Indigenous Statistics

A Quantitative Research Methodology

• Author(s): Maggie Walter, Chris Andersen,
• Publisher: Left Coast Press
• Pages: 158
• ISBN_10: 1611322936
  ISBN_13: 9781611322934
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Reference / Research , Social Science / General , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Methodology , Social Science / Minority Studies , SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Indigenous Studies ,

Description:... In the first book ever published on Indigenous quantitative methodologies, Maggie Walter and Chris Andersen open up a major new approach to research across the disciplines and applied fields. While qualitative methods have been rigorously critiqued and reformulated, the population statistics relied on by virtually all research on Indigenous peoples continue to be taken for granted as straightforward, transparent numbers. This book dismantles that persistent positivism with a forceful critique, then fills the void with a new paradigm for Indigenous quantitative methods, using concrete examples of research projects from First World Indigenous peoples in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Concise and accessible, it is an ideal supplementary text as well as a core component of the methodological toolkit for anyone conducting Indigenous research or using Indigenous population statistics.