Building Critical Community Engagement through Scholarship: Three Case Studies

Findlay, Isobel M.; Lovrod, Marie; Quinlan, Elizabeth; Teucher, Ulrich; Sayok, Alexander Kiew; Bustamante, Stephanie; Domsby, Darlene

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“…One way this is achieved is through a separation between researcher and participants. Moreover, there appears in Western approaches to be the belief that the products of research are a commodity that can be owned (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [CIHR], 2010, Findlay et al, 2015Saini, 2012). This is not the case with Indigenous research.…”

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What Does Being a Settler Ally in Research Mean? A Graduate Students Experience Learning From and Working Within Indigenous Research Paradigms

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2018

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Research with Indigenous peoples is fraught with complexity and misunderstandings. The complexity of negotiating historical and current issues as well as the misunderstandings about what the issues really mean for individuals and communities can cause non-Indigenous researchers to shy away from working with Indigenous groups. In conducting research for my doctoral dissertation, I was a novice researcher faced with negotiating two very different sets of social contracts: the Western Canadian university's and my Indigenous participants'. Through narrative inquiry of my experience, this article explores issues of ethics, institutional expectations, and community relationships. Guided by Kirkness and Barnhardt's "Four R's" framework of respect, relevance, reciprocity, and responsibility, I aimed to meet the needs of both the groups, but it was not without challenges. What do you do when needs collide? This article shares my process of negotiating the research, the decisions made, and how I came to understand my role in the process as a Settler Ally. It closes with some implications for other researchers who are considering their own roles as Settler Allies.

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Section: Developing a Methodological Approachmentioning

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What Does Being a Settler Ally in Research Mean? A Graduate Students Experience Learning From and Working Within Indigenous Research Paradigms

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2018

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“…Due to the tremendous decrease in forest areas, Ismail et al (1993) stressed that there is a need to draw up strategies to manage, develop and protect the NTFPs having socio-economic values. In many areas, traditional uses of many NTFPs have been forgotten or lost (Findlay et al, 2015, Sayok andUlrich, 2018) so that most of the local studies of NTFPs had put much emphasis on documentation on the variety of plants in different climatic zones and among different ethnic and cultural groups (Shrestha, 1993, Singh et al, 2019. Hence, this study was undertaken to obtain information from locals residing nearby community forest on how they use these products for both daily sustenance and supplemental income apart from documenting the NTFPs that are commonly used so that more efforts towards sustainable use and management can be undertaken.…”

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Utilization of Non Timber Forest Products by Duyoh Community, Bau District, Sarawak, Malaysia

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2019

Int J Cont Res Rev

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Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are natural resources collected from forests apart from timber. The use of NTFPs based on traditional knowledge is widely known among the natives in Borneo including Bidayuh community in Sarawak. An interview was undertaken with the villagers cum vendors at Duyoh Weekend Market along with a brief NTFPs survey at the nearby community forest (CF) recorded 76 NTFPs species belonging to 65 genera from 46 families used by this community. Of these, 64 species or 84.21% were recorded in the nearby forest while 33 species or 43.42% at the village’s Weekend Market. Based on four major uses, more than 68.0% of them were edible or used in food preparation and 27.6% for medicinal purposes. Only 6 species (7.9%) were used for handicrafts, and was considered the least. More than 17% were used for various other purposes including as ornamentals. Among the edible species, majority (54%) were fruits. Most (89.2%) of the edible species were also used for medicinal purposes. Most, if not all, households had collected the NTFPs from the forest, but only close to 20% of the village’s household actually sold these products at the village’s Weekend Market earning an average of RM400 to RM640 per month with higher income during fruiting season (October to December) which can reach RM200 per day. Although majority grew the commonly used plants in their own land, substantial NTFPs (43.4%) sold were collected from the forest. Although this study is very short, at least it gave an idea that NTFPs are being used and its value to the community in terms of income. Thus suggest to have a longer-term study to cover all seasons/periods of the year to understand more on the products being sold and their values. More efforts in conserving the nearby forest is also warranted to ensure a continue supply of NTFPs for sustainable supply for the present and future community use and to supplement their income.

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Ceremonies of Relationship

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International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Indigenous communities from around the world, and particularly marginalized youth from within these communities, have not always been adequately included and valued as potential collaborators in various research processes. Instead, research has relegated Indigenous youth to subjects where adults, operating primarily from Western knowledge positions and assumptions, remain the experts. Given the role of research in informing programs and policies, the ways research meaningfully engages and includes Indigenous youth are of key concern. This article presents experiences gained throughout the duration of a study that sought to identify the knowledge, resources, and capabilities required to support the health, resilience, and well-being of Indigenous youth within an urban Canadian context. In particular, this article focuses on methods and approaches of integrating Indigenous knowledge systems throughout the research process and how this can in turn foster meaningful and transformative engagements with Indigenous youth. We argue for the importance and value of traditional cultural practices and knowledge systems and what we call ceremonies of relationships, existent within Indigenous communities around the world, and how their integration in research processes can support constructive and meaningful engagements with Indigenous youth research collaborators.

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Building Critical Community Engagement through Scholarship: Three Case Studies

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What Does Being a Settler Ally in Research Mean? A Graduate Students Experience Learning From and Working Within Indigenous Research Paradigms

What Does Being a Settler Ally in Research Mean? A Graduate Students Experience Learning From and Working Within Indigenous Research Paradigms

Utilization of Non Timber Forest Products by Duyoh Community, Bau District, Sarawak, Malaysia

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