2005 Annual Meeting, Association
of American Geographers
April 5-9, Denver, Colorado
Indigenous Methods Round Table
(Panel) discussion
Sponsorships: Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group
Description:
"Philosophically, researchers make claims about what is knowledge
(ontology), how we know it (epistemology), what values go into it
(axiology), how we write about it (rhetoric), and the processes
for studying it (methodology)" (Creswell, 2003, 6).
The way people experience their environment and express their relationship
with it is directly linked to their ontology, epistemology, and
axiology. Indigenous research is often informed from a theoretical
perspective that shares many similar characteristics to main stream
Western science; yet, it is distinctly different in ways that affect
how geographical information is communicated, processed, and used.
Panel members will share their ideas, experiences and questions
about Indigenous Methodology and Methods and engage the audience
to freely participate in a round table format.
Organizer: Renee Pualani Louis
Chair: Renee Pualani Louis
Participants:
