New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative Research

The chapters in this volume collect together perspectives on Indigenous epistemologies. These Indigenous ways of knowing pay particular attention to the relational aspects of language, culture, and place. They are not identified as specific themes, but as integrated parts of a philosophy, for Indigenous epistemologies think within a relational framework, so that all aspects are best understood from this perspective. Indigenous ways of knowing have resisted colonization and oppression, and as such, Indigenous research perspectives exemplify a commitment to social justice, one that recovers knowledges that have been silenced or subjugated. When such knowledge is shared, we can see how to challenge oppressive regimes. We can see how to seek truth in a relational way that’s attendant to being together. Indigenous Research takes up issues of social justice in a way that is informed by Indigenous epistemologies, an important practice in contemporary research, particularly qualitative inquiry.


Introduction

James Salvo


Chapter One

Fish fry methodology: A relational land-based approach to research and reconciliation

Lana (Waaskone Giizhigook) Ray, Paul N. Cormier, and Leisa Desmoulins


Chapter Two

Concerning disconnects: The place of secondary analysis in Indigenous research

Rachel Louise Burrage


Chapter Three

The Sámi people in Norway: Historical marginalisation and assimilation, contemporary experiences of prejudice, and a new truth commission

Stephen James Minton and Hadi Lile


Chapter Four

Traditional storytelling: An effective Indigenous research methodology and its implications for environmental research

Ranjan Datta


Chapter Five

Pictures in the paint: The significance of memories for Indigenous researchers

Tina M. Bly


Chapter Six

Walking the walk: Honouring lives to counter violence

Leisa Desmoulins


Chapter Seven

Beyond the IRB: Relational accountability in African-American educational research

Robert L. Graham



Chapter Eight

Evoking Indigenous poiesis: An Indigenous métissage

Vicki Lynn Kelly


Chapter Nine

Stəqpistns iʔ pqlqin / kihew omīkwan: Eagle Feather

Joseph Naytowhow, Virginie Magnat, Vicki Lynn Kelly, and Mariel Belanger


About the Authors


Index