From Protocols to Practice: Integrating Wahkohtowin and Keeoukaywin in Community-Based Research Methodologies

Examining the community-engaged research of three Indigenous researchers (nêhiyaw and Métis) at varying stages of our academic journeys, this paper reviews and analyzes Indigenous research methodologies rooted in Indigenous practices, culture, and ways of knowing. We focus on storytelling and Talking Circles, guided by the principles of keeoukaywin—a nêhiyaw/Métis cultural practice of visiting—and wahkohtowin—a nêhiyaw/Métis concept of relationality. We share how our research endeavors are uniquely shaped by these methodologies, qualitative methods, and principles, despite our diverse interests, community partners, and place-based research contexts.