◽  
C. Gabel ◽  
M. Ballantyne ◽  
S. M. Jack ◽  
O. Wahoush
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
The State ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
To Come

Background: The Two-Eyed Seeing approach has been advocated for use in research with Indigenous people as it creates a space for Western and Indigenous ways of knowing to come together using the best of both worldviews to aid understanding and solve problems. Foundational literature presents its use as a promising way to promote ethical exchanges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, but the practical application of its concepts to research remains vague. Method: This integrative review, using the Whittemore and Knafl approach, describes the state of the literature pertaining to the interpretation and application of Two-Eyed Seeing. Following a search of the literature, 37 articles were selected for inclusion, and primary studies ( n = 11) were critiqued for quality. Data were extracted, analyzed, and synthesized into themes. Results: Three themes were compiled from the literature including (a) defining characteristics of Two-Eyed Seeing, (b) suggested attributes of those engaging with Two-Eyed Seeing, and (c) the application of Two-Eyed Seeing in research. Conclusions: This review demonstrates inconsistencies in how to date researchers have interpreted and applied Two-Eyed Seeing in research with Indigenous people. The collection of key attributes of researchers and application procedures to research discussed in this review present a new standard for the application of Two-Eyed Seeing to research with Indigenous people. Researchers using Two-Eyed Seeing should thoroughly describe their application of its concepts to promote its maturation into a well-defined framework for research with Indigenous people.

scholarly journals Decolonizing Action Research through Two-Eyed Seeing: The Indigenous Quality Assurance Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
Lana Ray
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Quality Assurance Project ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Knowledge Validation

Action Research (AR) has been widely utilized in Indigenous contexts because of its emphasis on social transformation and synergies with Indigenous research approaches. Yet, while AR is seen as an attractive option for working in Indigenous research contexts, additional efforts are needed to ensure that AR adequately interrogates collaborations between Western and Indigenous knowledge systems. The application of the principle of two-eyed seeing (TES), which refers to the process of seeing from the strengths of Indigenous ways of knowing with one eye while using the other eye to see with the strengths of Western ways of knowing (Bartlett, Marshall, & Marshall, 2012), can center decolonial goals, addressing the shortcomings of AR. This article describes the operationalization of TES through the Indigenous Quality Assurance Project, focusing on the four key essentials of TES: co-learning, knowledge scrutinization, knowledge validation, and knowledge gardening (Bartlett, 2017).

scholarly journals Editorial

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen Moreton-Robinson ◽  
Mark McMillan ◽  
David Singh
Keyword(s):  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Conducting Research

This edition testifies to the broad international reach of the journal, with contributions variously concerned with Arctic Indigenous communities, the Métis of Canada, Native Hawaiians and Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Two articles stress the need to work collaboratively and respectfully with Indigenous populations whilst conducting research. The first, by Gwen Healey, notes the increased interest in health research in the Arctic, particularly with Inuit populations. Healy seeks to add to the growing body of literature concerned with Indigenous ways of knowing by highlighting Inuit concepts that inform an effective Arctic research model. The second, by primary author Peter Hutchinson and a range of co-contributors, highlights the ways in which Métis collaborators working in health developed a participatory Indigenous research method that was unique in that it foregrounded Métis relationships and relationality. In so doing, the researchers were able to give substance to otherwise staid policy statements about the need for good ethical research conduct.

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