Rethinking natural hazards research and engagement to include co-creation with Indigenous communities

This paper shows how effective co-creation of resources and bi-lateral knowledge exchange between natural hazard researchers and local Indigenous communities provides an effective, equitable, and sustainable way to conduct research.

Resource co-creation with local Indigenous communities is a highly valuable and effective means to conduct community outreach and engagement that is currently underused. Individual Indigenous groups in Canada have Research Protocols to govern research activities. Globally there are established constructs to weave both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Knowledge systems, that can help draw on the strengths of both, whilst maintaining Indigenous data sovereignty.