The Cultural Interface

Nakata, Martin

doi:10.1017/s1326011100004646

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“…20 The cultural interface is not determined by what is right and wrong, but by understanding that knowledge is culturally relative. 21 It is important that non-Indigenous researchers interested in Indigenous research understand this concept if they are to become culturally safe and effective researchers in this particular context.…”

Section: Western Paradigms and Indigenous Knowledge: The Cultural Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By doing research devoid of direct input of Indigenous voices, institutions of higher learning risk becoming places of objectification, instead of emancipation. 21 The adoption of Indigenous research methods within higher education facilities and reflective consideration by nonIndigenous researchers about their own practices can counter this objectification.…”

Section: Western Paradigms and Indigenous Knowledge: The Cultural Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Gray

Oprescu

2016

Aust. Health Review

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Objective. This paper explores the body of knowledge around Indigenous health research and aims to outline what roles are appropriate for non-Indigenous researchers within Indigenous health research in Australia.Methods. A literature review was conducted using CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus in May 2015. The search terms were 'non-Indigenous researchers' AND 'Indigenous health research' and other combinations of these terms. Additional documents were sourced by hand using the reference lists of key articles.Results. Seven thematic categories were identified: (1) Closing the Gap: implications for research; (2) history of Indigenous research; (3) developing Indigenous research using a capacity-building approach; (4) the cultural interface between Western paradigms and Indigenous knowledge; (5) ethical Indigenous research; (6) culturally safe Indigenous research; and (7) positive roles for non-Indigenous researchers in Indigenous research.Conclusion. It is important that non-Indigenous researchers become more aware of culturally appropriate ways in which to undertake Indigenous research and to ensure that the research undertaken is safe, ethical and useful for participants. Fostering partnerships between non-Indigenous academic organisations and researchers and Indigenous health researchers is an important development that can promote and enhance the emerging field of Indigenous inquiry. Actively contributing to capacity building with Indigenous researchers and research initiatives is a key role that non-Indigenous researchers and academic institutions can have in improving Indigenous health. Self-determination through health research capacity building and evidence-based advocacy may provide the most useful outcomes for Indigenous people.What is known about the topic? The health status of Indigenous Australians is well below that of other Australians. Historically, research about Indigenous health has been undertaken by non-Indigenous researchers using Western research paradigms. There is a need to identify appropriate roles for non-Indigenous researchers supportive of culturally safe and ethical research. What does this paper add? This paper synthesises available knowledge about the role of non-Indigenous researchers with Indigenous health research and provides suggestions for their contribution to Indigenous research practice. What are the implications for practitioners? Non-Indigenous researchers need to: (1) focus on culturally safe research practices; (2) be willing to address power imbalances within the research process; and (3) advocate for change within academic institutions to support culturally safe research practices.Additional keyword: cultural safety.

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Section: Western Paradigms and Indigenous Knowledge: The Cultural Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Western Paradigms and Indigenous Knowledge: The Cultural Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Gray

Oprescu

2016

Aust. Health Review

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“…Secondly, the critical analysis by a female Aboriginal educator and researcher provides a new lens and perspective to Indigenous education policy; speaking into what Nakata (2007a) refers to as the "contested space" (p. 9). Nakata (1998) asserts that to do so, Indigenous peoples are "to understand our own position better, and to ultimately act to improve it [, that] we must immerse ourselves in and understand the very systems of thought, ideas and knowledges that have been instrumental in producing our position" (p. 4).…”

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“…According to Nakata (2007b, p. 214 To enable researchers to do this, Nakata (2007aNakata ( , 2007b) provides a conceptual framework of three principles, or as I see them -stages, to develop, inform and enact their standpoint. They are as follows:…”

Section: Indigenous Standpoint Theorymentioning

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“…Indigenous Standpoint Theory (Nakata, 2007a(Nakata, , 2007b, from here on referred to as IST; and, Critical Discourse Theory (Chouliaraki & Fairclough, 2010;Fairclough, 2001bFairclough, , 2001cFairclough, 2015), from here on referred to as CDT. Kovach (2009) states, "so much of Indigenous ways of knowing is internal, personal and experiential, [that] creating one standardized, externalized framework for Indigenous research is nearly impossible" (p. 43).…”

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Addressing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Education: A Critical Analysis of Indigenous Education Policy

Hogarth¹

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Critical Reflexivity in Indigenous and Cross‐cultural Psychology: A Decolonial Approach to Curriculum?

Castell

Bullen

Garvey

et al. 2018

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights Critical reflexivity is a mechanism for working toward decoloniality in higher education. We analyzed Indigenous and cross‐cultural psychology students’ written reflections. Analyses revealed that students negotiate experiences of discomfort and uncertainty in the classroom. Findings support the value of discomfort for prompting transformations among students. We pose a commentary on the tensions inherent to accompanying our students in this uncertain space.

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The Cultural Interface

Cited by 564 publications

References 16 publications

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

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

Addressing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Education: A Critical Analysis of Indigenous Education Policy

Critical Reflexivity in Indigenous and Cross‐cultural Psychology: A Decolonial Approach to Curriculum?

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