Research Design and Methodology

In this chapter, I delineate my research design and methodology for my project in Xuilub. I used a two-pronged data collection method, which consisted of experiential learning (which I consider an Indigenous form of “participant-observation”) and semi-structured interviews. First, I delineate this research process and describe how I applied my methodological approach while being sensitive to the local Indigenous context (people and land) in Xuilub. Finally, I discuss how I made sense of all the data that I collected and how it was analysed and interpreted.