Towards reconciliation in Indigenous health research: the responsibilities of the non-Indigenous researcher.
This paper discusses the benefits of a collaborative participatory approach to Indigenous health research and the responsibilities of the non-Indigenous researcher. Principles to guide non-Indigenous researchers and to facilitate the empowerment of Indigenous Communities are outlined. These include: accountability to the Indigenous Community; the cultural safety of Indigenous participants; and establishing a meaningful role for Indigenous co-workers. The development of a relationship of mutual trust between the Indigenous Community and the non-Indigenous researcher is considered an ethical imperative. We argue that the Indigenous co-worker is to be regarded as a colleague whose role is of equal importance and value to that of the non-Indigenous co-researcher.
Priscilla
Pyett
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Centre for the Study of Health and Society, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
D001315:Australia; D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D035502:Trust