Indigenous Research and Data Series
Session #2 of 3 - What Not To Do: Universities and First Nations Data

This presentation will look closely at two examples of problematic research carried out on First Nations people.  Our discussion will focus on two stories. First, we will learn about the Havasupai tribe, and a study they participated in at Arizona State University. Second, we will look at a more recent study and the Pictou Landing First Nation. Both examples show us the importance of “OCAP” principles regarding data: Ownership, Control, Access and Possession. 

Watch: The Two Faces of Research: the Havasupai experience with Arizona State University (21:12)

Watch: The Havasupai Project (2:13)

Watch:  Understanding the First Nations Principles of OCAP™: Our Road Map to Information Governance (2:36)

Presenter:
Linda Quirke has been a faculty member in Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University since 2008, after completing her PhD at McMaster University in 2006. Her SSHRC-funded research focuses on family life: parenting magazine advice and children's leisure time. She has previously examined parenting advice regarding children’s body weight and foodwork, as well as education and research ethics. She teaches courses in research methods and sociology of families. She lives on the Haldimand Tract (Kitchener) and her teenaged children roast her for being a so-called parenting “expert”.

Cost: Free

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This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
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