As research in Humanities and its role in education frames itself in data deduced from existing theories sourced from largely western contexts, its inadequacies and limitations are increasingly noticeable. Tracing the history and application of Indigenous Knowledge, this study calls for implementation of grounded theory of research, particularly within the Arabian Gulf, where the Humanities, while being challenged for their relevance to the emerging knowledge economies, assume a western worldview with resultant solutions and approaches disassociated from grassroot realities and local socio-cultural contexts. Based on continuing studies on decolonizing research methodologies, this paper will suggest ways in which work in the Humanities could be reformulated to sensitize and give voice, as well as agency, to local conditions and the local community whose future is at stake. Constructivist grounded theory allows for hypotheses and research questions to evolve through interactions with the community rather than applying a pre-existing theory, thus allowing for a range of voices and perspectives hitherto unrepresented in social research. Focus could thus be on participatory methods which involve local communities as spaces for research but also engage and empower researchers from within the target communities to affect meaningful and culture sensitive data using relevant linguistic, social and economic knowledge systems.