Lisa Dirks, a member of the Unangax̂ community, grew up on the Alaskan island of Atka, in the Aleutian Island chain. Now a doctoral student at the University of Washington in Seattle, she is focused on reforming methods of scientific and academic research among Native populations. “Research in Native communities hasn’t always been the most ethical, and there has been a lot of harm done,” Dirks says.
Featured Resources
Maria Giannacopoulos, Border Criminologies
2024 | Australia
Chapter discussed in the interview: Giannacopoulos M, 2022, ‘Nomocide or the Nonperformativity of Colonial Law’, in Performance, Resistance and Refugees, Taylor & Francis, pp. 155 – 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003142782…
Deondre Smiles, Max Liboiron
2021 | Canada
Drs. Deondre & Max’s book club on Indigenous methodologies We’ve been engaging in a reading experiment called #Collabrary (Collaborative Library) where we aim to read research texts with generosity, humility, and accountability. Mostly we’ve been posting our reading on Twitter, but now we’ll be talking to one another about reading…
Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
Featured Resources
Maria Giannacopoulos, Border Criminologies
2024 | Australia
Chapter discussed in the interview: Giannacopoulos M, 2022, ‘Nomocide or the Nonperformativity of Colonial Law’, in Performance, Resistance and Refugees, Taylor & Francis, pp. 155 – 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003142782…
Deondre Smiles, Max Liboiron
2021 | Canada
Drs. Deondre & Max’s book club on Indigenous methodologies We’ve been engaging in a reading experiment called #Collabrary (Collaborative Library) where we aim to read research texts with generosity, humility, and accountability. Mostly we’ve been posting our reading on Twitter, but now we’ll be talking to one another about reading…
Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
