An Application of Two-Eyed Seeing: Indigenous Research Methods With Participatory Action Research

• Published in: International Journal of Qualitative Methods
• Main Author: Peltier, Cindy
• Other Authors: Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2018
• Subjects: Mi’kmaw
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406918812346; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1609406918812346; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1609406918812346

In this time of reconciliation, Indigenous researchers-in-relation are sharing research paradigms and approaches that align with Indigenous worldviews. This article shares an interpretation of the Mi’kmaw concept of Two-Eyed Seeing as the synthesis of Indigenous methodology and participatory action research situated within an Indigenous paradigm of relevant, reciprocal, respectful, and responsible research. Two-Eyed Seeing is discussed as a guiding approach for researchers offering Indigenous voices and ways of knowing as a means to shift existing qualitative research paradigms. The author offers practical considerations for conducting research with Indigenous peoples in a “good and authentic way.” Through the co-creation of knowledge with Indigenous communities, a collective story was produced as a wellness teaching tool to foster the transfer of knowledge in a meaningful way.