近年，原住民學者或關心原住民研究之學術人提出「原住民知識」，企圖形成原住民研究之倫理與研究基礎。本文認為，以原住民知識作為台灣原住民傳播研究的旨趣與起點，乃是種轉向族群或地方文化之取徑，突顯了本土化研究之關注。同時，此亦督促學術者自我反省、意識研究權力之存在，後嘗試分享、讓渡研究權力於原住民族，形成具有賦權性格的研究。

Scholars propose “Indigenous Knowledge”— the approaches contribute to the body of knowledge of indigenous people about themselves and for themselves, and for their own needs ─ as ethnic guidelines and approach for indigenous research. Following this thought, this article suggests indigenous knowledge could be the interests and approaches of indigenous communication in Taiwan, because by doing so researchers to be asked to empower or share control of research with indigenous peoples, it may avoid the unequal power between indigenous peoples and researchers. Besides, indigenous knowledge approaches which respect or follow the worldviews of indigenous peoples also share the similar value with the indigenization of communication research in Taiwan.