Co-production of Knowledge

The authors of this article reflect on co-production efforts in Aotearoa New Zealand, describing the learning process for non-Maori to address power asymmetries and learn to be manuhiri (those being welcomed on arrival to a place by the Indigenous people of that place). The authors contribute a set of “methodological sensitivities” to support co-production.

This article presents results of a systematic review of levels of Indigenous community participation and decision-making at different stages of the research process. The authors conclude that the majority of research on climate change practices an extractive model with little involvement of Indigenous community members. They develop indicators for assessing the level of Indigenous participation in climate change research.

This paper draws on discussions from a workshop on Indigenous involvement in the peer review and editorial process, and highlights the lack of space for Indigenous participation in these processes as they are currently implemented. The authors suggest concrete actions that can be taken to address the issue and also point to the importance of addressing equity throughout all stages of research.

This chapter describes a project to exchange and compare knowledge of sea ice involving community members and sea ice experts from Kangiqtugaapik in Nunavut, Qaanaaq in Greenland and Utqiagvik in Alaska. It emphasizes the importance of shared, mutual experiences in the field to support personal connections between Indigenous peoples and scientists.

This article, written by an Iñupiaq scholar, introduces the concept of co-productive conservation that encompasses both the co-production of knowledge and the co-production of public services to address biodiversity conservation in a way that upholds Indigenous knowledge, rights, and livelihoods.

This article explains why efforts to “integrate” Indigenous knowledge into global change research and/or engage Indigenous peoples as “stakeholders” instead of self-determining nations fall short of what is required to practice co-production. They emphasize the interconnectedness of knowledge and governance and the importance of recognizing Indigenous governance within global change research.

This document introduces protocols for equitable and ethical engagement of Inuit communities that were developed by the Inuit Circumpolar Council through consultation with Inuit from across Inuit Nunaat (Inuit homelands in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia).

The author, an Iñupiaq scholar from NW Alaska, introduces 10 tactics that researchers can enact to support equitable Arctic research with Indigenous communities.

This article highlights the important role of boundary spanners who are individuals with knowledge of both the Indigenous community context and mainstream science. The authors describe the characteristics of boundary spanners and explore attributes of successful partnerships, providing recommendations for how to better support boundary spanners. 

The authors reflect on Indigenous protocols that include caretaking and stewardship based on an ethic of relationship. They explore these protocols as they manifest in two Indigenous-led sustainability initiatives in the Great Lakes/Midwest North America and discuss implications for dialogue between Indigenous and sustainability sciences.