3.5 Describe how you will obtain consent to participate from those volunteering as
participants for your research.
(100-200 words)
Include as appendix 5 the consent form or forms that you will use. Please note that consent is
not required for anonymous questionnaires. Return of the completed questionnaire indicates
consent.
3.6 If your research participants will be drawn from any dependent group (people who have
an unequal power relationship with you or with an organisation which is
cooperating in the research) please detail how will you ensure that participants do not
feel under any obligation to assist you with your research.
(100-200 words)
3.7 Describe how you will preserve participants’ confidentiality as you collect and analyse
the data and when you report the results.
(50-100 words)
3.8 If there are any potential risks (physical, emotional, social or legal) to individual
subjects' well being (beyond those normally encountered in everyday life) as a result of
their involvement in the research, detail the steps that will be taken to address these
risks including any support facilities such as counselling, debriefings or referrals.
(100-200 words)
3.9 If there are any potential safety implications for yourself as the researcher (beyond
those normally encountered in everyday life) please indicate how these will be
addressed.
(50-100 words)
3.10 If research participants will receive any payment, reimbursement or other benefit from
participation in the research, please detail this and provide a justification for the level of
compensation.
(50-100 words)
4 RECORDING, REPORTING, STORAGE AND ACCESS TO THE RESEARCH
DATA AND RESULTS
4.1 Describe briefly how the research data will be recorded, for example, audiotape,
videotape, or written notes.
(50-100 words)
Please note that explicit consent must be obtained from participants if material is to be audio
or videotaped or photographed. Provision for this should be included in the consent form.
4.2 Describe what you will do with the recorded data once it has been analysed. In order for
the Six Nations Council to comply with Canada Freedom of Information legislation
your research data must be stored securely for seven years in a safe environment.
Describe how and where the data will be stored.
(50-100 words)
4.3 Specify who apart from yourself (and your supervisors if applicable) will have access to
the research data and results, and any conditions to be placed on that access.
(25-50 words)
5 OWNERSHIP OF THE RESEARCH
5.1 Detail who will own the data and the results of your research.
(25-50 words)
The Six Nations Council will retain ownership of any Indigenous knowledge collected.