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Ethics considerations

Building relationships

Developing the research idea

Designing the study and seeking agreement

Data collection

Analyse the data and make sense of the findings

Report Writing

Sharing and translating results into action

Learning from experience

Artwork Credit: First Nations Co

Developed from Keeping Research on Track II

Researcher's Tasks

Contact and meet the appropriate representatives from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations or communities.
Meet key local people
Find out about local protocols.
Contact and visit local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations
Select the contact person for information and/or complaints
Seek information about the communitys research priorities and aspirations

Community/organisational involvement

Prepare a list of the community‘s and organisation’s codes of behaviour (protocols and values) for the researchers
Prepare a list of priority issues
Choose a mentor or knowledge holder to work alongside the researchers
Seek community and organisational feedback into the appropriateness of the research
Inform researchers of the community’s research priorities and aspirations

research paper

Model of Engaging Communities Collaboratively

McIlduff, C. D., Forster, M., Carter, E., Davies, J., Thomas, S., Turner, K. M., Brown Wilson, C., & Sanders, M. R.

The Model of Engaging Communities Collaboratively was developed with the integration of literature reviews in cultural adaptation approaches, engagement and implementation approaches; and international Indigenous feedback to inform the processes of implementing evidence-based practices (EBP) with Indigenous populations.

research paper

Developing the 'Moorditj Moort Boodja (Solid Family and Country)' on the ground community relational framework for Aboriginal research engagement in Western Australia: The Next Generation Aboriginal Youth Well-being Cohort Study

Williams (Noongar), R., Eades (Noongar), F., Whitby (Noongar Yamatji), J., Davis (Noongar), K., McKay (Wiradjuri), C., Gubhaju, L., & Eades (Noongar)

This methodology article describes the experiences of an Indigenous research team in Western Australia (WA) and the developed research framework titled Moorditj Moort Boodja (Solid Family and Country) for the Next Generation Aboriginal Youth Well-being Project in WA.

research paper

Applying collective impact in Aboriginal health services and research: three case studies tell an important story

Kylie Gwynne, Boe Rambaldini, Vita Christie, David Meharg, Josephine D Gwynn, Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Carmen Parter, John C Skinner

This paper explores how collective impact can enhance participation and outcomes in healthcare services and research. It evaluates the collective impact process and outcomes in three translational health research projects with Aboriginal people and communities using a case study approach.