Helicopter Researchers

Think about your motives before embarking on research in Native American communities, suggests Teresa D. LaFromboise.

Quick Tip - 1 minute 28 seconds

Different Communities, Different Timelines

Teresa D. LaFromboise reminds researchers to be patient when working with tribal communities.

Q&A

Getting Funding for Tribal Community Research

Philip A. Fisher suggests questions researchers may want to ask themselves as they design tribal research and apply for grants.

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Ongoing Process of Negotiation

Philip A. Fisher reminds researchers that the relationship with a community needs to be carefully maintained.

Quick Tip - 2 minutes 40 seconds

Augment the Existing Community Services

Philip A. Fisher describes an intervention based on existing tribal services.

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Be Willing to Listen

Philip A. Fisher gives suggestions for how to start doing research with tribal communities.

Quick Tip - 1 minute 52 seconds

Involving Community Members on Project Teams

Philip A. Fisher shares how he has developed programs to train community members as research staff.

Quick Tip - 2 minutes 9 seconds

Replicable Process Rather Than Replicable Content

Philip A. Fisher describes Tribal Participatory Research, an approach designed to be a set of processes that can be replicated across contexts.

Quick Tip - 2 minutes 27 seconds

Building Programs from the Ground Up

Philip A. Fisher discusses the pros and cons of grounded research.

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Developing Interventions from within the Community

Philip A. Fisher explains why participatory research with American Indian communities is growing.

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