%0 Journal Article
%T Essentials of Research Engagement With Native American Tribes: Data Collection Reflections of a Tribal Research Team
%J Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
%D 2017
%A Brockie, Teresa N.
%A Dana-Sacco, Gail
%A López, Miriam Maga
%A Wetsit, Lawrence
%V 11
%N 3
%P 301-307
%X BACKGROUND: A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, particularly relevant when collecting data on sensitive topics, was employed to partner with reservation tribes to assess suicide risk among Native American (NA) youth. OBJECTIVES: To share relationship-building strategies used by an NA research team to build a partnership for collecting data. METHODS: Our collective knowledge was used to cultivate a deeper understanding of the community, build trust, and partner to engage in a respectful tribally appropriate research process. This approach provided a solid foundation for our inquiry on risk and protective factors for youth suicide. LESSONS LEARNED: A culturally grounded approach recognizes the importance of (1) ethnic concordance, (2) cultural acceptance, (3) taking time to build trust, and (4) using CBPR principles. CONCLUSIONS: Significant participation of Native researchers in sensitive topics research with tribal communities is a promising strategy for trust building and partnership development. Understanding tribal context is imperative.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Johns Hopkins University Press
%@ 1557-0541
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2017.0035