Role of non-Indigenous researchers in Indigenous health research in Australia: a review of the literature

Gray, Marion; Oprescu, Florin

doi:10.1071/ah15103

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“…There were comments by Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants alike about feelings of tokenism, "box-checking", mistreatment and ethical violations with data, and using Indigenous culture and people to advance a researcher's career. These findings are not unique [35]. We suggest understanding strategies to meaningfully and respectfully engage Indigenous research partners as an important area for future study; however, researchers would first need to be invited by a community and complete this work as part of an allied research paradigm that has direct value to communities [35][36][37].…”

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Exploring the perspectives of community members as research partners in rural and remote areas

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Background: Community engagement in research has the potential to support the development of meaningful health promotion interventions to address health inequities. People living in rural and remote areas face increased barriers to participation in health research and may be unjustly excluded from participation. It is necessary to understand the process of patient and public engagement from the perspective of community members to support partnered research in underserved areas. The aim of this project was to increase understanding on how to include community members from rural and remote areas as partners on research teams. Methods: Using purposive sampling, we completed semi-structured interviews with a representative sample of 12 community members in rural and remote areas of northern British Columbia, Canada. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Following an integrated knowledge translation approach, an inductive thematic analysis was completed to incorporate researcher and knowledge user perspectives. Results: The factors important to community members for becoming involved in research include: 1) relevance; 2) communication; and 3) empowering participation. The analysis suggests projects must be relevant to both communities and individuals. Most participants stated that they would not be interested in becoming partners on research projects that did not have a direct benefit or value for their communities. Participants expressed the need for clear expectations and clarification of preferred communication mechanisms. Communication must be regular, appropriate in length and content, and written in a language that is accessible. It is essential to ensure that community members are recognized as subject matter experts, to provide appropriate training on the research process, and to use research outcomes to support decision making. Conclusions: To engage research partners in rural and remote communities, research questions and outcomes should be co-produced with community members. In-person relationships can help establish trust and bidirectional communication mechanisms are prudent throughout the research process, including the appropriate sharing of research findings. Although this project did not include community members as research team members or in the co-production of this research article, we present guidelines for research teams interested in adding a patient or public perspective to their integrated knowledge translation teams.

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“…Our lessons further show that indigenous and non-indigenous researchers need to critically reflect on issues of culture to ensure that research among the marginalised is ethically and culturally appropriate. As reported by Gray and Oprescu [50], culturally appropriate research methods should be characterised by respectful relationships, open and respectful communication and dialogue.…”

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Decolonising research methodologies: lessons from a qualitative research project, Cape Town, South Africa

Keikelame

Swartz

2019

Global Health Action

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Background: It is becoming increasingly important for researchers to critically reflect on approaches that can have a positive impact on the health outcomes of indigenous people. Such issues are of great importance and perhaps of special relevance to researchers in the Global South, and to the African context in which we work.Objective:To share some lessons learned from our fieldwork to contribute to current knowledge and conversations on decolonising research process.Methods: We used an African lens to critically reflect upon some issues raised from individual interviews and focus group discussions with our participants which we deem to be important for consideration in a decolonising research process.Results: The major issues that we raise are about important structures such as power, trust, cultural competence, respectful and legitimate research practice and recognition of individual and communities’ health assets in a decolonising research process.Conclusions: Our paper argues for alternative approaches which are culturally appropriate for health research and for improved health outcomes of marginalised groups. In addition, we argue that participatory and transformative research methods which recognises individual and communities’ assets are needed. We hope that the lessons that we share in this paper can contribute towards a respectful and good research practice among the marginalised population groups in our context.

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“…Researchers who abide by OCAP™ principles when working with Indigenous partners aim to eliminate exploitive research practices and share knowledge in a way that meets the requested needs of Indigenous communities (Canadian Institute of Health Research et al, 2014). More broadly, Gray and Oprescu (2016) have noted that changing perspectives on what is considered valuable research for Indigenous communities and stakeholders results in changing development, practices, analyses, and dissemination of knowledge. To this end, training non-Indigenous investigators within community-research partnerships can increase communities' access to specialized research knowledge.…”

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“…To this end, training non-Indigenous investigators within community-research partnerships can increase communities' access to specialized research knowledge. As a result, communities can use partnerships between themselves and non-Indigenous researchers to develop research projects that meet their contextual and cultural needs (Gray & Oprescu, 2016).…”

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Moving Towards an Indigenous Research Process: A Reflexive Approach to Empirical Work With First Nations Communities in Canada

Drawson

Chambers

Bobinski³

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Moving towards reconciliation within Indigenous research requires the careful examination of existing practices at all stages of the research process. Engagement in and dissemination of reflexive processes may increase the relevance of research results for Indigenous communities and partners. This article describes and contextualizes the results obtained from this qualitative research study examining parenting needs and child reunification in these communities. The initial results were deemed relevant by the partnering community but research stakeholders reported that they did not reflect all community values. Based on the advice of the Research Advisory Group, the research team decided to further analyze the results to address these shortcomings. The reanalysis process focused on improving the perceived meaningfulness and relevance to communities. Exploration of how these results were re-situated in an Indigenous framework of wellbeing is discussed. Researcher reflections about the project processes and considerations for future research are explored.

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Role of non-Indigenous researchers in Indigenous health research in Australia: a review of the literature

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

Exploring the perspectives of community members as research partners in rural and remote areas

Exploring the perspectives of community members as research partners in rural and remote areas

Decolonising research methodologies: lessons from a qualitative research project, Cape Town, South Africa

Moving Towards an Indigenous Research Process: A Reflexive Approach to Empirical Work With First Nations Communities in Canada

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