Indigenous Collaboration Technical Research Project Name | |||||
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Res’Eau-Waternet [56] | Decolonizing water [54] | Mercer and Hanrahan [57] | Safe drinking water team [58] | ||
Topic | Water | Water | Water | Water | |
Type of research | Program | Program | Project | Program | |
Researcher cultural competency and awareness of historical context | Historical context presented | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Demonstration of cultural competency | ✓ | ||||
Inclusion of researchers' learning experiences | |||||
Researcher critical self-reflexivity | Acknowledgement of researchers' backgrounds and motivations | ✓ | |||
Acknowledgement of broader power systems | ✓ | ||||
Community involvement | Use of an MOU or research agreement | ||||
Participatory Action Research | Novel Community Circle Approach | ✓ | |||
OCAP Principles | ✓ | ||||
Community advisory group | |||||
Community input on research questions or activities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Partner with local Indigenous organizations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Inclusion of community widely (e.g., youth, elders, women) | ✓ | ||||
Community benefits | Community perceptions of local benefits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Research addressed local need | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Community members hired and trained to support research efforts | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Evidence of long-term relationships being formed | ✓ | ||||
Two-Eyed Seeing | Inclusion of Indigenous scholars or leaders at a decision-making level | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Both Indigenous and Western empirical worldviews are acknowledged | ✓ |