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Indigenous research methods

Depending on whether a project seeks to collect quantitative data, qualitative data, or both, and in consultation with the community or organization, there are various types of methods that could be used for data collection.

Examples of qualitative data collection methods

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  • Talking Circles are used throughout a variety of different cultures and can be adapted as a research method. Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle at the University of Toronto, Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research presents considerations and possibilities for using the Talking Circle Method in this video .
  • is a fun, interactive community approach to hosting large group conversations. Guided by seven design principles, the World Caf茅 method can be adapted to many different contexts. Access this [PDF -听494 KB]
  • The Research Impact Canada online course module offers content that speaks to ethical and inclusive ways to include stories and narratives.
  • The article 听 (Hayward et al, 2021), examines the importance of decolonizing and indigenizing quantitative research methods.

Resources

  • : A framework, developed by Mi鈥檏maw Elder Albert Marshall. Etuaptmumk incorporates both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.听
  • by Shawn Wilson
  • with Prof. Linda Tuhiwai Smith
  • 听featuring panelists Dr. Bagele Chilisa and Dr. Deborah McGregor. Hosted by SAGE Publishing (2020).
  • 听hosted by SFU鈥檚 Community Engaged Research Initiative (2021).

  • The听听provides links to sources for articles, books, documents, websites and other resources related to Canadian Indigenous history, socioeconomic and health issues, and cultural studies.
  • Absolon. (2011).听Kaandossiwin: how we come to know. Fernwood.
  • Chilisa, B. (2012).听Indigenous research methodologies. SAGE Publications.
  • Decolonizing research: Indigenous storywork as methodology听(J.-A. Archibald & J. Lee-Morgan, Eds.). ZED Books LTD.
  • Kovach, M. (2009).听Indigenous methodologies: characteristics, conversations, and contexts. University of Toronto Press.
  • McGregor, D., Restoule, J.-P., & Johnston, R. (2018).听Indigenous research: theories, practices, and relationships听(McGregor, J.-P. Restoule, & R. Johnston, Eds.). Canadian Scholars.
  • Smith, L. T. (2021)听Decolonizing methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples. London, United Kingdom: Zed Books.
  • Wilson, Shawn. (2008).听Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods.

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