This article considers key methodological and ethical issues for qualitative research with Aboriginal sex workers based on the author's experiences conducting research with this diverse group of people. Issues gaining access to this group through Indigenous community organisations and sex worker community organisations are considered. The aim is to share critical reflections about some of the assumptions underpinning the research process, ethical engagement with Indigenous communities, and research participants and to outline researcher responsibilities. In navigating these factors, it was found that working with and for community‐based organisations requires considerable attention to power and the dynamics of representation.

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谁握住钥匙？谈判看门人，社区政治和土著空间研究的“权利”

本文根据作者对这群人进行研究的经验，考虑了与原住民性工作者进行定性研究的关键方法论和道德问题。考虑了通过土著社区组织和性工作者社区组织进入该群体的问题。目的是就支持研究过程的某些假设，与土著社区和研究参与者的道德参与等问题进行共享性批判性思考，并概述研究人员的责任。在浏览这些因素时，发现与基于社区的组织合作并与之合作需要对权力和代表制的动态给予极大的关注。