Resource persons during the workshop on indigenous research
protocols held in Diphu, on Sunday.
- DIPHU — As part
of the 51st Karbi Youth Festival organised by the Karbi Cultural Society (KCS),
the Centre for Karbi Studies – an institution committed to the Karbi culture
and society - organised a two-day workshop on Feb. 15 and the 16th at Jirsong
Asong, Karbi Anglong.
- The workshop held on the topic ‘Understanding indigenous
research protocols,’ was organised in collaboration with Karbi Anglong
Autonomous Council (KAAC) and Karbi Cultural Society (KCS).
- Apart from the host district, participants from other states
like Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan and from various parts of
Assam, took part in the workshop, presenting their research papers on the
indigenous culture and traditions of the Karbis.
- During the workshop, themes like indigenous research, Karbi
studies, decolonising methodologies, indigenous epistemologies, ethical issues
and challenges and research and cultural protocols were discussed.
- Speakers including Director for Centre for Karbi Studies,
Dr. Dharamsing Teron; chief adviser to CEM of KAAC, Elwin Teron; History
Professor at North-Eastern Hills University, Dr. Vulli Dhanaraju; documentary
filmmaker Deepak Bara and Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science,
Saraighat College, Dr. Manas Jyoti
Bordoloi, spoke on topics covering indigenous culture and traditions.
- “Research protocols
are all about how to collect data without harming the community. We see it
earlier, where researchers from outside come here to do research works on
indigenous culture. While in writing their research papers the facts are being
misrepresented. In order to avoid such errors the research protocols are
important to be followed by research scholars while doing research on
indigenous culture,” said Kareng Ronghangpi, member of Centre for Karbi
Studies.
