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Table 2 Assessment of collaborative research in water

From: A review of collaborative research practices with Indigenous Peoples in engineering, energy, and infrastructure development in Canada

 

Indigenous Collaboration Technical Research Project Name

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