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Learning From the Grandmothers: Incorporating Indigenous Principles Into Qualitative Research

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In this article, the author describes the process she undertook to incorporate Indigenous principles into her doctoral research about the midlife health experiences of elder Aboriginal women in Nova Scotia, Canada. By employing qualitative methods within the context of an Indigenous worldview, she gained knowledge of and developed competence in Aboriginal health research. The emergent partnership among Aboriginal community research facilitators, participating Mi'kmaq women, and the researcher provided many opportunities for the researcher to incorporate the paradigmatic and methodological traditions of Western science and Indigenous cultures. The application of these principles to this study might provide a useful example for other health researchers who are attempting to incorporate diverse methodological principles.

Key Words: First Nations • Aboriginal peoples • North American Indians • qualitative research

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, 276-284 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306297905


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