TY - JOUR AU - Stein, Karyn AU - Mirosa, Miranda AU - Carter, Lynette PY - 2017/05/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - It’s Not Just About the Destination, but Also the Journey: Reflections on Research with Indigenous Women Food Growers JF - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JA - J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev. VL - 7 IS - 3 SE - Open Call Paper DO - 10.5304/jafscd.2017.073.003 UR - https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/411 SP - 105-122 AB - Research with Indigenous Peoples has a history associated with colonialism, oppression, and power and control dynamics. In order to work with Indigenous communities within a research context, unique methodologies encompassing Indigenous values, participatory approaches, and horizontal collaboration and/or knowledge exchange is required. The reflective essay explores how I (author Stein) utilized a blend of participatory and Indigenous research methodologies, including <em>kaupapa</em> <em>Māori, </em>which is unique to Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and encompasses Māori cultural values, aspirations, and<em> tikanga</em> (protocols). While the research explored how Māori women are reclaim­ing the food system and promoting agro­ecology, food self-reliance, and alternative visions based on Māori cultural values and traditions, this article is a reflec­tive work based on my experiential learning through the process of utilizing a partici­pa­tory methodology and kaupapa Māori. Nonethe­less, I touch upon key research findings. The vastly opposing worldviews between Indigenous women promoting agroecological farming and the indus­trial model of food production are representative of the conflicting values of an Indigenous versus an academic worldview. In this paper, I set out a series of reflections on working with Indigenous Māori women within a research context; the chal­lenges and tribulations that were overcome; as well as how kaupapa Māori, an Indigenous method­ology, expands on participatory research. ER -