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Perspectives on a Decolonizing Approach to Research About Indigenous Women's Health: The Indigenous Women's Wellness Study

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores a decolonizing approach to research about Indigenous women's health in Australia. The paper identifies the strengths of decolonizing methodologies as a way to prioritize Indigenous values and worldviews, develop partnerships between researchers and the researched, and contribute to positive change. The authors draw on Laenui's (2000) five-step model of decolonization to describe their work in the Indigenous Women's Wellness Project in Brisbane, Queensland. They argue that Laenui's model presents a valuable framework for conducting decolonizing research projects about women's health with Australian Indigenous women. The authors demonstrate that working within a decolonizing framework offers autonomy and sustainability for women's wellness activities, while continuing to improve a community's health and wellbeing outcomes.

Source: AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

DOI: 10.1177/117718011300900302

Authors: Melissa Walker, Bronwyn Fredericks, Kyly Mills, Debra Anderson

Institutions: Queensland University of Technology, Central Queensland University, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Central Queensland University