kikapekiskwewin

Why are cultural values so important to Indigenous people involved in research with Indigenous people?

On June 14-15, 2022

Please join us for a two-day virtual and in-person gathering of Indigenous researchers, Indigenous people involved in research, members of research ethics boards, scholars from the international community, and national leaders of Indigenous organizations to open up conversation on self-determination and sovereignty in the context of Indigenous research ethics. Grounded in the experiences of Indigenous scholars navigating settler colonial research ethics boards’ policies and processes at Canadian institutions, this gathering will explore the central theme of "parallel pathways" to research ethics by 1) centering and exploring how Indigenous people want to advance self-determination through Indigenous research ethics; and 2) considering how research ethics boards can be responsive and accountable to assertions of Indigenous self-determination.

To open up possibilities for 'imagining otherwise', we are inviting abstract submissions of 200 to 250 words from researchers, community members, and members of research ethics boards both within and outside Canada to facilitate a sharing of experiences of how international post-secondary organizations operationalize research ethics, and how a centering of Indigenous research ethics might illuminate decolonial pathways forward.

We accepted abstracts from individual presenters for twenty minute oral presentations on the following themes (these are just ideas):

  • Indigenous Languages, Ceremonies, Pedagogical Practice, and Knowledge Systems for Parallel Pathways in Research
  • Indigenizing the Academy (Research Ethics Policies)
  • Indigenous Resurgence (e.g., Health, Science, Education, Economic Development, etc.)
  • Treaties and Indigenous Legal Traditions

We accepted abstracts for panel presentations consisting of four to five presenters for hour long presentations on the following themes (these are just ideas):

  • Turtle Island Indigenous Research Ethics
  • Māori Indigenous Research Ethics
  • Australian Indigenous Research
  • Indigenous Research Ethics in the Global South

The aim of kikapekiskwewin is to inform future research policy and practice that shapes the experiences of Indigenous scholars, researchers, and research ethics board members in Canada. Through this two-day international discussion and collaboration, participants may also contribute to a series of reports, publications, videos and podcasts on parallel pathways to research ethics.