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Transformational Eval Week: Where to Start When Working with Indigenous Communities to Transform Evaluation by Andrealisa Belzer and Taruna Gupta

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 9, 2023

Greetings! I am Andrealisa Belzer, President of the Canadian Evaluation Society and a Credentialed Evaluator employed with the Atlantic Region of Indigenous Services Canada. I have practised health and social services evaluation since 1995 in Canada and internationally. She embraces evaluative practice that facilitates social and ecological thrivability.

IPE TIG Week: Notes from the Field: Wild Foods and Medicines Teachers Develop an Indigenous Visual Logic Model for Program Evaluation by Jamie Donatuto, Rose James, Elise Krohn, Diana Rohlman, and Valerie Segrest

Leave a Comment / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation / December 3, 2023

We are a group of Indigenous and ally wild foods and medicines teachers from the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States. We are honored to be part of a strong movement to revitalize Indigenous lifeways, protect Indigenous knowledge, and support future environmental stewards through education. An important part of this movement is the development …

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IPE TIG Week: Meaningful Community Involvement in Indigenous Evaluation Projects: The Power of Guide Groups and Reciprocity in Action by Gladys Rowe

Leave a Comment / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation / October 22, 2023

Hello everyone! I’m Gladys Rowe, and the work that I support is deeply involved in evaluation projects with a focus on supporting initiatives especially in Indigenous contexts. Today, I aim to share a learning about the transformative role of guide groups in fostering community involvement, priority setting, and direction in Indigenous evaluation projects using The …

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IPE TIG Week: Some Basic Guidelines for Evaluation with Indigenous Peoples by Art Hernandez

Leave a Comment / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation / October 22, 2023

Hi, I’m Art Hernandez and I’m a Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Program evaluation can play a crucial role in assessing the effectiveness of initiatives aimed at Indigenous peoples in the USA. However, to create real change and pursue social justice, program evaluation must be approached with a …

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In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Recognizing Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty by The IPE TIG Leadership

1 Comment / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation / October 4, 2023

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Indigenous Peoples’ Day occurs on the second Monday of October in the United States and recognizes the resilience of Indigenous peoples and the fact that Indigenous peoples still exist and to make space and honor the contributions that Indigenous peoples have made and continue to make. Other settler colonial states, e.g. …

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Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Becoming an Evaluation Accomplice by Using Critical Indigenous Theories By Christopher Hall

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / October 2, 2023

Greetings! I am Christopher Hall, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Services Administration and Delivery at the University of North Georgia. In 1999, I was introduced to intersectionality and critical theory when I attended my first statewide conference and a workshop on the topic. Since then, I have developed my work around various methods of …

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DRG TIG Week: Made in Africa Evaluation: Applying Tanzanian Indigenous Knowledge Systems by Francis Mwaijande

Leave a Comment / Democracy, Human Rights and Governance / August 28, 2023

I am Francis Mwaijande, former Chairman of Tanzania Evaluation Association (TanEA) and the Principal Investigator (P.I) of Democratizing Learning and Evaluation-Supporting evaluation ecosystems and opportunities for contextualized approaches: Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE). I’m grateful to the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and the U.S. Department of State who provided research support for this project to examine an inventory of scholarship in Africa-rooted evaluation approaches. MAE, “birthed” in the 2007 AfrEA Conference in Niami, was formally articulated by AfrEA in 2021 in a set of African Evaluation Principles designed to guide evaluation from an African perspective.

LGBT+ TIG Week: Good Relations, Chosen Family: Solidarity Building for Indigenous & 2SLGBTQ+ Research and Evaluation by Dylan Felt and Waapalaneexkweew AKA Nicky Bowman

Leave a Comment / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues / May 27, 2023

Koolamalsi/Hello! We are Dylan Felt (she/they) and Waapalaneexkweew AKA Dr. Nicky Bowman (Mohican/Lunaape; she/her), here to talk about 2SLGBTQ+ and Indigenous solidarity, love, and family.  In both our Indigenous and transgender communities, storytelling occupies a sacred space. We want to embrace that space and share with you the story of our research and evaluation partnership, …

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DVR TIG Week: Culturally Inclusive Knowledge Kit Icons for Indigenous Youth Programs by Alva Gachupin

2 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting / May 1, 2023

Hello! I’m Alva Gachupin, evaluation and research coordinator at the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation. Located on the lands of Santa Ana Pueblo N.M, NB3 Foundation is a Native-led nonprofit leading the way to improve Native American children’s health. The NB3 Foundation invests in community-driven, culturally rooted programs that provide opportunities for Native youth to …

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Celebrating Black History Month: The Invisible Labor of Women of Color and Indigenous Women in Evaluation, Part 2 by Vidhya Shanker

Leave a Comment / Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation / February 4, 2023

Vidhya Shanker of Minneapolis here, with another attempt to repair the miseducation of evaluators regarding the contributions of women of color and indigenous women, particularly their understanding of systemic oppression, to evaluation’s history. Today I highlight Dr. Kien Lee, Principal Associate/Vice President of Community Science. Lee has advanced not just a structural analysis, but also a systems-oriented analysis of racial oppression.