Indigenous geographies III: Methodological innovation and the unsettling of participatory research

Brad Coombes*, Jay T. Johnson, Richard Howitt

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    Abstract

    Working with Indigenous peoples has stretched geographers’ presumptions about appropriate modes of engagement and representation. Early feminist geography prompted methodological experimentation that exercised significant and lasting influence on the discipline. The politics of working with Indigenous peoples yields similarly significant insights about research leadership and methodological choices that are now recognized more widely. We juxtapose the prevailing ethnographic and collaborative approaches to researching Indigenous peoples against Indigenes’ preference for leading research into their lives. Ethical concerns about recent geographical research suggest a need to reconceptualize participation, action and representation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)845-854
    Number of pages10
    JournalProgress in Human Geography
    Volume38
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2014

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