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Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods Paperback – September 1, 2008

by Shawn Wilson (Author)
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Indigenous researchers are knowledge seekers who work to progress Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing in a modern and constantly evolving context. This book describes a research paradigm shared by Indigenous scholars in Canada and Australia, and demonstrates how this paradigm can be put into practice. Relationships don’t just shape Indigenous reality, they are our reality. Indigenous researchers develop relationships with ideas in order to achieve enlightenment in the ceremony that is Indigenous research. Indigenous research is the ceremony of maintaining accountability to these relationships. For researchers to be accountable to all our relations, we must make careful choices in our selection of topics, methods of data collection, forms of analysis and finally in the way we present information. I’m an Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba currently living in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia. I’m also a father of three boys, a researcher, son, uncle, teacher, world traveller, knowledge keeper and knowledge seeker. As an educated Indian, I’ve spent much of my life straddling the Indigenous and academic worlds. Most of my time these days is spent teaching other Indigenous knowledge seekers (and my kids) how to accomplish this balancing act while still keeping both feet on the ground.
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I am Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba. My personal roles include being father to three boys, being a son, uncle, husband, teacher, student, world traveller, knowledge keeper and knowledge seeker. In my professional roles as community psychologist, researcher and educated Cree, I’ve spent much of my life straddling the Indigenous and mainstream worlds. Most of my time these days is spent teaching other Indigenous knowledge seekers (and my kids) how to accomplish this balancing act while still keeping both feet on the ground. In addition to being a full-time dad, I also work part-time for the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health in Lismore, NSW Australia, building research capacity with primary health care workers.
Travelling and meeting people from other nations and cultures has been a big part of my life, as has my work with traditional Healers, Elders and Knowledge Keepers. In my previous book Gwitch’in Native Elders: Not Just Knowledge but a Way of Looking at the World, I began to document some ideas about just what an Elder is and how they can be supported. I am currently working on documenting my parents’ life stories. Next year my family and I will be undertaking an overland journey around the world to visit with Indigenous Healers; video-documenting their stories, with the goal of building international connections to country and identity. (Not sure yet how we’ll manage the over-water parts!) In addition to further articulating Indigenous philosophies and research paradigms, my research focuses on the inter-related concepts of identity, health and healing, culture and wellbeing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fernwood Publishing; 34948th edition (September 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1552662810
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1552662816
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for every writer and academic
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I'll make sure to request this book in my local library (it's currently not available). This is essential reading for BIPOC who want a way to research, read about, record, and write about their lived experiences in a more authentic and decolonized way. Using this for my research and memoir writing -- I hope the author and other BIPOC authors write more books on this subject.
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Jadelin Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
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I enjoyed the whole book. No disagreements, just knowledge and acceptance of meeting a person where they are in life. I could read again and again and find deeper meaning or new knowledge that I didn’t catch or wasn’t ready for the first time. Thank you for sharing your journey and passing on knowledge from yours and the people from your team of researchers of an Indigenous paradigm.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful reference on indigenous design methodologies.
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A very helpful reference for indigenous methods. I was writing/designing a PhD indigenous architecture project. More resources are needed like this, especially in terms of developing indigenous design methodologies.
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Seth Thomas Sutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Informational
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Great book.
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Sheila
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
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Excellent resource for anyone interested in doing research with Indigenous communities. Very readable, yet academic as well. Particularly helpful for non-Indigenous people who want to do research with Indigenous people - reveals much that will be helpful in treating the whole research project, people, community, etc. with respect and caring. I highly recommend this book for anyone working on a Masters or PhD in American Indian Studies or wanting to work with Native communities in their study.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super fast shipping. Item as described. Easy to read.
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Still reading. But so far very easy to read. Super fast shipping. Excellent condition on arrival.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Honor all our Relations in Research
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Shawn Wilson presents a compelling case for an Indigenous ontology and epistemology grounded in relationality. Relational accountability might shape our research topics, selection of methods of data collection, analysis, and presentation of findings. The academic world has much to learn from the wisdom of Indigenous knowledge seekers. In a life-giving way, this work challenges traditional and mainstream assumptions about research.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
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found the book easy to read and very informative for up and coming researchers
would definitely recommend to anyone choosing to use Indigenous research methods
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5.0 out of 5 stars happy for the service
Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource for anyone conducting resource with Indigenous communities
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Wonderful resource for anyone conducting resource with Indigenous communities
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5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book recently, and such was its ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2018
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I bought this book recently, and such was its quality I read it through twice in a matter of days, although in all modesty I think that the learning for me contained in this text will take me many years to properly appreciate and integrate. Dr Wilson's writing style is massively engaging, and his expression of ideas is lucid and thoughtful - often offered with welcome humour, and always offered with immense respect. The book is already highly influential amongst a younger (and not so young!) generation of Indigenous researchers - its primary audience - but I also feel that it has much to offer non-Indigenous researchers such as myself. I will be recommending this book to all of my postgraduate research students, especially those who have an interest in critical and qualitative research. I am only sorry that I did not read this book earlier in my academic career.
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Tammy A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for any Canadian Researcher
Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2022
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Well presented and easy to understand. Recommend for anyone working with Indigenous peoples.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential title for research methodology, philosophy of science and anthropology curricula
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2020
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A clearly and beautifully articulated book on research methodologies that could and should complement mainstream academic research. This book, however, could be a challenging read for most academics unless they are committed to decolonising research.
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