Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research

As a member of an Indigenous community myself, my research is necessarily undertaken through an emancipatory Indigenist methodological approach. Indigenous methodologies seek to deconstruct Western paradigms of investigation and understandings that perpetuate the invalidation of Indigeneity, and ins...

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Main Author: Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frma.2023.1118038/full
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description As a member of an Indigenous community myself, my research is necessarily undertaken through an emancipatory Indigenist methodological approach. Indigenous methodologies seek to deconstruct Western paradigms of investigation and understandings that perpetuate the invalidation of Indigeneity, and instead attempt to constitute paradigms centred on Indigenous worldviews. However, Indigenous researchers often work with communities that are not their own. In my case, I have collaborated in a small amount of research with Indigenous groups outside of my own country. But, the majority of my research has been with New Zealand Māori communities other than my own. Key for me, has been the development of personal strategies aimed at keeping me culturally safe in my research with other Indigenous communities, while being secure in my own Indigenous identity. I seek to be culturally respectful in the space of others - safeguarding local Indigenous research sovereignty.
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spelling doaj.art-1b08b370e49f4dbb8c1ea6d98fd1b44d2023-02-09T08:34:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics2504-05372023-02-01810.3389/frma.2023.11180381118038Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning researchMichelle Thompson-FawcettAs a member of an Indigenous community myself, my research is necessarily undertaken through an emancipatory Indigenist methodological approach. Indigenous methodologies seek to deconstruct Western paradigms of investigation and understandings that perpetuate the invalidation of Indigeneity, and instead attempt to constitute paradigms centred on Indigenous worldviews. However, Indigenous researchers often work with communities that are not their own. In my case, I have collaborated in a small amount of research with Indigenous groups outside of my own country. But, the majority of my research has been with New Zealand Māori communities other than my own. Key for me, has been the development of personal strategies aimed at keeping me culturally safe in my research with other Indigenous communities, while being secure in my own Indigenous identity. I seek to be culturally respectful in the space of others - safeguarding local Indigenous research sovereignty.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frma.2023.1118038/fullIndigenous planningIndigenous researchresearch ethicsresearch sovereigntyIndigenous identityresearch across Indigenous boundaries
spellingShingle Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
Indigenous planning
Indigenous research
research ethics
research sovereignty
Indigenous identity
research across Indigenous boundaries
title Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
title_full Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
title_fullStr Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
title_full_unstemmed Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
title_short Identity and research ethos in Indigenous-to-Indigenous planning research
title_sort identity and research ethos in indigenous to indigenous planning research
topic Indigenous planning
Indigenous research
research ethics
research sovereignty
Indigenous identity
research across Indigenous boundaries
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frma.2023.1118038/full
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