Decolonizing both researcher and research and its effectiveness in Indigenous research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23328683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Datta (0000-0001-7511-6583, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-0161 • E-ISSN: 2047-6094 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1747016117733296 |
| OpenAlex | W2757021329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 166 |
| References cited | 21 |
How does one decolonize and reclaim the meanings of research and researcher, particularly in the context of Western research? Indigenous communities have long experienced oppression by Western researchers. Is it possible to build a collaborative research knowledge that is culturally appropriate, respectful, honoring, and careful of the Indigenous community? What are the challenges in Western research, researchers, and Western university methodology research training? How have ‘studies’ – critical anti-racist theory and practice, cross-cultural research methodology, critical perspectives on environmental justice, and land-based education – been incorporated into the university to disallow dissent? What can be done against this disallowance? According to Eve Tuck and K Wayne Yang’s (2012) suggestion, this article did not use the concept of decolonization as a substitute for ‘human rights’ or ‘social justice’, but as a demand of an Indigenous framework and a centering of Indigenous land, Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous ways of thinking. This article discusses why both research and researcher increasingly require decolonization so that research can create a positive impact on the participants’ community, and conduct research ethically. This article is my personal decolonization and reclaiming story from 15 years of teaching, research and service activities with various Indigenous communities in various parts of the world. It presents a number of case studies of an intervention research project to exemplify the challenges in Western research training, and how decolonizing research training attempts to not only reclaim participants’ rights in the research but also to empower the researcher. I conclude by arguing that decolonizing research training creates more empathetic educators and researchers, transforming us for participants, and demonstrating how we can take responsibility for our research.
Context (archaeology) · Decolonization · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Indigenous · Oppression · Participatory action research · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Sovereignty · Traditional knowledge · Anthropology · Ecology · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
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| Unique citing works | 166 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 20,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 152 |