Both IRBs Said Yes Journal

For the researcher who moved through tribal and institutional review — and refused to treat one as optional. This piece names a methodological truth that often goes uncredited: Indigenous research that satisfies both community accountability structures and Western regulatory frames isn't a compromise of either. It's a higher bar, met twice.

Wear it to the defense, the conference, the grant review, the seminar where someone questions whether your work is "rigorous enough." It already cleared two boards. The conversation can move on.