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Fostering Reconciliation through Collaborative Research in Unama’ki: Engaging Communities through Indigenous Methodologies and Research-Creation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2020

MARCIA OSTASHEWSKI ,
SHAYLENE JOHNSON ,
GRAHAM MARSHALL  and
CLIFFORD PAUL
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Abstract

This article documents relationships, strategies, and activities involved in developing and carrying out collaborative community-engaged research for reconciliation, based on Indigenous methodologies and research-creation. It documents an example of Indigenous/non-Indigenous collaboration in Unama’ki (also known as Cape Breton, Canada), providing data towards the refinement of models of research designed to foster reconciliation, and contributing to a literature on Indigenous/non-Indigenous collaborations in ethnomusicology and related fields. While revealing some challenges in the process with respect to addressing local needs, it also describes transformations that can be achieved through effective collaboration, including ways in which universities can be involved.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 52 , November 2020 , pp. 23 - 40
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© International Council for Traditional Music 2020

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