(Re)Connecting with the 6 Rs
A Workshop Series on Ethical Native-Engaged Research
Respect, Relationality, Responsibility, Representation, Relevance, and Reciprocity
This Reciprocal Research Workshop series, funded by the NSF EPSCoR I-CREWS grant, employs a 6 Rs (Respect, Relationality, Responsibility, Representation, Relevance, Reciprocity) framework for exploring the dynamics, logistics, and practical considerations of conducting or engaging in collaborative research with, in, and by Native Nations. The workshop series will take place each Spring of 2025, 2026, 2027. This workshop series builds on the 2022 (Re)Cultivating and (Re)Newing Reciprocal Research workshops hosted by Idaho State University.
All events are open to participants from any community or institution, including but not limited to: Tribal leadership, research administrators, educators, students, and community practitioners and staff. Please note that registration closes 24 hours before each workshop.
There is no cost for participating in this workshop series, but participants will need to cover travel costs for in-person workshop days. Some funding may be available for travel, particularly for graduate students and Native community members. Submit the travel support application if you are interested.
While participation in all sessions is encouraged, it is not required that you attend all the sessions.
We look forward to seeing you for the second year’s series in spring 2026!
Year 2 (2026)
Year two will focus on Responsibility, Representation, and Reciprocity.
Year 3 (2027)
Our year three workshops in will finish up the 6Rs and focus on the application of content.
Year 1 (2025)
Year one focused on Reconnecting and Reflecting (Reflexivity), Respect, and Relationality.
Land Acknowledgment
In an effort to show respect and recognize their intrinsic ties to the land, we acknowledge that Idaho State University (ISU) is located on the traditional territory of the Shoshone, Bannock, and Paiute peoples, collectively known as the Newe. As a public research university, it is our responsibility to disseminate accurate histories of the regional Indigenous people and of our institutional relationship with them. It is ISU’s ongoing commitment to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and to our communities that we will collaborate on future educational discourse and activities. Learn more on ISU’s Land Acknowledgment web page.
