Feminist Research Ethics and First Nations Women's Life Narratives

A Conversation

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ID5855172
AuthorsKath Apma Penangke Travis (0000-0001-8686-080X), V Haskins (0000-0002-4226-2151)
Year2021
Volume36
Issue108
Pages126-141
Publication date2021-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Feminist Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1321-7568 • E-ISSN: 1465-3303
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08164649.2021.2004537
OpenAlexW3216899090
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

This essay offers a reflection on conducting historical research relating to First Nations women’s lives and cross-cultural relationships in ways that are ethical and informed by feminist sensibilities. In dialogic mode, the authors work through issues and insights that have arisen in the process of researching the life story of Arrernte woman Minnie Undelya Apma, who was abducted as a child from her parents in Central Australia in 1920 by anthropologist Herbert Basedow and his wife Olive (Nell). The process of collaborative research between Kath and Victoria ignited a relationship of mutual understanding and empathy that yielded further enquiries. Fundamentally the process created a space for us to talk and think about the many ways we approach and understand the remarkable history of Minnie Apma’s life, that includes how that story is told and by whom. We argue that there are meaningful ways for First Nations and Second Peoples researchers of First Nations’ women’s life narratives to work together, that will not only improve historical scholarship, but also help to build respectful relationships that counteract inequality and ongoing disempowerment of First Nations people in our society

Art · Conversation · Feminist Studies · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Communication · Gender Studies

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