Ethnographic futures research as a method for working with Indigenous communities to develop sustainability indicators

IF 2 Q3 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL

Polar Geography Pub Date : 2021-02-16 DOI:10.1080/1088937X.2021.1881647

H. Gordon

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Ethnographic futures research (EFR) is a participatory research method that allows the researcher(s) and Indigenous people to explore sustainability together. The method is in alliance with Indigenous methodologies and provides a space for storytelling and trust-building between all participants. EFR develops a proactive attitude toward the future and helps people find their place in the future, exploring what they can do to achieve the future they want. The method helps participants clarify their values and goals in order to be an active participant in the future. In this paper, the author explains how EFR may be a particularly productive method to explore sustainability with Indigenous people as it utilizes a three-scenario methodology of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely futures. A case study, using information from the author's dissertation, will show the utility of EFR by exploring how the three scenarios lead to more insight about sustainability for the community. The article goal is to demonstrate that EFR is in alliance with Indigenous methodologies, provides benefits for the participants, and allows a community to explore how to live sustainably, creating indicators for sustainability which can lead to strategic planning.

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民族志未来研究是与土著社区合作制定可持续性指标的一种方法

民族志未来研究(EFR)是一种参与式研究方法，它允许研究者和土著居民共同探索可持续性。该方法与土著方法相结合，为所有参与者之间讲故事和建立信任提供了空间。EFR培养了一种对未来积极主动的态度，帮助人们在未来找到自己的位置，探索他们能做些什么来实现他们想要的未来。该方法帮助参与者明确自己的价值观和目标，以便在未来成为一个积极的参与者。在本文中，作者解释了EFR如何成为一种特别有效的方法来探索土著人民的可持续性，因为它采用了乐观、悲观和最有可能的未来三种情景方法。一个案例研究，使用作者论文中的信息，将通过探索三种情景如何导致对社区可持续性的更多见解来展示EFR的效用。本文的目标是证明EFR与土著方法相结合，为参与者提供利益，并允许社区探索如何可持续地生活，创建可持续性指标，从而导致战略规划。

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