Australian Aboriginal author and researcher Judy Atkins struggled to find an appropriate research method for her 2002 book "Trauma Trails, Recreating Songlines - the Transgenerational Effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia".
Atkins talks of the indigenous based methodological approach called dadirri "the aboriginal gift"- which is a deep, contemplative process of listening to one another in reciprocal relationships. It is a narrative approach used to help understand the context of Aboriginal lives.
The principals and functions of dadirri are: a knowledge and consideration of community and the diversity and unique nature that each individual brings to community; ways of relating and acting within community; a non-intrusive observation, or quietly aware watching; a deep listening and hearing with more than the ears; a reflective non-judgemental consideration of what is being seen and heard; and, having learnt from the listening, a purposeful plan to act, with actions informed by learning, wisdom, and the informed responsibility that comes with knowledge.
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