Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology

Book Details
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781611322934
• Author: Maggie Walter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Pages: 160
• Binding: Paperback

Description:
In the first book ever published on Indigenous quantitative methodologies, Maggie Walter and Chris Andersen introduce a major new approach to research across various disciplines and applied fields. While qualitative methods have been rigorously critiqued and reformulated, population statistics used in research on Indigenous peoples have long been treated as straightforward, transparent numbers. This book challenges that persistent positivism with a powerful critique and offers a new paradigm for Indigenous quantitative methods.

Using concrete examples from research projects with First World Indigenous peoples in the United States, Australia, and Canada, this book provides a fresh perspective on quantitative methodologies. Concise and accessible, it serves as an ideal supplementary text, as well as a core component of the methodological toolkit for anyone conducting Indigenous research or using Indigenous population statistics.