Decolonizing research with the Fala methodology / Dr Inez Fainga’ a-Manu Sione.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sione, Inez Fainga’ a-Manu, author.

Series:

SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research.

SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacific Islanders--Health aspects--Australia--Queensland.

Pacific Islanders.

Decolonization.

Pacific Islanders--Social life and customs--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

When Indigenous peoples become the researchers and not merely the researched, the process of creating new knowledge is transformed. Decolonization focuses on Indigenous ways of engaging with communities and their knowledge systems, on their terms. My doctoral study used Fala methodology to explore the health perspectives of three generations of Māori, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, and Cook Island people residing in Southeast Queensland, Australia. The fala is a traditional mat of high cultural value in Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. I applied stages of the fala-making process to inform my research approach, resulting in a culturally grounded way to conduct research that is embedded in Pasifika Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies. The Fala methodology is a decolonizing approach to the research process that acknowledges and respects the lived experiences and cultural values of Pasifika-heritage peoples, including those residing in Australia. As I reflect on the process of creating the Fala methodology, I explain the challenges and learnings that my journey as a doctoral candidate provided.

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ISBN:

1-5296-8520-6

9781529685206

OCLC:

1428169788