TY - JOUR
T1 - Participatory research approaches in mining-impacted hydrosocial systems
AU - Torso, Kathleen
AU - Cooper, Courtney Marie
AU - Helkey, Andy
AU - Meyer, Chris
AU - Kern, Anne L.
AU - Wardropper, Chloe Bradley
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Science Foundation's IGERT Program (Award Number 1249400) and the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research–Infrastructure Network under a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institute of Health (Award Number 2U54GM104944). This manuscript would not have been produced without the continued support and guidance of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and community, Panhandle Health District, and the Silver Valley community.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020/10/25
Y1 - 2020/10/25
N2 - As demonstrated by Indigenous and rural scholars, participatory research approaches can facilitate capacity building, promote data accessibility, and accomplish community goals within complex hydrosocial systems. To demonstrate challenges and opportunities for participatory research, we describe hydrosocial territories in a mining-impact region in northern Idaho. We then compare two community-university partnerships in the study region, which included Tribal and non-Tribal rural communities. We find that the Participatory Action Research and Indigenous Research Methodologies frameworks provide a robust set of practices and methods for conducting more equitable and inclusive research. Further, participatory research approaches in research involving mining-impacted hydrosocial systems should: (1) build from established programs, goals, and practices; (2) identify respectful levels of partnership engagement, and (3) recognize partnership limitations. Future inquiry in complex hydrosocial systems should continue to build from the existing collection of participatory scholarship to address power imbalances and cultural differences and implement non-intrusive approaches to evaluate outcomes.
AB - As demonstrated by Indigenous and rural scholars, participatory research approaches can facilitate capacity building, promote data accessibility, and accomplish community goals within complex hydrosocial systems. To demonstrate challenges and opportunities for participatory research, we describe hydrosocial territories in a mining-impact region in northern Idaho. We then compare two community-university partnerships in the study region, which included Tribal and non-Tribal rural communities. We find that the Participatory Action Research and Indigenous Research Methodologies frameworks provide a robust set of practices and methods for conducting more equitable and inclusive research. Further, participatory research approaches in research involving mining-impacted hydrosocial systems should: (1) build from established programs, goals, and practices; (2) identify respectful levels of partnership engagement, and (3) recognize partnership limitations. Future inquiry in complex hydrosocial systems should continue to build from the existing collection of participatory scholarship to address power imbalances and cultural differences and implement non-intrusive approaches to evaluate outcomes.
KW - hydrosocial territories
KW - Indigenous Research Methodologies
KW - mining-impacted regions
KW - Participatory Action Research
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U2 - 10.1080/02626667.2020.1808218
DO - 10.1080/02626667.2020.1808218
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091009440
SN - 0262-6667
VL - 65
SP - 2337
EP - 2349
JO - Hydrological Sciences Journal
JF - Hydrological Sciences Journal
IS - 14
ER -