Indigenous Research Methodologies News Today

The University of Windsor has named  Dr. Beverly Jacobs to the role of Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Relations and Outreach for a two-year

Research undertaken by outsiders into issues of concern to Aboriginal communities frequently ignores community culture and the knowledge embedded within Aboriginal communities. Methodologies are adopted which perpetuate the colonialist mindset of non-indigenous Australians leading to failed solutions to Aboriginal problems. This paper describes an Aboriginal-led community-based research project, exploring the role of Aboriginal Australians in caring for, and transforming, their own communities. ...

(UP BAGUIO) In a statement, UP Baguio said graduates of the program will be grounded in theories and frameworks which will enable them to teach, conduct, and publish research or implement programs on indigenous issues. It noted that the PhD in Indigenous Studies program “seeks to valorize indigenous epistemologies or ways of knowing that have been neglected and marginalized by hegemonic scientific epistemologies.” “It is also projected to contribute to the efforts in Indigenous Peoples’...