Decolonizing Methodologies

Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples

First edition cover
Author	Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Country	New Zealand
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Zed Books
Publication date	1999
ISBN	978 1 85649 624 7

Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples is a book by Linda Tuhiwai Smith. Originally published in 1999, Decolonizing Methodologies is a seminal text in indigenous studies that explores the intersections of colonialism and research methodologies.

Summary[]

The book begins with the line "The word itself, 'research', is probably one of the dirtiest words in the indigenous world's vocabulary." Smith contends that Western paradigms of research are "inextricably linked to European imperialism and colonialism."

Smith concludes the book by articulating how she believes Kaupapa Māori research methods could be implemented.

Impact and reception[]

Decolonizing Methodologies offers a vision of kaupapa Māori research that has been enormously influential. Ranginui Walker described the book as "a dynamic interpretation of power relations of domination, struggle and emancipation".^[1] Laurie Anne Whitt praised the book as a "powerful critique of dominant research methodologies."^[2]

In 2021 the Spanish translation of the book, A descolonizar metodologías, published by LOM was brought by Elisa Loncón to the "plurinational library" of the Constitutional Convention of Chile.^[3]

See also[]

• Critical theory
• Decolonization
• Decolonization of knowledge
• Tikanga Māori

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