Implementing Indigenous and western knowledge systems (part 2): “You have to take a backseat” and abandon the arrogance of expertise

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dc.contributor.authorCastleden, Heather
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorCunsolo, Ashlee
dc.contributor.authorHarper, Sherilee
dc.contributor.authorHart, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorSylvestre, Paul
dc.contributor.authorStefanelli, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDay, Lindsay
dc.contributor.authorLauridsen, Kaitlin
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T19:40:15Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T19:40:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractDespite innovative technological "solutions" to address ongoing water crises in Indigenous communities, significant disparities persist in Canada. Financial investment in infrastructure is necessary, but it is hardly sufficient to address the real problem: entrenched colonialism. One of the greatest challenges in decolonizing research is to prevent that research from reproducing the very categories it is seeking to critique and dismantle. We share findings from thematically-analyzed interviews with academic and community-based researchers who conducted water research with a stated intent to implement Western and Indigenous knowledge systems. Findings revealed that while there is co-learning, ontological and epistemological assumptions carried into these relationships often impede truly integrative practice. Respondents shared how they worked through these persistent barriers of a colonial system.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would also like to thank the Canadian Water Network for funding this Knowledge Integrationproject, and we would like to thank the Canadian Water Network’s Research Management Committee fortheir ongoing feedback throughout the project.
dc.identifier.citationCastleden, H. E., Martin, D., Cunsolo, A., Harper, S., Hart, C., Sylvestre, P., Stefanelli, R., Day, L., & Lauridsen, K. (2017). Implementing Indigenous and western knowledge systems (part 2): “You have to take a backseat” and abandon the arrogance of expertise. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(4). 10.18584/iipj.2017.8.4.8
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2017.8.4.8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21243
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe International Indigenous Policy Journal
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.titleImplementing Indigenous and western knowledge systems (part 2): “You have to take a backseat” and abandon the arrogance of expertise
dc.typeArticle

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