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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 27;20(6):e1012093.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012093. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Ten "simple" rules for non-Indigenous researchers engaging Indigenous communities in Arctic research

Joy M O'Brien  1 , Nathan Blais  2   3 , Carmen Butler  2 , Natalie White  2 , Ash Bustead  2 , Collin Figler  2 , McKenna Wells  2 , George Anderson  2 , Anna Yuhas  2 , Jessica Gilman Ernakovich  2   3
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Ten "simple" rules for non-Indigenous researchers engaging Indigenous communities in Arctic research

Joy M O'Brien et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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Fig 1. Flowchart of the 10 “simple rules” to guide research collaborations with Indigenous communities.
These 10 rules are categorized into 3 stages: initiating the research collaboration, project preparation and execution, and conclusions and continuation of research. Rules within each stage may be implemented concurrently; although they are shown linearly for clarity, a linear progression between and within stages should not be expected as every collaboration is unique. Figure designed by Julia Saltzman, University of New Hampshire, Research and Large Center Development.
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