Research Is Ceremony

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Indigenous Research Methods

By Shawn Wilson

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Research Is Ceremony by Shawn Wilson explores the concept of Indigenous research methodologies through a blend of personal narrative and scholarly discussion. It presents research as a ceremony, highlighting relational and holistic approaches to knowledge that respect Indigenous ways of knowing. The book emphasises the interconnectedness of researcher, participants, and the larger community in the process of knowledge creation.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in understanding Indigenous research methodologies and how they connect to cultural practices and relationship-building. With a focus on how research can be a way of being, knowing, and doing, it offers a unique perspective on the integration of cultural respect and academic inquiry.

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Indigenous researchers are knowledge seekers who work to progress Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing in a modern and constantly evolving context. This book describes a research paradigm shared by Indigenous scholars in Canada and Australia and demonstrates how this paradigm can be put into practice.

Relationships don’t just shape Indigenous reality, they are our reality. Indigenous researchers develop relationships with ideas in order to achieve enlightenment in the ceremony that is Indigenous research. Indigenous research is the ceremony of maintaining accountability to these relationships.

For researchers to be accountable to all our relations, we must make careful choices in our selection of topics, methods of data collection, forms of analysis, and finally in the way we present information.

I’m an Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba currently living in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. I’m also a father of three boys, a researcher, son, uncle, teacher, world traveller, knowledge keeper and knowledge seeker.

As an educated Indian, I’ve spent much of my life straddling the Indigenous and academic worlds. Most of my time these days is spent teaching other Indigenous knowledge seekers (and my kids) how to accomplish this balancing act while still keeping both feet on the ground.

Research Is Ceremony is a guide for those who wish to explore the vibrant methodologies that Indigenous researchers rely on and a testament to the depth of understanding they bring to the modern world.

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Research Is Ceremony by Shawn Wilson juxtaposes indigenous and dominant culture thought processes. It presents a compelling attempt to develop indigenous research methods, blending academic and personal voices. The book’s unique dual narrative technique provides readers with distinct viewpoints, helping them navigate the complex world Wilson describes. It offers valuable insights for both indigenous scholars managing bicultural identities and those from dominant cultures seeking to understand these challenges.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781552662816

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2008

Country: Canada

Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Shawn Wilson - I am Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba. My personal roles include being father to three boys, being a son, uncle, husband, teacher, student, world traveller, knowledge keeper and knowledge seeker. In my professional roles as community psychologist, researcher and educated Cree, I've spent much of my life straddling the Indigenous and mainstream worlds. Most of my time these days is spent teaching other Indigenous knowledge seekers (and my kids) how to accomplish this balancing act while still keeping both feet on the ground. In addition to being a full-time dad, I also work part-time for the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health in Lismore, NSW Australia, building research capacity with primary health care workers. Travelling and meeting people from other nations and cultures has been a big part of my life, as has my work with traditional Healers, Elders and Knowledge Keepers. In my previous book Gwitch'in Native Elders: Not Just Knowledge but a Way of Looking at the World, I began to document some ideas about just what an Elder is and how they can be supported. I am currently working on documenting my parents' life stories. Next year my family and I will be undertaking an overland journey around the world to visit with Indigenous Healers; video-documenting their stories, with the goal of building international connections to country and identity. (Not sure yet how we'll manage the over-water parts!) In addition to further articulating Indigenous philosophies and research paradigms, my research focuses on the inter-related concepts of identity, health and healing, culture and wellbeing.