Reporting guide for meaningfully Indigenous engagement*
| 1 | Did Indigenous people(s) inform the research question? |
| 2 | How have researchers engaged with the respective Indigenous peoples in their research? (ie, what is the relationship with the Indigenous peoples?) |
| 3 | How did the research have Indigenous leadership? |
| 4 | Was the research guided by an Indigenous research paradigm? |
| 5 | Did the research have Indigenous governance? |
| 6 | Did the researchers negotiate agreements in regard to rights of access to Indigenous peoples’ intellectual and cultural property? |
| 7 | How were local Indigenous protocols and approvals adhered to and respected? (ie, how was consensus researched or any conflicts resolved?) |
| 8 | Did the research respond to a need or priority determined by the respective Indigenous peoples, community or communities? |
| 9 | Does the research have the relevant Indigenous-specific ethics approval, such as that from the associated ethics committee, tribal institutional review board (IRB), independent ethics committee (IEC), ethical review board (ERB), research ethics board (REB), research review board or tribal council? |
| 10 | Did Indigenous peoples and communities have control over the collection and management of research materials? |
| 11 | Did the research demonstrate growth, capacity strengthening, or contribute to Indigenous peoples and/or Indigenous flourishing (eg, knowledges, informing programmes and policies, workforce development, etc)? |
| 12 | How will the researchers translate the findings into tangible changes in policy and/or practice? |
| 13 | How were the findings returned to the respective communities? |
| 14 | How has/may the research benefit the Indigenous community? |
Modified from ref 16 44–46 54–56.
*We humbly acknowledge, respect and value that Indigenous peoples are diverse and constitute many nations, cultures, protocols, practices and language groups. This guide is not intended to be a checklist, but aims to support critical reflection in undertaking and publishing ethical research with the respective language, terminology, protocols and practices ultimately reflecting the local context(s) of the respective research.