Abstract

Indigenous communities have preserved knowledges that can address modern challenges. However, these knowledges are often misunderstood and misinterpreted because of the Western methods that are employed when indigenous communities are studied. It is in this context that we can appreciate the call to decolonise these methodologies. This article discusses experiences from the field to show other ways of studying indigenous communities so that their knowledges are understood in their own accord. More salient is the role of indigenous researchers who have innate skills that are critical in making sense of these knowledges. This article argues that decolonising methodologies requires a decolonial turn where researchers move away from Western methods and pay serious attention to indigenous systems that are central to the preservation of knowledges, namely languages, cultural practices, and belief systems.

摘要

土著社区保留了可以应对现代挑战的知识。然而，由于在研究土着社区时采用的西方方法，这些知识经常被误解和曲解。正是在这种情况下，我们可以理解对这些方法进行非殖民化的呼吁。本文讨论了该领域的经验，以展示研究土着社区的其他方法，以便他们的知识能够按照自己的意愿被理解。更为突出的是本土研究人员的作用，他们拥有对理解这些知识至关重要的先天技能。本文认为，非殖民化方法论需要非殖民化转向，研究人员应摆脱西方方法，认真关注对知识保护至关重要的本土系统，