Working with Indigenous Research Participants
摘要
This chapter offers suggestions on the interpersonal skills, approaches, and consultation strategies that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers can implement when working with Indigenous research participants. It aims to demonstrate to Indigenous students and early researchers that Indigenous research approaches and ways of knowing, being and doing are vital when working with Indigenous research participants. Indigenous people have been, and continue to be, over-researched by researchers who predominately use Western research knowledges, approaches, methodologies, and standpoints. This is a consequence of Australian universities primarily teaching researchers in Western research frameworks. Re-Indigenisation strategies such as decolonising approaches, Indigenous methodologies and ethical guidelines have been influenced by previous literature. However, there is an ever-present concern that unethical research processes towards Indigenous people and communities continue. This chapter will therefore address these issues by briefly covering the history of Indigenous people in research and, by offering suggestions on the interpersonal skills, approaches and consultation strategies that can be used by researchers. Furthermore, the role of the Human Rights Ethics Committee (HREC) and recommended publications are outlined.