The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik
Historically, research involving Indigenous peoples has been the scene of power imbalances between Indigenous communities and researchers. Indigenous peoples have often been put in the position of passive subjects of research rather than participants or collaborators with agency, a situation that th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9ae02c51b622425280320624b9e65c80 2023-05-15T15:08:25+02:00 The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik Lucie Nadeau Dominique Gaulin Janique Johnson-Lafleur Carolane Levesque Sarah Fraser 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2087846 https://doaj.org/article/9ae02c51b622425280320624b9e65c80 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2022.2087846 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2087846 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/9ae02c51b622425280320624b9e65c80 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 81, Iss 1 (2022) Community of practice Inuit participatory research coloniality decolonisation Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2087846 2022-12-31T00:44:13Z Historically, research involving Indigenous peoples has been the scene of power imbalances between Indigenous communities and researchers. Indigenous peoples have often been put in the position of passive subjects of research rather than participants or collaborators with agency, a situation that the current movement of decolonisation of research and practices in the field of Indigenous health aims to counteract. Participatory research seeks a better balance of input, decision-making and power between research participants and research teams and values participants’ knowledges. As such, it is a particularly relevant approach for researchers to involve community members and support self-determination of Indigenous people. Yet, if its explicit intentions are aiming at a decolonising approach, the socio-structural context of participatory research initiatives in Indigenous communities brings obstacles to the approach’s success. The development and implementation of the participatory project Atautsikut: A Community of Practice in Youth Mental Health and Wellness in Nunavik, has been an occasion to document certain barriers that take place in participatory research. This article describes Atautsikut as a starting point for a reflection on the challenges of decolonising participatory research. It discusses how, despite intentions, structural barriers, blind spots and unexpected contextual elements may challenge the journey towards decolonising research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Nunavik Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nunavik International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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Historically, research involving Indigenous peoples has been the scene of power imbalances between Indigenous communities and researchers. Indigenous peoples have often been put in the position of passive subjects of research rather than participants or collaborators with agency, a situation that the current movement of decolonisation of research and practices in the field of Indigenous health aims to counteract. Participatory research seeks a better balance of input, decision-making and power between research participants and research teams and values participants’ knowledges. As such, it is a particularly relevant approach for researchers to involve community members and support self-determination of Indigenous people. Yet, if its explicit intentions are aiming at a decolonising approach, the socio-structural context of participatory research initiatives in Indigenous communities brings obstacles to the approach’s success. The development and implementation of the participatory project Atautsikut: A Community of Practice in Youth Mental Health and Wellness in Nunavik, has been an occasion to document certain barriers that take place in participatory research. This article describes Atautsikut as a starting point for a reflection on the challenges of decolonising participatory research. It discusses how, despite intentions, structural barriers, blind spots and unexpected contextual elements may challenge the journey towards decolonising research. |
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Lucie Nadeau Dominique Gaulin Janique Johnson-Lafleur Carolane Levesque Sarah Fraser |
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Lucie Nadeau Dominique Gaulin Janique Johnson-Lafleur Carolane Levesque Sarah Fraser |
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The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik |
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The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik |
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The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik |
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The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik |
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The challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the Atautsikut community of practice experience in Nunavik |
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challenges of decolonising participatory research in indigenous contexts: the atautsikut community of practice experience in nunavik |
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