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Within Inuit Nunangat vistas are horizonal outline of rock formations or shorelines. As they take particular shapes when viewed from a specific locations, they can be used to orient and (re-)direct one’s course when travelling (Aporta, ....). Within my research such vistas gesture towards the various ethical principles and guidelines that have guided me along the process of fieldwork
You paused to look out over a vista...
[[File:Vista small.png|thumb|alt=A round shaped collage of Nunavut landscapes photographed during all seasons, with an overlay of a circular calendar]]


In this particular case, you are presented with the guiding principles of the ‘Ethical Space of Engagement’ (ESE), as proposed by Sturgeon Lake First Nation elder Willie Ermine (Ermine 2007). The ESE, is a “third space” approach, through which differentiated nations or collectives might negotiate ethical encounters with each other in an ‘ethical’ space that belongs to neither. This third space emerges both through principled practices (like for example negotiating terms of engagement), and as a condition for- in the case of my research- (non-)Indigenous- and Euro-Canadian knowledge systems to re-position themselves as more equitable partners-in-encounter (Ermine, 2007; Ermine 2015; Indigenous Circle of Experts 2018).  
A vista is a site from which a particular view is offered. They allow for a prospective ethics, and to make meaningful decisions, when called upon. Vistas nevertheless do not provide all-knowing insights. They are partial perspectives that need to be reconsidered per series of events.  


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In this particular case, you are presented with the guiding principles of the ‘Ethical Space of Engagement’ (ESE), as proposed by Sturgeon Lake First Nation elder Willie Ermine.<ref name="multiple">Ermine, W. (2007). The ethical space of engagement. Indigenous Law Journal, 6(1), 193–203.</ref>


Figure 1: The Ethical Space Diagram, as published by the IISAAK OLAM foundation (2019)
The ESE, is a “third space” approach, through which differentiated nations or collectives might negotiate ethical encounters with each other in an ‘ethical’ space that belongs to neither. This third space emerges both through principled practices (like for example negotiating terms of engagement), and as a guiding model for willing partners to re-position themselves, so they can encounter each other from an equitable point of beginning<ref name="multiple" /><ref>Ermine, W. (2015, February). Dancing Particles. In Working Better Together Conference on Indigenous Research Ethics. Vancouver, Canada. Available at: https://indigenousresearchethics2015. wordpress. com/reporting/. Accessed on Feb.2022.</ref><ref>Indigenous Circle of Experts. (2018). We rise together: Achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation. The Indigenous Circle of Experts. Report and Recommendations, 112.</ref>.


When taking the ESE as a guiding frame, ethics are no longer a pre-emptive box to tick nor a static end-goal. Ethical research is rather performed as a dynamic state of becoming which requires ongoing negotiation and decolonization. This applies in particular, when the ESE is meant to assist in facilitating the co-production of knowledge. As knowledge itself, is not static, and actively regenerated across time and space.
[[File:Ethical Space of Engagement (IISSAAK OLAM FOUNDATION, 2019).png|border|Figure 1: The Ethical Space Diagram<ref>IISAAK OLAM foundation (2019). Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and Ethical Space. Re-used with permission.</ref>]]


When looking out, over this Vista, you wonder what it means in the thick moment/um of reconciliation to engage with the testimonies of Gjoa Haven's community members in accordance with the guiding principles of the Ethical Space of Engagement. You decide to return to your original path and continue moving across this knowledge-land-scape landscape, while paying extra attention to the things around you.
When taking the ESE as a guiding principle for ethical knowledge conciliation, ethics become no longer a box to "tick", nor a static end-goal, but rather becomes a practice that requires ongoing negotiation. It is a constant weaving back and forth between the willingness to meet each other in the "in-between", while also respecting and acknowledging each others cultural integrity.  


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Latest revision as of 12:13, 18 July 2025

You paused to look out over a vista...

A round shaped collage of Nunavut landscapes photographed during all seasons, with an overlay of a circular calendar

A vista is a site from which a particular view is offered. They allow for a prospective ethics, and to make meaningful decisions, when called upon. Vistas nevertheless do not provide all-knowing insights. They are partial perspectives that need to be reconsidered per series of events.

In this particular case, you are presented with the guiding principles of the ‘Ethical Space of Engagement’ (ESE), as proposed by Sturgeon Lake First Nation elder Willie Ermine.[1]

The ESE, is a “third space” approach, through which differentiated nations or collectives might negotiate ethical encounters with each other in an ‘ethical’ space that belongs to neither. This third space emerges both through principled practices (like for example negotiating terms of engagement), and as a guiding model for willing partners to re-position themselves, so they can encounter each other from an equitable point of beginning[1][2][3].

Figure 1: The Ethical Space Diagram[4]

When taking the ESE as a guiding principle for ethical knowledge conciliation, ethics become no longer a box to "tick", nor a static end-goal, but rather becomes a practice that requires ongoing negotiation. It is a constant weaving back and forth between the willingness to meet each other in the "in-between", while also respecting and acknowledging each others cultural integrity.

If you have not yet checked out the "Terms of Engagement" of this Knowledge-Land-Scape, you should check them out. Find them on the bottom right of your screen.


Visit the Terms of Engagement (bottom right)


Or,


"Return" to your original path and continue tracing the BearWatch researchers, as they seek to collaborate with the Gjoa Haven HTA on their needs for recognition.



  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ermine, W. (2007). The ethical space of engagement. Indigenous Law Journal, 6(1), 193–203.
  2. ↑ Ermine, W. (2015, February). Dancing Particles. In Working Better Together Conference on Indigenous Research Ethics. Vancouver, Canada. Available at: https://indigenousresearchethics2015. wordpress. com/reporting/. Accessed on Feb.2022.
  3. ↑ Indigenous Circle of Experts. (2018). We rise together: Achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation. The Indigenous Circle of Experts. Report and Recommendations, 112.
  4. ↑ IISAAK OLAM foundation (2019). Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and Ethical Space. Re-used with permission.

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