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Abstract

This paper, will question and examine the problem-identification in indigenous sociology in Canada as one of the fields in humanities. It will be indicated that taking Canadian sociology as an example it is reasonable to argue that loca]. and internal social issues and problems in Canada has enabled Canadian sociologists to coordinate scientific orientation of sociology with the indigenous necessities. It will be argued, however, that due to a lack of epistemological and conceptual principles in this argumeni it is still too soon to accept that indigenization of science is logically a valid argument. This is partly because multiplicity of subject orientations (such as what interests the Canadian sociologists to work o political-economy, cultural studies and feminism) only determines the foci in scientific research and it does not determine the scientific postulates with which to discover the universal laws dominating the social world and the epistemological atmosphere in which to develop new theoretical insights. The experience gained by the Canadian sociologists, of course, indicates that the formalion of paradigms in sociology gain effect from the local experiences. For this reason this paper focuses on the relationship between problem-identification and the formation of indigenous humanities in Canada.

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