Creating and Implementing an Indigenous Evaluation Framework Process With Minnesota Tribes

Authors

  • Melanie Nadeau Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians & Department of Indigenous Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Vanessa Tibbitts Oglala Sioux Nation & American Indian Public Health Resource Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
  • Ryan Eagle Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation & American Indian Public Health Resource Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
  • Gretchen Dobervich American Indian Public Health Resource Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.75486

Keywords:

American Indian, Tribal, Indigenous Evaluation Framework, culturally appropriate, culturally grounded

Abstract

This article is an exemplar of incorporating traditional Indigenous approaches into evaluation practice and addresses the Eastern Door—Be a Good Relative. Throughout the creation of a process for implementing an Indigenous evaluation framework, the American Indian Public Health Resource Center team came to the work rested and ready in ways that reflected traditional, cultural, and spiritual ways of knowing. Throughout the authors’ process, they respectfully listened and sought to understand first and foremost their Tribal partners and let them guide the authors’ decision-making process for taking the best pathway forward together. The authors are honoured to share their story.

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Published

2023-07-15

How to Cite

Nadeau, M., Tibbitts, V., Eagle, R., & Dobervich, G. (2023). Creating and Implementing an Indigenous Evaluation Framework Process With Minnesota Tribes. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 38(1), 35–56. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.75486

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2023): June

Section

Roots and Relations (R&R)

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