Indigenous Research: Three Researchers Reflect on their Experiences at the Interface

Authors

  • Deanne Minniecon
  • Naomi Franks Queensland University of Technology
  • Maree Heffernan Queensland University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S132601110000466X

Abstract

Abstract

Utilising Nakata’s (2007) description of the “cultural interface”, two Indigenous researchers and one non-Indigenous researcher examine their development of Indigenous research in and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities conducted from within an institution of higher education. The authors reflect on their experiences in developing an Indigenous research project and use Indigenous standpoint theory as a device to explore these experiences. The framing of priorities and research questions, ethics processes, the treatment of project information or data, the managing of competing accountabilities, and the role of non-Indigenous researchers in Indigenous research are all explored in these reflections.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Foley D. ( 2003). Indigenous epistemology and Indigenous standpoint theory. Social Alternatives, 22( 1), 44– 52.

Harding S. ( 2004). A socially relevant philosophy of science? Resources from standpoint theory’s controversiality. Hypatia, 19( 1), 25– 47.

Jandt F., & Tanno D. ( 2001). Decoding domination, encoding self-determination: Intercultural communication research processes. The Howard Journal of Communications, 12, 119– 135.

Lampert J. ( 2003). The alabaster academy: Being a non-Indigenous academic in Indigenous studies. Social Alternatives, 22( 3), 23– 26.

Moreton-Robinson A. ( 2004). Whiteness, epistemology and Indigenous representation. In Moreton-Robinson A. (Ed.), Whitening race: Essays in social and cultural criticism. (pp. 75– 88). Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

Nakata M. ( 2007). The culteral interface. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 36 S1, 6– 13.

Queensland University of Technology. ( 2007). Manual of policies and procedures: Policy D/6.3 - Research involving the participation of humans. Retrieved 4 April, 2007, from http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/D/D_06_03.jsp.

Rigney L-R. ( 2001). A first perspective of Indigenous Australian participation in science: Framing Indigenous research towards Indigenous Australian intellectual sovereignty. Kauma Higher Education Journal, 7, 1– 13.

Smith L. ( 1999). Decolonising methodologies: Research and Indigenous peoples. New York: Zed Books.

Weber-Pillwax C. ( 2001). What is Indigenous research? Canadian Journal of Native Education, 25( 2): 166– 176.

Downloads

Published

2007-07-01

How to Cite

Minniecon, D., Franks, N., & Heffernan, M. (2007). Indigenous Research: Three Researchers Reflect on their Experiences at the Interface. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 36(S1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1017/S132601110000466X

Issue

Section

Articles