Temaseminarier vid Várdduo

TEMA 2026: Urfolksmetodologier – Indigenous Methodologies

Urfolksmetodologier (Indigenous Methodologies) är forskningsmetoder som är förankrade i urfolks världsuppfattningar, värderingar och relationer. Istället för att behandla kunskap som något som ska utvinnas, betonar de respekt, ömsesidighet och ansvar, och utgår från att kunskap är relationell mellan människor, mark och mer-än-mänskliga sammanhang. Forskare som Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Shawn Wilson och Jelena Porsanger betonar att forskning ska ta ansvar i relation till de samhällen den berör och bidra till deras välbefinnande. Detta innebär att urfolksmetodologier prioriterar samarbete, etisk förankring och skydd av kulturell kunskap. I praktiken utmanar de konventionell forskning genom att centrera urfolks kunskapssätt och säkerställa att forskningen är både respektfull och relevant.

Shawn Wilson: How your Worldview guides your (research) practice

The decisions that we make every day as we go about our lives should be a reflection of our fundamental beliefs. As researchers, our underlying philosophy impacts our research practice whether we realize it or not. Examining our worldviews and positionality can help us to make better informed choices in our lives as researchers.

Dr Shawn Wilson is from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Canada and lives on Syilx territory in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is a Professor of Indigenous Studies and UBC Impact Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge Systems Theme at the University of British Columbia.

Shawn has worked with Indigenous people worldwide and leads the “Continuing the Ceremony of Research” project, that is further articulating Indigenist philosophy and methodologies. He has spent time living, teaching and researching across Canada, the US, Australia, and Norway, along with supervising research projects in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Shawn is the author of Research is Ceremony, which has sold out multiple printings. He is on the Board of Directors with the Tapestry Institute and has joined the newly established advisory group at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Shawn has presented at Goals House (Davos) as part of the World Economic Forum and the Mir Centre for Peace. His cites his 3 kids as his greatest achievement, pride and joy.