Chapter 10 “Make sure there is a shady tree”: Participation and action research with Australian aboriginal communities

Guilfoyle, Andrew; Coffin, Julianne; Maginn, Paul J.

doi:10.1016/s1042-3192(07)00209-1

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“…24 This consideration is essential for ethical purposes,25 improves data quality and ensures that the interpretation incorporates an Aboriginal cultural lens.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disabling chronic low back pain as an iatrogenic disorder: a qualitative study in Aboriginal Australians

et al. 2013

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ObjectivesTo determine the low back pain beliefs of Aboriginal Australians; a population previously identified as protected against the disabling effects of low back pain due to cultural beliefs.DesignQualitative study employing culturally appropriate methods within a clinical ethnographic framework.SettingOne rural and two remote towns in Western Australia.ParticipantsThirty-two Aboriginal people with chronic low-back pain (CLBP; 21 men, 11 women). Participants included those who were highly, moderately and mildly disabled.ResultsMost participants held biomedical beliefs about the cause of CLBP, attributing pain to structural/anatomical vulnerability of their spine. This belief was attributed to the advice from healthcare practitioners and the results of spinal radiological imaging. Negative causal beliefs and a pessimistic future outlook were more common among those who were more disabled. Conversely, those who were less disabled held more positive beliefs that did not originate from interactions with healthcare practitioners.ConclusionsFindings are consistent with research in other populations and support that disabling CLBP may be at least partly iatrogenic. This raises concerns for all populations exposed to Western biomedical approaches to examination and management of low back pain. The challenge for healthcare practitioners dealing with people with low back pain from any culture is to communicate in a way that builds positive beliefs about low back pain and its future consequences, enhancing resilience to disability.

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“…24 This consideration is essential for ethical purposes,25 improves data quality and ensures that the interpretation incorporates an Aboriginal cultural lens.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disabling chronic low back pain as an iatrogenic disorder: a qualitative study in Aboriginal Australians

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“…Shawn Wilson's (2008) methodological approach of research as ceremony is a good way of understanding the type of approach we used, as is Linda Tuiwahi Smith's argument that "Indigenous methodologies tend to approach cultural protocols, values and behaviours as an integral part of methodology" (2001, p. 15). Based on these epistemologies the research team is a mix of Aboriginal and White settler researchers with project methods developed to address the limitations of Western research methods when researching Indigenous populations (Guilfoyle, Coffin, & Maginn, 2010). Our work was shaped by an Indigenist approach that understood the process is the product.…”

Section: The Methodological Contextmentioning

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Repositioning the Racial Gaze: Aboriginal Perspectives on Race, Race Relations and Governance

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Walter

et al. 2016

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In Australia, public debate about recognition of the nation's First Australians through constitutional change has highlighted the complexity and sensitivities surrounding Indigenous/state relations at even the most basic level of legal rights. But the unevenness of race relations has meant Aboriginal perspectives on race relations are not well known. This is an obstacle for reconciliation which, by definition, must be a reciprocal process. It is especially problematic in regions with substantial Aboriginal populations, where Indigenous visibility make race relations a matter of everyday experience and discussion. There has been considerable research on how settler Australians view Aboriginal people but little is known about how Aboriginal people view settler Australians or mainstream institutions. This paper presents the findings from an Australian Research Council project undertaken in partnership with Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation. Drawing on in-depth interviews with a cross-section of Darwin's Aboriginal residents and visitors, it aims to reverse the racial gaze by investigating how respondents view settler Australian politics, values, priorities and lifestyles. Through interviews with Aboriginal people this research provides a basis for settler Australians to discover how they are viewed from an Aboriginal perspective. It repositions the normativity of settler Australian culture, a prerequisite for a truly multicultural society. Our analysis argues the narratives of the participants produce a story of Aboriginal rejection of the White Australian neo-liberal deal of individual advancement through economic pathways of employment and hyper-consumption. The findings support Honneth's arguments about the importance of intersubjective recognition by pointing to the way misrecognition creates and reinforces social exclusion.

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“…In this section we draw on insights from a partnership formed between a group of 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, some of whom are researchers, from urban, rural and remote areas, and eight non-Indigenous co-researchers and practitioners working on MHH and public health both within Australia and abroad. Together the group convened a participatory [29, 46], Indigenous-led yarning circle [47, 48] in Brisbane, Queensland, to identify barriers to MHH in Indigenous communities across Australia, and discuss opportunities for addressing such barriers [45]. The full-day session took place in March 2018.…”

Section: Working In Partnership: the Yarning Circlementioning

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“…Focused on maximising Indigenous Australian women’s participation, power and control in the process, a participatory approach was foregrounded as an iterative, reflexive means for non-Indigenous researchers to work with Indigenous partners [29, 35, 46, 49]. The participatory approach enabled co-researchers to acknowledge the historical dynamics previously stated, the value of local knowledge, and the mutual capacity building that can occur through equitable partnership [29, 50, 51].…”

Section: Working In Partnership: the Yarning Circlementioning

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Menstrual health and hygiene among Indigenous Australian girls and women: barriers and opportunities

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Health inequities inhibit global development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. One gendered health area, Menstrual Health & Hygiene (MHH), has received increasing attention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries as a barrier to health, wellbeing, and gender equity. Recent anecdotal evidence in Australia highlights that MHH also present challenges to High Income Countries, particularly among underrepresented populations, such as Indigenous Australian peoples, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, or communities that are remotely located. In this article, we chart the emergence of attention to MHH in the Australian context and highlight key considerations for the conduct of research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the culturally- and gender-sensitive area of MHH. Further we draw on insights offered by a partnership between female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, NGO stakeholders, and non-Indigenous researchers. Through a convening (yarning circle) held in March 2018, the group identified multiple socioecological considerations for MHH research and practice, including: affordability and access to menstrual products, barriers to knowledge and culturally sensitive education, infrastructure and supply chain challenges, and the necessity of Indigenous-led research and community-driven data collection methods in addressing the sensitive topic. We draw together these insights to develop recommendations for future research, advocacy, and action in Australia.

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Chapter 10 “Make sure there is a shady tree”: Participation and action research with Australian aboriginal communities

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Disabling chronic low back pain as an iatrogenic disorder: a qualitative study in Aboriginal Australians

Disabling chronic low back pain as an iatrogenic disorder: a qualitative study in Aboriginal Australians

Repositioning the Racial Gaze: Aboriginal Perspectives on Race, Race Relations and Governance

Menstrual health and hygiene among Indigenous Australian girls and women: barriers and opportunities

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