the Tree of Life as a Research Methodology
Abstract This paper is grounded on the premise that research, as a colonising practice, needs constant reconceptualisation and rethinking. I propose a methodology based on some of the values, visions and stories from my own Maya Indigenous culture and knowled...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2005-12-01
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| Series: | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| Online Access: | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/404 |
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| author | Vivian M. Jiménez Estrada |
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This paper is grounded on the premise that research, as
a colonising practice, needs constant reconceptualisation
and rethinking. I propose a methodology based on some of
the values, visions and stories from my own Maya Indigenous
culture and knowledge in addition to other Indigenous
cultures across the world. I argue that researchers need to
constantly acknowledge and change the negative impacts of
ignoring multiple ways of knowing by engaging in respectful
methods of knowledge collection and production. This paper
contributes to the work Indigenous scholars have done in
the area of research methodologies and knowledge
production. First, a general overview of the values and
concepts embedded in the
Ceibaor the “Tree of Life” is presented;
then, a discussion of what respectful research practices
entail follows; finally, it concludes with a reflection on
how the
Ceibais a small example of how researchers
can adapt their research methodology to the local
context.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e101019be0c431d8d006fe75ae22fc92023-01-03T09:23:04ZengAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of QueenslandThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education2049-77842005-12-0134110.1017/S1326011100003951the Tree of Life as a Research MethodologyVivian M. Jiménez Estrada0Ontario Institute for Studies in EducationAbstract This paper is grounded on the premise that research, as a colonising practice, needs constant reconceptualisation and rethinking. I propose a methodology based on some of the values, visions and stories from my own Maya Indigenous culture and knowledge in addition to other Indigenous cultures across the world. I argue that researchers need to constantly acknowledge and change the negative impacts of ignoring multiple ways of knowing by engaging in respectful methods of knowledge collection and production. This paper contributes to the work Indigenous scholars have done in the area of research methodologies and knowledge production. First, a general overview of the values and concepts embedded in the Ceibaor the “Tree of Life” is presented; then, a discussion of what respectful research practices entail follows; finally, it concludes with a reflection on how the Ceibais a small example of how researchers can adapt their research methodology to the local context. https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/404 |
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