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Grounded in Culture

Reflections on Sitting Outside the Circle in Community-Based Research With Indigenous Men

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ID4639446
AuthorsCandice M Waddell (0000-0002-3013-4638, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, corresponding author), Rachel V Herron (0000-0003-4836-878X, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada), Jason Gobeil (Brandon Friendship Centre, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada), Frank Tacan (Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada), Margaret De Jager (0000-0001-5271-6957, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada), M D De Jager (0000-0002-4260-1379, Brandon University), J A Allan (0000-0001-6702-7214, Brandon University), Khampet Rogers (0000-0001-9407-8236, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), Kerstin Rogers
Year2020
Volume30
Issue14
Pages2343-2350
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732320960050
PMID32975169
OpenAlexW3088401953
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited19

Research continues to be a dirty word for many Indigenous people. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a means to disrupt power dynamics by engaging community members within the research process. However, the majority of relationships between researcher and participants within CBPR are structured within Western research paradigms and they often reproduce imbalances of power. The purpose of this article is to reflect on the process of CBPR within a research project focused on Indigenous men's masculinity and mental health. In doing so, we aim to contribute to reflexive practice in CBPR and flatten research hierarchies to facilitate more equitable knowledge sharing. Our reflections highlight the importance of prioritizing healing, centering cultural protocols, negotiating language, and creating space for Indigenous research partners to lead. These critical lessons challenge Western researchers to ground their practices in Indigenous culture while they "sit outside the circle" to facilitate more equitable and engaged partnerships

Community-based participatory research · Economic growth · Grounded theory · Indigenous · Negotiation · Participatory action research · Photo elicitation · Photovoice · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Community Health and Development · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Participatory Visual Research Methods

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year1,2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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