Culturally competent research with American Indians and Alaska Natives: findings and recommendations of the first symposium of the work group on American Indian Research and Program Evaluation Methodology.
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse populations of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and documents the need for community-based, collaborative, participatory action research. We discuss the major findings of the first American Indian Research and Program Evaluation Methodology national symposium, and articulate a set of 20 guiding principles for conducting research and program evaluation.
Caldwell
Joyce Y
JY
First Nations Behavioral Health Association, Babb, MT 59411, USA.
Davis
Jamie D
JD
Du Bois
Barbara
B
Echo-Hawk
Holly
H
Erickson
Jill Shephard
JS
Goins
R Turner
RT
Hill
Calvin
C
Hillabrant
Walter
W
Johnson
Sharon R
SR
Johnson
Sharon R
SR
Kendall
Elizabeth
E
Keemer
Kelly
K
Manson
Spero M
SM
Marshall
Catherine A
CA
Running Wolf
Paulette
P
Santiago
Rolando L
RL
Schacht
Robert
R
Stone
Joseph B
JB
D044467:American Indian or Alaska Native / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003256:Community Participation; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D032984:Ethics, Research; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D012107:Research Design