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| Autor/inn/en | Pratt, Steven B.; Lujan, Philip D. |
|---|---|
| Titel | On the Problematic Nature of Conducting Research among American Indians (Research in Progress). |
| Quelle | (1994), (18 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; American Indian Culture; American Indians; Communication Research; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Background; Ethnography; Higher Education; Nonverbal Communication; Speech Communication |
| Abstract | The American Indian, whether as a racial group or tribal group, is presumably the most researched group in the United States. Every aspect of Indian culture has been studied from topics such as "uses of time" to "forms of public speaking." Although the Indian has been thoroughly studied, there is a lack of current research that identifies and delineates Indian verbal and non-verbal behavior. Moreover, those who would conduct research among the indigenous people seldom take into account the notion of cultural competency or the knowledge and day-to-day enactment of cultural ways. Almost all researchers consider any person who identifies him- or herself as an Indian as being culturally competent. However, many tribal members have been socialized in an urban or non-Indian environment and possess scant knowledge of their tribal background. The problem then is this: when conducting research among American Indians should the researcher be concerned with the cultural expertise of his or her subjects? How does he or she determine contemporary Indian communicative behavior? L. Wieder and S. Pratt (1990) found that being an Indian or culturally competent tribal member "is not something one can simply be, but is something one becomes and/or is." The problem of identity is not merely a problem for scholarly investigation; it is also a problem that Indian people face in both inter-cultural, inter-tribal and intra-tribal settings. (Osage Tribal Competency Exam is appended.) (TB) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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