OPRE Research and Evaluation with Indigenous Communities

OPRE takes an intentional approach to research, evaluation, and evaluation technical assistance with Indigenous communities that is aligned with the Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities (PDF), committed to equitable practices related to data, and grounded in ACF’s Evaluation Policy to promote rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics. We design our research and technical assistance to maximize learning from ongoing OPRE activities.  We strive to be responsive to a history of trust violations and adhere to tribal cultural principles regarding data that emphasize both protection and benefit.  We also utilize the principles of active engagement to assure that our projects with Indigenous communities promote opportunities for co-creation of knowledge and incorporate community voice.  Without generalizing or oversimplifying the diversity of Indigenous individuals and communities, we use the term Indigenous to be inclusive of individuals and communities whose ancestors originally lived in the land that is now within the borders of the United States, whether members of federally recognized Tribes or not, and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. 

This pages provides a short description of our recently completed and ongoing research, evaluation, and evaluation technical assistance with Indigenous communities as well as links to more detail about each of them.