Re-conceptualizing Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin (the Good Life) as Research Methodology: A Spirit-centered Way in Anishinaabe Research ...
This article contributes to the discussion of approaches for conducting research primarily informed by Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the research process.Anishinaabe mino-bimaadiziwin (the Good Life) is a unifying and transcendentconcept that, when activated, contains the past, present, and...
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Canadian Journal of Native Education
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v33i1.196519 https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/196519 |
| Summary: | This article contributes to the discussion of approaches for conducting research primarily informed by Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the research process.Anishinaabe mino-bimaadiziwin (the Good Life) is a unifying and transcendentconcept that, when activated, contains the past, present, and future of Good andrespectful approaches to life, which includes Indigenous research. Although the use ofAnishinaabe mino-bimaadiziwin as part of research is not a new occurrence, explicitexamples of the application of Indigenous spirituality in the literature involvingresearch are sparse. Through this work I propose a Spirit-centered way in Anishinaaberesearch under the banner Anishinaabe mino-bimaadiziwin as research methodology.I start by locating myself and situating my personal experiences as the backdrop formy understanding of Anishinaabe worldview. After a brief discussion of Indigenousresearch, I present a review of the literature on the concept of mino-bimaadiziwin. Ithen re-conceptualize Anishinaabe ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 33 No. 1 (2010) ... |
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