Etupatumumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) and Ethical Space: Ways to Disrupt Health Researchers’ Colonial Attraction to a Singular Biomedical Worldview.

Osani Balkaran, a Canadian musician and producer, recorded and produced this Witness podcast.

Etuaptmunk (Two-Eyed Seeing) article begins with acknowledgement of Indigenous research existence on Turtle Island for millennia, where knowledge(s) to work with the land and its inhabitants are available for next generations. Currently, within health research these knowledge systems are often silenced, as biomedical ways are privileged and viewed as valid. When Indigenous knowledge is solicited, the knowledge system is predominantly an ‘add-on’ or is assimilated into biomedical (Western) understandings. Rooted in Indigenous teachings and knowledges, Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) and Ethical Space, approach research with the aim of disrupting the attraction to a singular worldview, thereby, disrupting the dominance of biomedical knowledge. Knowledge rooted in diverse knowledge systems is required to challenge colonial relations in health research and practice. Come listen to the podcast, where two of the co-authors, Dr. Moneca Sinclaire and Dr. Annette Schultz share their conversation about the article, central ideas, along with mention of two exemplary research projects: mite achimowin - heart talks and Pac Ow Tay. A synergy between Etuaptmumk and Ethical Space can support working with both Indigenous and biomedical knowledge systems in health research and enhance reconciliation.