**2. Theoretical Approach**

A framework for decolonizing digital citizen science was informed by three key theoretical approaches: decolonizing research methods, citizen science, and Two-Eyed

Seeing. Decolonizing research is the first step, and when combined with a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, allows researchers to apply citizen science to any project with the mindset of collaboration, determining a collective vision, and eliminating or reversing power imbalances between researchers and citizens or communities.
