Development narratives: the value of multiple voices and ontologies in Kalahari research

Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review

“…Many of the studies that utilized an Indigenous research method also employed a qualitative method for data collection (Cameron et al, 2014;Chinn, 2007;Dennis, 2014;Dyll-Myklebust, 2014;Elder & Kersten, 2015;Evans et al, 2009;Graveline, 2000;Helps & Barclay, 2015;Kovach, 2010;Lashua & Fox, 2006;Lavallée, 2009;Nakamura, 2013;O'Reilly-Scanlon et al, 2004;Roe, Zeitz, & Fredericks, 2012;Willox et al, 2013). Several other researchers chose to combine a variety of Indigenous research methods and frameworks within a single study.…”

“…Storytelling is a qualitative research method, in that participants describe their answers orally rather than on questionnaires, although the relationship and co-creation between the researcher and participant or a group of participants is also considered (Dyll-Myklebust, 2014;Hall et al, 2015;Roe et al, 2012;Wright et al, 2012). Wright et al (2012) indicated that storytelling was the ideal method for integrating nonhuman elements (e.g., animals, water, wind) into their data collection and analysis.…”

“…A framework, however, does not dictate a specific technique for data collection or analysis. With the search criteria being "Indigenous research method" (and variations on this phrase), articles that used this exact phrase or a similar phrase as an explanation for their method were returned (Cameron, Plazas, Salas, Bearskin, & Hungler, 2014;Cheng, Wang, & Huang, 2009;Chinn, 2007;Cueva, Dignan, & Kuhnley, 2012;Dennis, 2014;Dyll-Myklebust, 2014;Evans, Hole, Berg, Hutchinson, & Sookraj, 2009;Le & Gobert, 2015;Makomenaw, 2012;Nakamura, 2013;Roe, Zeitz, & Fredericks, 2012;Russell-Mundine, 2007;Smithers-Graeme, 2013). For example, Dennis (2014) stated, "this study employed Indigenous Research Methodologies," (p. 34), and detailed the explicit methods including a qualitative approach and inductive data analysis.…”

Spirituality, shifting identities and social change: Cases from the Kalahari landscape

“…Directly following his explanation of the role of the Messiah or Thukwa, he acknowledged the importance of marketing and the need for skills development. Padmaker's development narrative illustrates the interaction between the practicalities of daily life in making a success of a development initiative and the role of a deity in 'allowing' this process to happen (Dyll-Myklebust 2014).…”

“…Research with present-day Kalahari People regarding their artistic expression and places where it has been, and is still, practised highlights that these expressions are informed by spirituality (Lange 2006;Lange et al 2013). Kalahari identities are not fixed, but fluid (Dyll-Myklebust 2014;Ellis 2014;Simões 2001). This article explores this idea via two Kalahari case studies: Water Stories, that focus on the Water Snake, recorded in the Upington, Kakamas area (Hoff 1993(Hoff , 1997Lange 2011aLange , 2014, as well as research on a specific rock engraving site at Biesje Poort near Kakamas (Lange et al 2013;Morris 2014).…”