Choose ONE of the following topics and write a correctly referenced, academically formatted essay of no more than 3,500 words.

1. Choose one research method (for example, interviews, participation observation, case study analysis) and outline its use in research conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What are the advantages and challenges of applying the particular research method in an Indigenous research context?
2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics including Martin Nakata, Karen Martin, Aileen Morteon- Robinson and Irabinna Rigney have written about Indigenous epistemological and ontological implications of research and/or research methods in Indigenous contexts. How has the emergence of Indigenous scholars in this area influenced the ways we might conduct research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
3. How can research best serve the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? How can research benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in ways which consider Indigenous ontologies, epistemologies and knowledge systems?