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
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