Participatory and community‐based research, Indigenous geographies, and the spaces of friendship: A critical engagement

摘要: Geographic engagement with Indigenous peoples remains inextricably linked to colonialism. Consequently, studying geographies is fraught ethical and political dilemmas. Participatory community-based research methods have recently been offered as one solution address concerns about the politics of gathering, framing, producing, disseminating, controlling knowledge peoples. In this article, we critically engage emergence participatory “best practice” for undertaking into geographies. We articulate four form research: a) dissent may be stifled by non-Indigenous researchers’ investments in being “good”; b) claims overcome difference distance actually retrench colonial relations; c) framing particular practices” risks closing down necessary ongoing critique; d) institutional pressures work against development maintenance meaningful, accountable, non-extractive relations communities. then contemplate spatiality critique itself. consider ways which our longstanding friendship, researchers invested at multiple scales identities, provides its own distinct space practice within confront challenges posed with/about/upon While not arriving any concrete template geographies, suggest that certain friendships, established situated outside relationships, productive spaces through decolonized. La recherche participative axee sur la communaute, les autochtones, et espaces de l’amitie: Les sites dialogue critique Etablir un questions geographiques avec peuples autochtones est indissociable du colonialisme. Par consequent, l’etude des se heurte a dilemmes d’ordre ethique politique. Des methodes communaute ont recemment vu le jour dans l’optique resoudre enjeux politiques entourant collecte, l’encadrement, production, diffusion controle connaissances autochtones. C’est notamment faveur etroites d’amitie longue date que nous entretenons entre chercheurs investis multiples facettes identites jetons regard l’emergence reconnues comme une « pratique exemplaire » pour Ainsi, cet abordons quatre relatives cette approche en recherche: dissidence peut etre etouffee par non-autochtones qui visent qualite»; revendications formulees contrer peuvent ramener forme coloniale; definition au prealable particulieres pratiques exemplaires conduire sorte d’immunite face necessaire evolutive; pressions exercer institutions vont l’encontre l’etablissement maintien veritables, responsables non abusives collectivites Bien qu’un modele ne soit pas encore mis point, sommes portes croire amities nouees dehors rendraient possibles productifs l’interieur desquels lesquels decolonisation pourront prendre leur essor.