Indigenous Accountability

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Accountability and relationship are very crucial in indigenous research methodologies its guarantees safety of the intellectual knowledge and it further the process of decolonizing and empowering the indigenous community into the future. Accountability is the researchers' main responsibility and he or she are accountable for the well being of the people involved in the research projected, must be considered as having an equal interest in the project where their thoughts and ideas are important and have great value in further the research, that will help creating policy that will bring change in communities. First step is being accountable to an individual who knowledgeable in the research topic through gain trust during one on one conversations …show more content…

There are many ways of conducting proper research, first using the correct right methodologies for the right group of indigenous which relate to their specific needs for the research. Such as culturally responsive indigenous research, participatory research methods (Chilisa, 2012 p.201). Understanding own relationship with indigenous people and how “reflexivity” ( Chilisa, 2012 p. 168)come to play during qualitative study the researcher must comprehend his culture views or presumption of reality and experience may come to affect the study causing biases to develop. Relationship between I and We, must adhered to the ethical protocols relating to cultural practices. Researchers must also recorded all their emotions throughout the …show more content…

The paradigm that inform your methodology are postpositive paradigm, interpretive, transformative and postcolonial indigenous all these fall under culturally responsive indigenous researcher. Which cover the proper way of collecting data like ethics, validity, reliability is important for holding the researcher accountability and responsible for upholding the research where it will protect to the indigenous negative effects. Another way to avoid by using triangulation method which by multiple method, data source or investigators. The possibility of Indigenous personalities is likewise corresponding and pushes the limits somewhat further. From this point of view, non-Indigenous wellbeing specialists have a commitment to take after moral and social security standards, yet

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