TY - JOUR
T1 - Partnering with American Indian communities in strength-based collaborative health research
T2 - Guiding principles from the fort peck Ceremony of Research project
AU - Rink, Elizabeth
AU - Bird, Elizabeth Ann R.
AU - Fourstar, Kris
AU - Ricker, Adriann
AU - Runs-Above/Meyers, Winona
AU - Hallum-Montes, Rachel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Background: The Ceremony of Research Project was implemented to strengthen tribal communities' ability to harmonize Western research processes with Indigenous ways of knowing. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with tribal members to understand Indigenous processes, beliefs, and practices necessary to promote positive research experiences with tribal communities. Results: Findings address time; relationship building and maintenance; inclusion of diverse tribal members in the research design, as well as American Indian epistemology; respect for tribal values, beliefs, and customs throughout the research process; and the reciprocity of research. Conclusions: Our study has important implications for how researchers can take a strength-based approach to conducting research with tribal communities.
AB - Background: The Ceremony of Research Project was implemented to strengthen tribal communities' ability to harmonize Western research processes with Indigenous ways of knowing. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with tribal members to understand Indigenous processes, beliefs, and practices necessary to promote positive research experiences with tribal communities. Results: Findings address time; relationship building and maintenance; inclusion of diverse tribal members in the research design, as well as American Indian epistemology; respect for tribal values, beliefs, and customs throughout the research process; and the reciprocity of research. Conclusions: Our study has important implications for how researchers can take a strength-based approach to conducting research with tribal communities.
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U2 - 10.5820/aian.2303.2016.187
DO - 10.5820/aian.2303.2016.187
M3 - Article
C2 - 27383092
AN - SCOPUS:84984817845
SN - 0893-5394
VL - 23
SP - 187
EP - 205
JO - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
JF - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
IS - 3
ER -