Citation

Holkup PA, Rodehorst TK, Wilhelm SL, Kuntz SW, Weinert C, Stepans MB, Salois EM, Hand Bull JL, Hill WG. J. Transcult. Nurs. 2009; 20(2): 164-175.

Affiliation

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1043659608325845

PMID

18948449

PMCID

PMC2708102

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to use a cross-cultural model to guide the exploration of common issues and the dynamic interrelationships surrounding entrée to tribal communities as experienced by four nursing research teams. Method: Members of four research teams discuss the primary lessons learned about successful strategies and challenges encountered during their projects' early stages. RESULTS: Understanding the cultural values of relationship and reciprocity is critical to the success of research projects conducted in Native American communities. DISCUSSION: Conducting cross-cultural research involves complex negotiations among members of three entities: academia, nursing science, and tribal communities. The lessons learned in these four research projects may be instructive to investigators who have the opportunity to conduct research with tribal communities.

Language: en