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 - Funding Information:
The Ceremony of Research Project was funded by the National Institutes of Health Award Number: 1 RC4 RR031336. The authors would like to thank the Fort Peck Tribal Council for their support of the Ceremony of Research and their belief in community-academic partnerships to implement respectful and relevant research with American Indian communities. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness and wisdom of the Ceremony of Research project advisory board who provided guidance and oversight for the project.
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 -