Since 1999, Indigenous scholars across the world have recentered research on Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. This radical change marks the decolonization of research. This new paradigm is based on the validity of Indigenous epistemologies, ontologies, and methodologies to conduct research. To appraise the recent evolution of this shifting…

This article suggests how traditional approaches to policy inquiry can be reconsidered in light of the research inquiry and communicative skills needed by all policy researchers. A 15-year review of both policy and discourse processes research suggests ways to conduct policy studies within a communicative framework. (Author/SLD)