Practical guidelines for Indigenous research: lessons from a case study exploring data literacy in our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
Published
23 Dec 2025
Authors
Becki Cook (Nunukul), Stephen Corporal Eastern Arrernte, Kerrie L. Mengersen

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This article presents an Indigenous research methodology developed in the context of a case study to better understand data literacy within our local Indigenous Australian community. For too long Indigenous peoples have been the subjects, rather than the producers, of data-focused research. By adopting this approach in our case study, we identified practical guidelines for conducting best-practice Indigenous research in our own local community. Researchers must build genuine relationships with Indigenous Peoples and communities, understand community priorities and cultural protocols, maintain good Indigenous data governance and include Indigenous Peoples at all stages of research. This…

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