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- [Narrator] Indigenous Ways of Knowing,

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Considerations for Researchers Working

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in Indigenous Communities:

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Permission, presented by the Center

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for Native Child and Family Resilience.

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Researchers need to plan time
to engage with the community

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in a way that meets their needs.

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To do so effectively,
they need to learn about

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and use Tribally specific
cultural protocols

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and obtain the Tribal
community's permission

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in a culturally responsive manner.

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Seeking permission provides an avenue

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for demonstrating respect

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for a community and for its members.

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S'ina Ikikcu Win, Takes the Robe Woman.

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Ethleen Iron Cloud Two Dogs
is an Oglala Lakota citizen

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who also has Crow ancestry.

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She has worked in the field
of children, youth, family

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and community development
with special emphasis

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on culturally appropriate interventions

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and helping tools for more than 35 years.

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- [Ethleen] I think knowing
the protocols of the community,

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the nation, the village,
wherever we're going into,

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I think that's really important.

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And I think that would really speak

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to respect and honor for the people.

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One of the things that I think about

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is John Neihardt came to our people

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and asked to speak to somebody
that knew our grandfather,

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Crazy Horse, our great leader,

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and he wanted to interview them.

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And so, somebody sent him
to one of the relatives,

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elder named Black Elk, and he
asked him if he knew of him

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and if he could interview
him, and he said,

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"I've been waiting for you."

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"You're going to tell my story."

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He said, "You're going to tell my vision."

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So he said, "But I can only,"

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and this wasn't just right away.

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This was over time, you know.

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"And I can only tell you
if you're related to me,

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"because this is my vision," he said.

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So he adopted him as a son,
and he prayed about it.

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They filled the sacred
pipe, and they prayed,

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and he shared his vision.

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So that vision is now "Black Elk Speaks,"

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and it's translated into
hundreds of languages.

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People really take to
his story and his vision.

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But what if he walked away and said,

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"No, I want to speak to somebody

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"about the grandfather, Crazy Horse,"

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or "No, I don't want to be adopted."

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That would have been lost,
but it was meant to be.

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It was meant to be that way.

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- [Narrator] Cultural
and customary adoption

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is an Indigenous example
of a culturally protocol

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that is used to expand family systems

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rather than diminish them.

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In this story, Black Elk
could only tell his vision

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to a family member who would
then have a responsibility

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to carry on the teachings,
ensuring continuity of knowledge

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and tradition to another generation.

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Researchers should consider
community-based permissions

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as well as institution-based permissions

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such as review boards.

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Joan LaFrance, Doctor of Education,

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is a member of the Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa.

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She is the owner of Mekinak Consulting,

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an evaluation service specializing

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in the educational program, evaluation,

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research and management studies.

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- [Joan] I just want to encourage the fact

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that we have to work a lot
with outside evaluators,

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many of whom are not Indian,
and relationship building

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is something that
they're responsible to do

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as well as we are and
I as Native evaluators.

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I encourage people to
think about their community

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that they're going to work with

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even though it's not an evaluation task,

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to be present if they're having

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any kind of treaty day
ceremonies or celebrations,

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so they can see what
this community looks like

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when it comes together
and what they care about.

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I even encourage maybe
dropping in on an elder

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or a senior lunch program,
because seniors love new visitors

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and get a chance to talk
with and get to know people.

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- [Narrator] Relationships are critical

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and require being
present in the community,

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not only at research events,

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but also as part of the community.

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In order to be effective,
research and Tribal communities

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requires meaningful community engagement

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and relationship building to
truly understand the needs

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and strengths of the tribe.

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Every community is
different, so it is important

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to follow their specific
cultural protocols

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and meet with diverse community members.

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The Center for Native
Child and Family Resilience

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was funded by the Children's Bureau,

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Administration for Children and Families,

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US Department of Health and Human Services

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