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Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review
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Indigenous communities and federal funding agencies in Canada have developed policy for ethical research with Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous scholars and communities have begun to expand the body of research regarding their peoples, and novel and innovative methods have begun to appear in the published literature. This review attempts to catalogue the wide array of Indigenous research methods in the peer-reviewed literature and describe commonalities among methods in order to guide researchers and communities in future method development. A total of 64 articles met inclusionary criteria and five themes emerged: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research, Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.
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This systematic review catalogues peer-reviewed Indigenous research methods and identifies commonalities to guide future method development. From 2,310 initial records, 64 articles met inclusion criteria and five themes emerged: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research, Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.
Key findings
- The review identified five themes across 64 included articles: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.
- Across all five themes, the authors state that each Indigenous research method had three components: contextual reflection; respectful, reciprocal, decolonizing inclusion of Indigenous Peoples that preserves self-determination; and prioritization of Indigenous ways of knowing.
- The authors conclude that using an Indigenous method necessitates an Indigenous methodology, but an Indigenous methodology could be used with strictly Western methods, provided the Indigenous community involved determines preferred direction and approaches.
- Culture-specific methods included Kaupapa Māori, Tobacco Ties, talking circles, Sharing Circles, Anishnaabe symbol-based reflection, Two-Eyed Seeing, Dadirri, Sikolohiyang Pilipino methods, talanoa and faafaletui, and halaqah.
Methods
- Systematic review. Searches used Academic Search Premier, Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Bibliography of Native North Americans, CINAHL, ERIC, Indigenous Studies Portal, Native Health Database, NIICHRO, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, and Web of Science, from December 30, 2015 to February 16, 2016.
- Search terms included variations such as Indigen* method*, Indigen* research*, Aborigin* method*, First Nation* research*, Métis research*, Inuit research*, tribal research*, Native research*, and Indian research*. Initial searches yielded 2,310 articles; 269 were retained by title/abstract review; 64 met inclusion criteria.
- Inclusion was limited to English-language articles. The authors purposefully did not define “Indigenous” before selecting studies, used an inductive approach, and did not implement a quality assessment procedure. Analysis by two researchers produced five themes.
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- Stated in the paper: the authors did not implement a quality assessment procedure because the study purpose was to investigate methods rather than results, and most studies would have received a “weak” rating and been removed because most quality assessment tools favour randomized controlled trial designs.
- Stated in the paper: the authors did not specify a definition of “Indigenous” prior to selecting studies, purposefully, to allow an inductive approach; only English articles were considered; and the review focused predominantly on Canadian Indigenous ethical policy through explicit search terms for recognized Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
- Evident from the text: because methods were included if identified as Indigenous by their users regardless of context, and because no formal quality appraisal was conducted, the review cannot establish the comparative effectiveness or methodological strength of the catalogued methods.
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“A total of 64 articles met inclusionary criteria and five themes emerged: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research, Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.”
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“Following a more in-depth review of the article content, 64 were deemed to meet inclusionary criteria (see Appendix A for flowchart).”
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“A total of 64 articles met inclusionary criteria and five themes emerged: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research, Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.”
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“Following analysis by two researchers, five themes emerged: General Indigenous Frameworks, Western Methods in an Indigenous Context, Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Storytelling, and Culture-Specific Methods.”
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“Autoethnography was also utilized in several research projects with Indigenous Peoples.”
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“One of the explicit benefits of choosing an Indigenous research method is that situating yourself in the context is inherent in the process.”
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“The inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the research process, a privilege that had historically been denied, was cited by many as a significant benefit (Elston et al., 2013;Le & Gobert, 2015;Raerino et al., 2013).”
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- Not checked yetcites Elston et al., 2013
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“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 a”
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“Several other researchers chose to combine a variety of Indigenous research methods and frameworks within a single study.”
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“Kaupapa Māori was cited more often than any other culture-specific method uncovered in this review (McCleland, 2011;Smith, 1999).”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Culture-Specific Methods
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“The majority of the research methods presented in this review emphasized the importance of situating the researcher and/or the Indigenous group(s) involved in the research.”
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“Many Indigenous research methods and methodologies are also marked by innovation.”
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“Initial searches, based on the keywords listed above, yielded 2,310 articles and a total of 269 were retained based on brief review of the title and abstract.”
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“Initial searches, based on the keywords listed above, yielded 2,310 articles and a total of 269 were retained based on brief review of the title and abstract.”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Results
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“Storytelling was also the only method used in knowledge translation (Christensen, 2012).”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Discussion
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“A large number of studies utilized a specific Indigenous method-one that originates from the Indigenous group that is collaborating on the study and is unlikely to be translatable to another context.”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Culture-Specific Methods
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“This process results in a combined Indigenous research paradigmauthethnographic approach (Smithers-Graeme, 2013).”
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“Further, some articles discussed combinations of methods such as Indigenous research methods and participatory action research (Evans et al., 2009), Indigenous research methods and CBPR (Cameron et al., 2014), or an Indigenous research paradigm and autoethnography (Smithers-Graeme, 2013).”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > General Indigenous Frameworks
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- Not checked yetcites Evans et al., 2009
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“McIvor (2010) explicitly noted that her research method was an attempt to blend autoethnography with Indigenous research methods and paradigms.”
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- Not checked yetcites McIvor, 2010
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“Indigenous research methods are as diverse as the communities using them, making an encompassing definition of these methods difficult to obtain.”
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- Rests on an assumption: Any method or framework that an author determined to be Indigenous is appropriately classified as Indigenous for the purposes of the review.
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“The research team of Willox et al. (2013) identified shortcomings with the traditional storytelling method (e.g., perpetuating colonization through the data analysis phase) and engaged in problem solving around these issues, which resulted in the use of a digital storytelling method.”
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- Not checked yetcites Willox et al., 2013
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“This researcher evaluated her knowledge translation efforts and received positive feedback regarding ease of understanding and relatability (Christensen, 2012).”
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“There is a broad use of such terminology within research communities, with limited generalized agreement regarding what Indigenous research is and how such endeavours differ from mainstream research practices.”
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“OCAP™ standards were created to address government and academic self-regulation and to provide guidelines for research that were endorsed by Indigenous communities (FNIGC, 2014).”
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“The similarities between storytelling (an Indigenous research method), autoethnography (which can be understood as telling one's own story), and the connection between the researcher and the participant(s) served as the rationale for this approach (McIvor, 2010).”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > General Indigenous Frameworks
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“A crucial consideration for researchers engaged in Indigenous research methods and frameworks is context.”
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“However, the conversational method in Indigenous research differs from its use in Western research in several ways: a connection to Indigenous knowledge, a location within an Indigenous paradigm, a relational nature, a purpose (which is often decolonizing), following a specific protocol that reflects the Indigenous knowledge, a flexible nature, collaboration, and reflexivity (Kovach, 2010).”
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“Processes of adapting methods in order to meet Indigenous community expectations have produced methods that better incorporate Indigenous values, beliefs, and ways of knowing, facilitating research that is respectful, collaborative, and relational (Wilson, 2001).”
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“The conversational method originated from storytelling and Kovach indicated that this method is found within Western research.”
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“However, after reviewing the small selection of studies that did include primary research, the authors concluded that articles that did not include data collection but did outline theory related to Indigenous research methods represented important contributions to the literature that should be included in the current review.”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Inclusionary Criteria
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“These methods were included, regardless of the context in which they were used, to reduce the imposition of individual author evaluations of what constitutes as Indigenous research.”
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“The incorporation and prioritization of such Indigenous values has resulted in the documentation and dissemination of many Indigenous research methods and methodologies (Kovach, 2010).”
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“Jones, Ingham, Cram, Dean, and Davies (2013) also indicated that photovoice is useful in traversing the divide that is presented between researchers and the Indigenous Peoples with whom they collaborate.”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > General Indigenous Frameworks
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“Despite this prioritization of Canadian populations, methods were considered to be Indigenous if they were identified as such by the people using them.”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > Discussion
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“Smithers-Graeme (2013) suggested that researchers orient themselves using six questions proposed by Wilson (2008).”
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“This enhanced match between participant and method allows for a more collaborative research process, but may also be important in the healing process of Indigenous methods described by many researchers.”
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“This method can also be thought of as a form of storytelling in which autobiography (stories about ourselves) and ethnography (stories about cultures) are combined (Lashua & Fox, 2006).”
§ Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review > General Indigenous Frameworks
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“Throughout this review, a focus on predominantly Canadian Indigenous ethical policy, by using explicit search terms of recognized Indigenous Peoples in Canada, generated specific contextual knowledge.”
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“Indigenous research methods are what they need to be for the question they are trying to answer.”
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- Rests on an assumption: Any method or framework that an author determined to be Indigenous is appropriately classified as Indigenous for the purposes of the review.
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“and this too is congruent with Indigenous ways of knowing”
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“Initial search for articles that included any of the search terms (n = 2,310)”
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“Articles retained based on review of the title and abstract (n = 269)”
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“The authors of this article also purposefully did not define”
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“the authors also concluded that using an Indigenous method necessitates an Indigenous methodology”
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“Articles that met the inclusion criteria (n = 64)”
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“Relationality is inherent in storytelling and this component can help to ensure that the participants are respected as equal partners in the uncovering of knowledge (Dyll-Mykelbust, 2014).”
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“Articles excluded for not meeting inclusion criteria (n = 205)”
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“Smith (1999) contrasted the general focus on economic gains of most research in New Zealand with the focus on reclaiming history and resources, such as land and water, of Kaupapa Māori.”
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- Not checked yetcites Smith, 1999
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“As yarning is already embedded in some Indigenous cultures, it can be a familiar and safe tool for research (Bessarab & Ng'andu, 2010).”
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“Careful listening is inherent in yarning, as one should be fully engaged in the conversation at hand (Russell-Mundine, 2007).”
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- Not checked yetcites Russell-Mundine, 2007
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Indigenous Peoples, even those from the same location or group, are diverse.
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Any method or framework that an author determined to be Indigenous is appropriately classified as Indigenous for the purposes of the review.
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“Given that Indigenous research flows from a relational epistemology (Drawson et al., 2017; Kurtz, 2013; Suárez-Krabbe, 2011; Wilson, 2008), theoretical approaches and philosophical positioning within Western methodologies that intersect with Indigenous research paradigms, such as autoethnographies for example (McIvor, 2010; Whitinui, 2014) potentiate pathways on which Indigenous and non-Indigenous”
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“Though qualitative methods are often an appropriate Indigenous methodology and have dominated the literature on Indigenous research methods, they are not the only methods available for health research.”
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“Notably, a recent systematic review conducted on Indigenous research methods (Drawson et al., 2017) does not include quantitative methods as an individual Indigenous research method, but only in combination with qualitative methods as “mixed methods.””
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“There are ongoing adaptations of methodologies that better incorporate Indigenous values, beliefs, and ways of knowing, which ultimately lead to respectful, collaborative research that affirms community benefits and strengths and is relevant, relational, and responsive to community-driven priorities (Drawson, Toombs, & Mushquash, 2017; Kovach, 2009; Simonds & Christopher, 2013; Wilson, 2001).”
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“This contextualization and positionality place:the research within the context of the data course(s). This means that the data collection, analysis, and interpretation may vary … compared to typically Western methods that are often highly standardized and where removing context from the research is paramount. (Drawson et al., 2017, p. 13, p. 13)”
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The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
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“In their systematic review of Indigenous research methodologies, Drawson et al. (2017) conclude that there are three standards across Indigenous research methods: contextual reflection (positionality), inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in respectful and reciprocal ways, and prioritizing Indigenous ways of knowing (p. 15).”
From Addressing the need for indigenous and decolonized quantitative research methods in Canada (2021) · cites this paper as Drawson et al., 2017
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Metadata
- Authors
- Drawson, A. S., Toombs, E., & Mushquash, C. J.
- Affiliations
- Lakehead University (CA)
- Venue
- International Indigenous Policy Journal
- Published
- 2017-03-10
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1916-5781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2609831456
- Semantic Scholar
- 181c9d80c6a371ec2407bd29781cf97aa65638d5
- Cited by
- 315
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 33 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 2.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Indigenous Policy Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (acceptedVersion)
- Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Keywords
- Indigenous research methods, Indigenous research ethics, indigenous knowledge, community-based participatory research, storytelling, indigenous peoples
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