and recognition of the possibilities of radically different epistemologies (p. 410) Use of Action Research in Action Research enables the Hunt, 2013 Other studies of — Aboriginal policy and principles of prior and informed Participatory Action Research with ‘free, research arenas to be attained in two-way Indigenous people indicate how free, prior consent’ learning which generates trust, and informed consent can be attained in a respect and localised good practice context of mutual learning, where researchers and Indigenous people bring their different world views and knowledge systems to the research endeavour, enabling effective engagement (Claudie et al. 2012; Cleary 2012) (p. 22) Providing capacity building All team members and participants Tipa, Panelli & the Moeraki Stream Team to support local use formal and informal reflective 2009 The team started with a workshop — communities to make processes of learning to build session at the marae to discuss different cultural assessments of capacity across cultures to carry out conceptualisations of well-being. This was rivers and wetlands the assessment followed by a reflective session where the through two-way and team discussed the practical organisation informal learning of the fieldwork component of our Cultural Health Index assessments (p. 101) Recognising the value of Traditional Owner participation in Somerville 2014 Fifteen academics from — Aboriginal knowledge in water management and planning is different disciplines and locations around the water planning and organised to enable world draw on the concept of the participants’ management contributions to ecological knowledge They provide substantial Anthropocene… and complement non-Aboriginal evidence of the significance of local sciences ecological knowledge expressed as stories, ceremonies, and discourses that potentially enable humans to live in balance with the environment without the need for catastrophic learning in the event of major resource depletion (p. 403) An assessment process and The Aboriginal Waterways Maclean et al 2015 Notably, the research — form that is able to be Assessment is designed to adapt to shows that a boundary object [such as the adapted to local conditions local knowledge and capacity to AWA] can provoke new boundary work, participate. As long as the three facilitate new negotiations and knowledge elements of cultural value, biodiversity
and recognition of the possibilities of radically different epistemologies (p. 410) Use of Action Research in Aboriginal policy and research arenas Action Research enables the principles of ‘free, prior and informed consent’ to be attained in two-way learning which generates trust, respect and localised good practice Hunt, 2013 — Other studies of Participatory Action Research with Indigenous people indicate how free, prior and informed consent can be attained in a context of mutual learning, where researchers and Indigenous people bring their different world views and knowledge systems to the research endeavour, enabling effective engagement (Claudie et al. 2012; Cleary 2012) (p. 22) Providing capacity building to support local communities to make cultural assessments of rivers and wetlands through two-way and informal learning All team members and participants use formal and informal reflective processes of learning to build capacity across cultures to carry out the assessment Tipa, Panelli & the Moeraki Stream Team 2009 — The team started with a workshop session at the marae to discuss different conceptualisations of well-being. This was followed by a reflective session where the team discussed the practical organisation of the fieldwork component of our Cultural Health Index assessments (p. 101) Recognising the value of Aboriginal knowledge in water planning and management Traditional Owner participation in water management and planning is organised to enable participants’ contributions to ecological knowledge and complement non-Aboriginal sciences Somerville 2014 — Fifteen academics from different disciplines and locations around the world draw on the concept of the Anthropocene… They provide substantial evidence of the significance of local ecological knowledge expressed as stories, ceremonies, and discourses that potentially enable humans to live in balance with the environment without the need for catastrophic learning in the event of major resource depletion (p. 403) An assessment process and form that is able to be adapted to local conditions The Aboriginal Waterways Assessment is designed to adapt to local knowledge and capacity to participate. As long as the three elements of cultural value, biodiversity Maclean et al 2015 — Notably, the research shows that a boundary object [such as the AWA] can provoke new boundary work, facilitate new negotiations and knowledge
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