Citation

Kiemele E, Dell CA, Hopkins C, Beckstead J, Fromson JA. J. Health Care Poor Underserved 2017; 28(3): 860-868.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Johns Hopkins University Press)

DOI

10.1353/hpu.2017.0083

PMID

28804064

Abstract

Binge drinking among American Indians and Alaskan Natives is an acute health issue in the United States. The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University convened a one-day meeting with North American experts to identify key elements for developing research methodologies to measure treatment outcomes founded in Indigenous cultural ways of knowing. Three were identified: recognize culture as treatment, overcome Western interpretations of research, and apply culturally appropriate research methodologies. Common across the elements is respectful relationship development, which mirrors the efforts of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was established to address the destructive legacy of residential schools among First Nations. Reconciling America's research response to binge drinking among American Indians and Alaskan Natives requires a similar commitment.

Language: en