ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the exemplar of an autobiographical narrative inquiry, which is a form of narrative inquiry. Cardinal realized that others, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, could learn from reading her autobiographical narrative inquiry as well as her own "deeper understanding of the importance of stories in Indigenous research". The author has been struck by how memory and imagination are so closely tied. Imagination interwoven with memory then always shifts backward and forward across, in, and over time. Memory and imagination fuse in the process. As narrative inquirers we must pay close attention to these interwoven processes of memory and imagination, not only for us but also as we live alongside and engage in listening to the stories of participants. The author imagination based on lack of experience of being an elite sports person in high school made it impossible to understand Andrew's experience in school after he was expelled from the team.
