This article: Decolonising Pacific research, building Pacific research communities and developing Pacific research tools: The case of the talanoa and the faafaletui in Samoa examines the development of Pacific research capacity in Samoa through the use of Indigenous methodologies such as talanoa and faafaletui. Drawing on a postgraduate research methods course delivered in partnership between the University of Otago and the National University of Samoa, it reflects on how these approaches were applied by staff and students. The authors argue that strengthening Pacific research requires creating spaces to critically engage with what makes such methods distinctively Samoan or Indigenous.

Suaalii-Sauni Tamasailau and Saunimaa Ma Fulu-Aiolupotea. 2014. “Decolonising Pacific research, building Pacific research communities and developing Pacific research tools: The case of the talanoa and the faafaletui in Samoa.” Asia Pacific Viewpoint 55(3): 331-344.