Appropriation of Traditional Knowledge: Ethics in the Context of Ethnobiology

Bannister, Kelly; Solomon, Maui; Brunk, Conrad G.

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“…Cultural exchange also demands the identification of the practitioner's own position in relation to the originating culture and the seeking of permission to use the practice. This is closely followed by the need to seek genuine engagement with the originating culture to avoid re-enactment of colonial and postcolonial power relations (Bannister et al, 2009). If permitted by the individuals who hold the cultural knowledge, it is important for social workers to recognise and value the opportunity to learn about the cultural significance and practical elements of the practice.…”

Section: Towards Ethical Use Of Alternative Practices: Shared Culturamentioning

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“…Primary among these is adopting the practice without knowledge or acknowledgement of its cultural significance. Further, lack of exposure and consent leading to caricature of a culture rather than accurate representation, followed by claims of ownership over the version of the appropriated culture when mixed with the culture of the practitioner (Bannister et al, 2009).…”

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Banging the same old colonial drum? Moving from individualising practices and cultural appropriation to the ethical application of alternative practices in social work

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Morley

2019

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INTRODUCTION: Western conceptualisations of social work are increasingly interestedin practices considered to be alternative or non-traditional to respond to oppression. While incorporating alternative methods into social work is frequently viewed as unproblematic, we suggest critical reflection is necessary to safeguard against inadvertent, culturally unsafe practice and the uncritical re-inscription of individualised solutions.APPROACH: In this article, we explore the application of group drumming practices within social work through examination of a critical incident. While the benefits of group drumming are well documented, we use critical reflection to explore ethical challenges of incorporating group drumming practices into social work.CONCLUSIONS: We highlight strategies for social workers using alternative or non- traditional practices that support cultural humility and critical practice goals. This research holds implications for social workers interested in the potential of alternative practices while remaining committed to critical practice and cultural safety.

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Section: Towards Ethical Use Of Alternative Practices: Shared Culturamentioning

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Section: Original Articlementioning

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Banging the same old colonial drum? Moving from individualising practices and cultural appropriation to the ethical application of alternative practices in social work

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Morley

2019

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“…Other considerations relate to whether information or voice has been appropriated from persons implicated in the research (Biesele & Hitchcock, 2008). Such concerns are particularly pertinent in the South African context where, through colonisation and apartheid, indigenous knowledge has been both systematically appropriated and marginalised (Bannister & Solomon, 2012).…”

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Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences

2019

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“…In recent years, the ISE Ethics program has endeavored to ground its work in the concept of "ethical space" (Bannister and Solomon 2009;Bannister and Wyndham 2014) as articulated by Cree philosopher and educator, Willie Ermine (Ermine…”

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From Ethical Codes to Ethics as Praxis: An Invitation

Bannister

2018

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Ethical guidance for research involving Indigenous and traditional communities, cultural knowledge, and associated biological resources has evolved significantly over recent decades. Formal guidance for ethnobiological research has been thoughtfully articulated and codified in many helpful ways, including but by no means limited to the Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology. We have witnessed a successful and necessary era of "research ethics codification" with ethical awareness raised, fora established for debate and policy development, and new tools evolving to assist us in treating one another as we agree we ought to within the research endeavor. Yet most of us still struggle with ethical dilemmas, conflicts, and differences that arise as part of the inevitable uncertainties and lived realities of our crosscultural work. Is it time to ask what more (or what else) might we do, to lift the words on a page that describe how we should conduct ourselves, to connecting with the relational intention of those ethical principles and practices in concrete, meaningful ways? How might we discover ethics as relationship and practice while we necessarily aspire to follow adopted ethical codes as prescription? This paper brings together Willie Ermine's concept of "ethical space" and Darrell Posey's recognition of the spiritual values of biodiversity with a unique selection of insights from other fields of practice, such as intercultural communication, conflict resolution and martial arts, to invite a new conceptualization of research ethics in ethnobiology as ethical praxis.

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Appropriation of Traditional Knowledge: Ethics in the Context of Ethnobiology

Cited by 13 publications

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Banging the same old colonial drum? Moving from individualising practices and cultural appropriation to the ethical application of alternative practices in social work

Banging the same old colonial drum? Moving from individualising practices and cultural appropriation to the ethical application of alternative practices in social work

Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences

From Ethical Codes to Ethics as Praxis: An Invitation

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