Indigenous Methodologies

This guide may help students and teachers interested in learning how to privilege indigenous knowledge. The resources I used in this pathfinder aim to stimulate a better understanding of how to privilege the voices, experiences and lives of Indigenous people and their homelands. These resources also identify the shortcomings in western research that have led to the creation of new methodologies. I selected the sources based on the criterion that it honors the significance of indigenous knowledge, promotes decolonizing and anti-oppressive approaches, or engages in participatory action research methods.

The purpose of this guide is to provide resources that point to a broad understanding of the creation of indigenous methodologies, clarify the main goals of engaging multiple worldviews, as well as practical examples of successful participatory research projects.

• Who are key authors or activists involved in the process of decolonizing methodologies?
• Indigenous methodologies were realized as a response to what societal factors?
• What are the common founding principles notable across differing indigenous methodologies?
• How might an academic engage such methodologies in field work?
• What is the perception of such methodologies within the research protocols of western institutions?
• What might be some critiques or responses to engaging in such practices?