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Developing a process for conducting educational research with the Dakota people of Wahpeton

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dc.contributor.advisorFlynn, Marken_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHampton, Eberen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCottrell, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNjaa, Lloyden_US
dc.creatorOmani, Leo Josephen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-12-07T12:36:50Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T05:09:58Z
dc.date.available2008-12-10T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T05:09:58Z
dc.date.created1992en_US
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.date.submitted1992en_US
dc.description.abstractHistorically, research on Aboriginal education issues has ignored the needs of Aboriginal people and disempowered the Aboriginal community. This thesis seeks to offer a corrective to that trend. The intent of the thesis research was to establish a process for conducting educational research with one Aboriginal community - the Dakota People of Wahpeton which would enable this community to have a legitimate voice and control over future research that will be conducted on their behalf. A methodology called community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) was utilized because it provided the means for community input and direction. Through the use of CBPR, collaborative relationships were established with 20 Dakota People of Wahpeton, who were identified as the research participants. The interview was used as the primary research method. The thesis discusses how the conflict between two cultural world views - the Aboriginal view of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota People, generally referred to as "Sioux", and the contemporary Western view - was resolved within the process of implementing the Community-Based Participatory Research methodology. This resolution of differences was accomplished by bridging, then mirroring, the methodologies and ways of gaining knowledge unique to these two respective cultural world views. Additionally, theoretical and practical suggestions are offered so that the thesis might serve as a model for Dakota-Nakota-Lakota Community-Based Participatory Research in the future. In keeping with Community-Based Participatory Research, the voice of the people will be emphasized in this thesis, through extensive use of quotes. Furthermore, the voice of the researcher will be clearly identified so that he may be held accountable for his input.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-12072007-123650en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectWahpetonen_US
dc.subjectperspective - Aboriginal vs. Westernen_US
dc.subjectworld views - differencesen_US
dc.subjectAboriginal world viewsen_US
dc.subjectSioux - educational researchen_US
dc.subjectDakota-Nakota-Lakotaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Participatory Researchen_US
dc.subjectFirst Nations educational researchen_US
dc.subjectresearch strategiesen_US
dc.titleDeveloping a process for conducting educational research with the Dakota people of Wahpetonen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Foundationsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Foundationsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US

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