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Indigenous Research: Three Researchers Reflect on their Experiences at the Interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Deanne Minniecon ,
Naomi Franks  and
Maree Heffernan
Deanne Minniecon
Affiliation:
Woodridge, Queensland, 4114, Australia
Naomi Franks
Affiliation:
Oodgeroo Unit, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Maree Heffernan
Affiliation:
Centre for Social Change Research, Queensland University of Technology, Beams Road, Carseldine, Queensland, 4034, Australia
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Abstract

Utilising Nakata’s (2007) description of the “cultural interface”, two Indigenous researchers and one non-Indigenous researcher examine their development of Indigenous research in and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities conducted from within an institution of higher education. The authors reflect on their experiences in developing an Indigenous research project and use Indigenous standpoint theory as a device to explore these experiences. The framing of priorities and research questions, ethics processes, the treatment of project information or data, the managing of competing accountabilities, and the role of non-Indigenous researchers in Indigenous research are all explored in these reflections.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 36 , Issue S1: (Re)Contesting Indigenous Knowledges & Indigenous Studies , 2007 , pp. 23 - 31
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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