Indigenous research is no longer a dirty word

Now, funding agencies need to create new structures, pathways, and policies that better reflect the interconnected nature of Indigenous Knowledges.

First Nations University of Canada in Regina, Sask., pictured in 2021. There is too much work to do, and too few Indigenous people to do it, which means we need to find a way to increase the number of Indigenous researchers, write David Newhouse and Jacqueline Ottmann.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/ Daryl Mitchell

Opinion

BY DAVID NEWHOUSE, JACQUELINE OTTMANN

September 23, 2026

Indigenous research has moved from the margins. As intended, it is grounded in the principle of research by and with Indigenous Peoples, for Indigenous Peoples. We used to say that we were being researched to death. Yet, as we always have, we conduct research to strengthen o...

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