COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INDIGENOUS AND NONINDIGENOUS RESEARCHERS

Abstract In response to populations that have been chronically underserved and underrepresented within the social sciences, scholars outlined need for community-based engagement strategies research methodologies are able represent voices of those communities promote culturally informed, appropriate, driven health initiatives. This symposium introduces discusses Indigenous empowering emphasize knowledge wisdom Elders, shares urban Elder strategies, explores non-Indigenous researchers, describes impacts exclusion from research. The first presentation by Maria Crouch her colleagues will introduce an Elder-centered methodology as exemplified two studies. second Steffi Kim focuses on outreach reach Alaska Native Elders in environment. third presenter, Jordan Lewis, insider outsider your own community, outlining practices, positionality, accuracy Finally, Lyn Holley discuss themes emerging review literature explored application “top-down” Eurocentric approaches inquiry American people implications these findings.