Development of a collaborative research framework: the example of a study conducted by and with a First Nations, Inuit and Métis womens's community and their research partners ...

• Main Authors: Jull, Janet, Giles, Audrey, Boyer, Yvonne, Minwaashin Lodge- The Aboriginal Women's Support Centre, Stacey, Dawn
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: My University 2016
• Subjects: research; collaborative; community; First Nations; Inuit; Métis; decision making; equity; ethics; inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-22177; https://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/37919

The lack of research that effectively addresses inequity within Canadian society is an indicator of the failure of mainstream research approaches and practices to engage with all populations. This paper describes the development of a collaborative framework defined by a First Nations, Inuit and Métis women’s community members and its research partners as ethical, useful and relevant. There were two essential phases in negotiating a collaborative framework for a community- research partnership and the steps in a community-based participatory approach described: 1) establish guiding features of a collaborative framework by forming an advisory group, developing ethical guidance, agreeing upon underlying theoretical concepts for the research study; and 2) engage in research actions that support co-creation of knowledge throughout study processes. The case study example used to illustrate the collaborative framework was conducted by and with a First Nations, Inuit and Métis women’s community and research partners ...