Bronwyn Rossingh (Accountability Notions), Djuwalpi Marika (Yirrkala Community), Yalmay Yunupingu (Yirrkala School)

This paper aims to propose a higher level of reflection and understanding for evaluators engaging in evaluations of Indigenous based programs.  Whilst the AES strives towards cultural competence and ethical conduct by its membership and evaluators further afield, there is still much to be learnt from Indigenous people to understand what ethics means from an Indigenous perspective. This paper analyses the extant literature to provide a background of ethics in evaluation including Indigenous evaluations and provides commentary from Indigenous people regarding what the core values are and how they see the future of evaluation in their community.

This paper is based on community evaluation experiences and valuable input from Indigenous people.   The learnings for evaluators arising from this paper include:• Indigenous ethical values and principles

• A refocus on 'whose' ethics are important
• Providing a voice for Indigenous people to contribute to the landscape of evaluation and how that may be done

This paper informs both theory and practice concerning evaluation in Indigenous contexts and contributes a further dimension to the foundations of ethical conduct.