ABSTRACT
In order to develop an Indigenous quantitative methodology, we must first synthesize the overarching principles of all Indigenous methodologies. While the literature on Indigenous research methodologies of any kind is slim, the field is a vigorous and active domain of knowledge production. The ground-breaking work of noted Māori scholar Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999) introduced the concept of Indigenous methodologies as fundamentally differing from Western traditions and sharing, across Indigenous nations, key tenets and underpinning philosophies. This scholarship set the stage for the acknowledgment of Indigenous research methodologies as a unique and valid methodological approach. It underscored how, globally, Indigenous peoples apply their own lenses, perspectives, and understandings to the research process. Indigenous research methodologies are emerging and developing at a rapid pace.
