"Indigenous methodologies flow from tribal knowledge, and while they are allied with several Western qualitative approaches, there are key distinctions. In this work, Margaret Kovach examines the theoretical and epistemological basis of Indigenous methodologies and offers practical guidance to those conducting research in Indigenous communities."--Jacket.

Indigenous and qualitative inquiry : a round dance? -- Creating indigenous research frameworks -- Epistemology and research : centring tribal knowledge -- Applying a decolonizing lens within indigenous research frameworks -- Story as indigenous methodology -- Situating self, culture, and purpose in indigenous inquiry -- Indigenous research methods and interpretation -- Doing indigenous research in a good way : ethics and reciprocity -- Situating indigenous research within the academy.