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Accepted Paper:
"Luminary": Recalibrating Indigenous and non-Indigenous Research Partnerships for Socio-Economic Innovation and Transformation.
Kelly Lendsay
(Indigenous Works)
Tanja Hoffmann
(University of Saskatchewan)
Craig Hall
(Indigenous Works)
Paper short abstract:
Luminary advances a strategy for Indigenous research innovation as a catalyst for socio-economic transformation. We discuss the inspiration for Luminary and the potential for the programme to establish equitable Indigenous/academic research partnerships.
Paper long abstract:
Indigenous communities are actively interrogating the role research and researchers could and should play in their present and futures. Despite Canada’s ongoing efforts to reconcile the inter-generational damages wrought by decades of colonial practice and policy, most First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples remain at the social and economic margins of Canadian society. In order to remove barriers to socio-economic success, Indigenous leaders prioritise research initiatives that meet the direct needs of their communities, focusing particularly on sovereignty initiatives that balance economic with cultural, environmental, and spiritual wellbeing. The recalibration of research relationships requires transformation of academia’s historically extractive research agendas into those that prioritise the needs and interests of Indigenous communities. While there is interest in and a pressing need for Indigenous led research, there remain significant institutional and cultural barriers. Indigenous Works, an Indigenous owned and operated national social enterprise based in Canada, aims to eliminate or significantly reduce these barriers through the creation of a new and innovative programme called “Luminary”. Luminary seeks to advance a 5-year strategy for Indigenous innovation as a catalyst for economic transformation, employment, and wellbeing. The vision is to be the most impactful Indigenous-led network and program of its kind in the world, where academia and Indigenous business grow research and innovations for commercial and wellbeing success. This paper discusses the inspiration for Luminary, its current success and challenges, and the implications of this programme for the establishment of equitable research partnerships.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
Indigenous communities are actively interrogating the role research and researchers could and should play in their present and futures. Despite Canada’s ongoing efforts to reconcile the inter-generational damages wrought by decades of colonial practice and policy, most First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples remain at the social and economic margins of Canadian society. In order to remove barriers to socio-economic success, Indigenous leaders prioritise research initiatives that meet the direct needs of their communities, focusing particularly on sovereignty initiatives that balance economic with cultural, environmental, and spiritual wellbeing. The recalibration of research relationships requires transformation of academia’s historically extractive research agendas into those that prioritise the needs and interests of Indigenous communities. While there is interest in and a pressing need for Indigenous led research, there remain significant institutional and cultural barriers. Indigenous Works, an Indigenous owned and operated national social enterprise based in Canada, aims to eliminate or significantly reduce these barriers through the creation of a new and innovative programme called “Luminary”. Luminary seeks to advance a 5-year strategy for Indigenous innovation as a catalyst for economic transformation, employment, and wellbeing. The vision is to be the most impactful Indigenous-led network and program of its kind in the world, where academia and Indigenous business grow research and innovations for commercial and wellbeing success. This paper discusses the inspiration for Luminary, its current success and challenges, and the implications of this programme for the establishment of equitable research partnerships.
Developing equitable Indigenous and non-Indigenous research partnerships
Session 1 Thursday 7 July, 2022, -