Open AccessThe Canoe Trip: A Northern Cree Metaphor for Conducting Research
Author(s) -
Herman Michell
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-6117
DOI - 10.37119/ojs2012.v18i1.4
Subject(s) - metaphor , indigenous , traditional knowledge , sociology , geography , linguistics , ecology , philosophy , biology
In this article, I use a northern Cree metaphor to conduct respectful research. Descriptive language is used to illustrate how community-based research is like going on a canoe trip. The landscape, rivers, and lakes come alive as the research unfolds from initial visioning, planning, implementation, final report, and knowledge dissemination.Keywords: community-based research; Indigenous knowledge