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Evaluators working with Indigenous peoples and communities are often advised to become familiar with a Native community’s social, cultural, and spiritual values before beginning a project. As an evaluation community, how can we be more intentional about moving beyond mere familiarity and acknowledgement of these value systems to actively centering them in our evaluation work? …

IPE TIG Week: Calling on the Wisdom of the Seven Grandfathers by Linda Sue Warner (Comanche) and Jeremy Braithwaite Read More »

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. …

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

In 2021, the inclusive allies and Indigenous relatives of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation (CJPE) launched a permanent section called Roots and Relations (R&R). R&R is co-edited by us, Larry Bremner, FCES (Métis) and Nicole Bowman, Ph.D. (Lunaape/Mohican). Its intent is to honor our lineage, grow our kinship, and sustain intergenerational legacies of Indigenous …

IPE TIG Week: Beyond Do No Harm to Being Responsible Relatives: Celebrating and Valuing Indigenous Scholarship Through Peer-Reviewed Publications and Processes by Larry Bremner and Nicole Bowman Read More »

Hello, my name is Nathanael O’Connor and I reside in Alaska and live and work on the traditional lands of the Dena’ina peoples. From my experiences as a non-Indigenous person working in Indigenous spaces and contexts, I observe many non-Indigenous evaluators and researchers prematurely contacting Indigenous evaluators, researchers, and field experts requesting information on an …

IPE TIG Week: Respect, reciprocity, and relationship: Lessons I have learned as a non-Indigenous person working primarily with Indigenous people and communities by Nathanael O’Connor Read More »

Greetings!  My name is Melanie Nadeau, and I am a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. I am currently serving as the Graduate Program Director for the Indigenous Health PhD program, which is housed in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota. The theme for this blog is …

IPE TIG Week: Taking a Culturally Grounded Approach to Tribal Community Engagement and Capacity Building by Melanie Nadeau Read More »