Changing the role of non-Indigenous research partners in practice to support Inuit self-determination in research

Arctic Science

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K.J. Wilson¹  T. Bell¹  A. Arreak²  B. Koonoo³  D. Angnatsiak³  G.J. Ljubicic⁴ 

[1] Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland;SmartICE Inc.;Sikumiut Management Committee for SmartICE;School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University

关键词: Indigenous research;    Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit;    Inuit self-determination in research;    decolonizing research;    relational accountability;    Nunaqarqaarsimajut qaujisarningit;    Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit;    Inuit nangminiq pigiartittilutik qaujisarniq;    asinginningaangittunik asirurtausimangittunik qaujisarniq;    aktuaninga qaujisarniq qaujisartinut nunaliknuarsivallianinga;   

DOI  :  10.1139/as-2019-0021

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: NRC Research Press

【 摘 要 】

Efforts to date have not advanced Indigenous participation, capacity building and knowledge in Arctic environmental science in Canada because Arctic environmental science has yet to acknowledge, or truly practice decolonizing research. The expanding literature on decolonizing and Indigenous research provides guidance towards these alternative research approaches, but less has been written about how you do this in practice and the potential role for non-Indigenous research partners in supporting Inuit self-determination in research. This paper describes the decolonizing methodology of a non-Indigenous researcher partner and presents a co-developed approach, called the Sikumiut model, for Inuit and non-Indigenous researchers interested in supporting Inuit self-determination. In this model the roles of Inuit and non-Indigenous research partners were redefined, with Inuit governing the research and non-Indigenous research partners training and mentoring Inuit youth to conduct the research themselves. The Sikumiut model shows how having Inuit in decision-making positions ensured Inuit data ownership, accessibility, and control over how their Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit is documented, communicated, and respected for its own scientific merit. It examines the benefits and potential to build on the existing research capacity of Inuit youth and describes the guidance and lessons learned from a non-Indigenous researcher in supporting Inuit self-determination in research.

【 授权许可】

CC BY