ERIC Number: EJ764935
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Publication Date: 2004
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Decolonizing Research: Indigenous Scholars Can Take Over the Research Process
Bull, Cheryl Crazy
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v16 n2 p14-15 Win 2004
The article discusses efforts made by native scholars across the U.S. to decolonizing research methodologies. It states that for many years, educators and students at tribal colleges and universities (TCL's) have recognized contributions of community-based scholars and their efforts to preserve and revitalize their cultural traditions and ways of living. Indigenous scholars have learned that such research is sacred work and is essential to their survival. Research also serves the sovereignty and sustainability goals of tribal nations. Author Linda Tuhiwai Smith, a Maori scholar, has published a book "Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous People" that validates the significance of community-based research and discusses problems that indigenous researchers experienced with Western research.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Tribally Controlled Education, Higher Education, American Indians, Scholarship, Land Settlement, Cultural Relevance, Indigenous Knowledge, Culture Conflict, Indigenous Personnel, Researchers, Empowerment
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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