A2. Investigating
Specific Expectations
A2.1
create appropriate research plans to investigate their selected topics (e.g., outline purpose and method; identify sources of information; develop research tools such as surveys, questionnaires, or interviews), ensuring that their plans apply the principles of intent, reciprocity, and respect and that they acknowledge Indigenous ways of knowing and related protocols (e.g., intent: clearly articulate the motivation for and purpose of the project; assess the consequences of the investigation for ancestors, future generations, and/or the natural world; reciprocity: plan to share the process and results of their investigation at all stages, to give and receive information, and to listen to and speak with those who may be affected by the work; engage in sustained mutual relationship building; respect: explain how they will acknowledge the connections between the human, natural, physical, spiritual, cultural, economic, and/or emotional contexts of the topic; identify which types of knowledge can or cannot be shared and seek informed consent from Indigenous individuals and/or communities when necessary)
- What is the purpose of your investigation? How is your inquiry beneficial to First Nations, Métis, or Inuit individuals and/or communities?
- What steps can you take to ensure that the community and/or individuals you learned from have given you informed consent to record and share the information?
- What is sacred or protected knowledge? Why might individuals and/or a community choose not to share this information with researchers or individuals who are not part of the community?
- How might you demonstrate reciprocity when you receive information from a community?
A2.2
locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of primary and/or secondary sources, including Indigenous knowledge sources (e.g., primary sources: oral stories, histories, and lessons; original documents such as interview transcripts, letters, financial documents, logs and journals, surveys, questionnaires; literature; original media such as film, photographs, songs; published primary research such as data sets; secondary sources: history books, biographies, textbooks, book reviews, journal and magazine articles, essays, academic conference papers, summaries of court cases and/or legislation, documentaries, most websites)
- What is an Indigenous knowledge source, and how can it be used to pursue an investigation?
- How can you determine whether a source is primary or secondary?
- Why is it important to base your investigation on a variety of sources?
- How might you include Indigenous community-based knowledge in your investigation?
A2.3
based on preliminary research, formulate a hypothesis, thesis statement, or critical question for each investigation, and use it to focus their inquiry
