McGill University is collaborating with several other academic institutions and Indigenous community organizations to have discussions about research ethics and data sovereignty. I represented the Kahnawà:ke Education Center (KEC) on a virtual research ethics panel titled: “Understanding Indigenous research data management and research protocols”. The panel was well attended, with several questions and comments at the end. There will be additional events on this topic coming in 2023.

My presentation focused on the new policy and process that I helped to implement at the KEC, see below.

Presentation Title: Education research, ethics, and community protocols in Kahnawà:ke

Summary

Introducing a new Research Policy and Code of ethics in the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory of Kahnawà:ke. Through this policy, the Kahnawà:ke Education Center is using research activities to pursue our strategic goals as leaders in Indigenous education, fostering research relationships in a respectful and meaningful way for the benefit of our community.  Examples of Indigenous and community-centered research collaborations will be provided. The Kahnawà:ke Education Center’s Research Policy & Code of Ethics provides a model for Indigenous community-based education research, grounded in Haudenosaunee worldview.