Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities

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Expectations for Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities of Northwestern California

As Humboldt State University transforms into California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, the number of non-Native researchers who want to work with Indigenous Communities of Northwestern California is expected to rise. This document has been constructed as a guide—as well as a set of demands—for nurturing good outcomes and reducing poor ones when non-Native researchers want to work with the area’s Native communities.

These are basic expectations for non-Native researchers who want to engage in ethical research with Indigenous Communities of Northwestern California. While these requirements are necessary they are not, in and of themselves, sufficient for ethical research with Indigenous Communities of Northwestern California. The following expectations can be considered a “floor” not a “ceiling.” This is not a checklist for non-Native researchers and the following list of expectations does not claim to address all people, communities, or Tribes of Northwestern California.

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