Decolonisation aims to deconstruct the hegemonic traditional Western academic practices and values that oppress Indigenous peoples. Decolonising research methodologies is a relatively new practice in disability research in colonised nations. This paper details the Indigenous community-controlled research methodology that underpinned a disability research project with the Anangu and Yarnangu of Central Australia, ‘Walykumunu Nyinaratjaku: To Live a Good Life’. The project aimed to identify and explore how to support Indigenous people with a disability in the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands to live a good life. The research was structured on a decolonising methodology to situate the control and governance of the research with the Indigenous peoples. Our experience could assist other disability researchers working with Indigenous peoples in remote communities.
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Gilroy, J., Dew, A., Lincoln, M., Ryall, L., Jensen, H., Taylor, K., … Flood, V. (2018). Indigenous persons with disability in remote Australia: research methodology and Indigenous community control. Disability and Society, 33(7), 1025–1045. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1478802
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