WEAVING THE LORE OF THE LAND INTO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

In 2016, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) launched Navigating the New Arctic - a programme that encouraged scientists to explore the wide-reaching consequences of climate change in the north. In the early days ofVision Mātauranga, some Indigenous groups found themselves inundated with last-m...

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Published in:	Nature (London) 2022-01, Vol.601 (7892), p.285-287
Main Author:	Sidik, May
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Climate change Collaboration Employment Funding Indigenous peoples Knowledge Native peoples Polar environments Researchers Rivers Scientific method Scientists
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Summary:	In 2016, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) launched Navigating the New Arctic - a programme that encouraged scientists to explore the wide-reaching consequences of climate change in the north. In the early days ofVision Mātauranga, some Indigenous groups found themselves inundated with last-minute requests from researchers who just wanted Indigenous people to sign off on their proposals to make their grant applications more competitive. To avoid perpetuating harmful power dynamics, researchers who want to work in an Indigenous people's homeland should first introduce themselves to the community, explain their skills and convey how their research could serve the community. Dominique David-Chavez is an Indigenous land and data stewardship researcher at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and a member of the Arawak Taíno community.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687