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PI: Liberda, Eric N; Kataquapit, Gisele; Charania, Nadia A; Spence, Nicholas D
Canada's pandemic response to COVID-19 has substantial shortfalls, particularly with protecting the health of Indigenous communities. A significant gap remains regarding the generation and evaluation…
PI: Kirychuk, Shelley; Rabbitskin, Norma J; Ramsden, Vivian R
Aim: This project aims to increase health and well-being by considering how the house impacts COVID-19 on Sturgeon Lake First Nation (SLFN). Research Questions: ((1) In what ways does the house impac…
PI: Allen, Lindsay P
Indigenous Peoples in Canada have poorer health outcomes than the general population because of the racism, inequity, discrimination, and oppression inherent in our policies, systems, and structures.…
Over 90% of children and youth in Manitoba's child welfare system are Indigenous. When the child welfare system takes a child into care, the state becomes the guardian. The state is responsible for p…
PI: Pruden, Harlan
The concentration of my proposed studies is to understand how (and if) Two-Spirit facilitates access to health information and well-being for Indigenous sexual and gender minority peoples and/or comm…
Currently, First Nations people in Canada are subjected to evacuation birth policy, through the First Nation Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB). Under this policy, federally employed nursing personnel at FN…
Over 90% of children and youth in Manitoba's child welfare system are Indigenous. When the child welfare system takes a child into care, the state becomes the guardian. The state is responsible for p…
Health differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians are well-documented in the literature. Recent events concerning Indigenous people in Canada have highlighted the pervasiveness of co…
PI: McLane, Patrick; Austen Wiebe, Valerie J; Altabbaa, Ghazwan; Bill, Lea; Roach, Pamela Marie
This project will develop and test simulation modules to train clinicians, nurses and operational leaders to counter racism and inequities in care for Indigenous patients in Alberta emergency departm…
PI: De Leeuw, Sarah; Moineau, Geneviève
Catalyzing H.E.A.L. Medicine is a knowledge creation project: it builds new evidence about Critical Health Humanities (CHH) to innovate medicine and healthcare. Anchored in a 2020 shortlisted (final …
PI: Pakhale, Smita; Bignell, Ted; Falavinha, Bruna Cristina; Kitty, Darlene
Vaccines are important public health invention to curb many lethal diseases like smallpox. Vaccines are not always accepted by the people and there is a lot of hesitancy. People are misinformed on va…
PI: McDonald, Shannon; Hughes, Katie
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has been working alongside health system partners to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020. In addition to managing pandemic response, First Nati…
PI: Maar, Marion A; Sutherland, Mariette; Reade, Maurianne
A collaborative approach between First Nations communities and the local health care system led to the district of Manitoulin having the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Ontario. But ev…
PI: Bohr, Yvonne; Singoorie, Chelsea; Muir, Nicole
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Inuit youth in Nunavut is not yet well understood. Enduring effects of colonialism, infrastructure inequalities, geographic isolation, and loss of cultural iden…
PI: Lawford, Karen M; Blais, Ellen M; Bourguignon, Laya; Couchie, Carol; Darling, Elizabeth K; Holden, Becky; Matthews, Pauline; Monib, Leila L; Pedri, Celeste
How do pregnant Indigenous Peoples in Ontario conceptualize health and risk before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of maternity care? Using Indigenous feminist theory, Indigenous femi…
Still I Rise: Indigenous youth-led strategies as a pathway to wholistic health and health equity
PI: Storey, Kate E
Indigenous youth are disproportionately affected by poor health. The root causes are broad and directly linked to the lasting effects of colonization. To improve wholistic health, we need to acknowle…
PI: Kent, Alexandra
Research and health services tend to exclude the voices and cultures of Indigenous peoples or fail to represent them in a respectful way. xacqanal itkinil (Many Ways of Working on the Same Thing) is …
PI: Bourque Bearskin, Lisa; D'SOUZA, MELBA; Kurtz, Donna L; Moar, Diana; Palmer, Becky C; Ryan, Maureen M; Sanders, Caroline D; Seymour, Colleen
The state of health equity in Indigenous populations continues to widen despite the advances in Indigenous health research. Part of the solution is a distinction-based approach that upholds the right…
PI: Dosman, James A; Abonyi, Sylvia; Baetz, Marilyn; King, Malcolm; Kirychuk, Shelley; Mike, Delano T; Naytowhow, Carol D; Neubuhr, Marie J; Pahwa, Punam; Seeseequasis, Jeremy T; Seesequasis, Warren B
Working with the communities, we plan to look into issues around mental wellness in First Nations people. We want to find the relationship between the house, the home and what makes for mental well b…
PI: Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Flett, Jackie; Girolami, Tammy; Humbert, Margaret L; Maina, Geoffrey M; Ndubuka, Nnamdi O; Wahpepah, Kathleen
Many Indigenous youth are the descendants of generations of people devastated by the unresolved trauma resulting from the residential school system (RSS) in Canada. Further, existing school curricula…
PI: Anthony, Samantha J; Beaucage, Mary B
In Canada, Indigenous peoples (including First Nations, Métis and Inuit) experience persistent health and social disparities and report higher rates of end-stage organ failure. The reasons for these …
PI: Ahmad Khan, Faiz; Jean Louis, Frantz; Schwartzman, Kevin
Canada's federal government and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are seeking to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) across Inuit Nunangat by 2030. The ITK TB Elimination Framework calls for ensuring "equitable …
PI: Alvarez, Gonzalo G; Mao, Yongyi; Pease, Christopher
The incidence rate of TB among Canadian Inuit is 400x that of non-Indigenous Canadians. The federal government has set a goal of eliminating TB across the Inuit homeland by 2030. Historically, commun…
PI: Bohr, Yvonne; Muir, Nicole
As a result of colonialism, Inuit youth in Nunavut continue to face extreme adversities. Racism and loss of cultural identity have led to significant mental health challenges, including some of the h…
Building on the agency and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples an evidence-based curriculum for health clinicians has been developed, pilot-tested and prepared for broader translation across Mi'kma'ki. I…
PI: Ballard, Myrle
In May 2011, the Government of Manitoba declared a state of emergency due to unprecedented flooding. The flooding was so severe and rapid that communities downstream of the Fairford Dam were given 24…
In collaboration with the Stoney Nakoda Nation, we have developed this study to assess the effects of exposure to contaminants originating from existing coal mining activity in Bighorn Country on rep…
PI: Benoit, Anita C; Gauvin, Holly; Young, Meghan
Background: Thunder Bay has a disproportionately large population of people who inject drugs (PWID) facing ongoing challenges related to substance use which includes a high proportion of street-affec…
PI: Shen, Garry X; Decaire, Elizabeth; Mousseau, Wendy; Omarr, Vivian L; Sinclair, Stephanie A
Diabetes in pregnancy is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in women and their offspring. First Nations (FN) people, especially those living in isolated communities, have a higher ris…
PI: Brown, Helen J; Price, Roberta; Varcoe, Colleen M
In this project, we will strengthen and test an Indigenous-informed, arts-based intervention for people in prison. Building on decades of Indigenous community-driven research, a partnership with Corr…
PI: Jull, Janet E; Brant, Lindsay M; Firestone, Michelle; Gordon, Moses E; King, Alexandra; Manitowabi, Darrel J; Morton Ninomiya, Melody; O'Campo, Patricia J; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J
Inuit, Métis and First Nations ("Indigenous") populations have the highest rates of health burdens in relation to the general populations living in Canada. For example, for First Nations compared to …
PI: Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Iyer, Srividya N; MacKinnon, Aileen
Persistent health inequities experienced by Indigenous youth (11-15 years old) in Canada, are at least in part, due to the failure to include Indigenous youth in the development, implementation, and …
PI: Wilson, Ciann L
The histories of mixed Indigenous-Black (IB) Peoples have been erased in Canada's collective memory and consciousness. Indigenous People's cultures, contributions, and legacies have been systematical…
PI: Wright, Amy; Harris, Selby; Pace, Jessica E
Early childhood development is critical for a healthy life trajectory, and supporting parents during this time is critical to healthy parenting and promoting the healthy development of children. In p…
PI: Whiskeyjack, Lana; Chalifoux, Jeffery J
The multiplicity and diversity of Indigenous genders and sexualities has been intentionally disrupted and violently targeted by historic and ongoing colonization and epistemicide. This has profoundly…
PI: Johnston, Patricia A; Baikie, Gail; Vang, Zoua
Colonialism continues to have lasting effects on gender and childbirth within Inuit communities, creating ongoing challenges and barriers that can impact wellbeing. For example, women must leave thei…
PI: Creating Hope Society, Of Alberta; Albert, Jason; Iahtail, Bernadette; Long, David A
"Remember Right Relationships" is a three-year mix methods Indigenous, community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that seeks to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by Indigenous…
PI: Monchalin, Renee J; Flicker, Sarah
Responding to the need for Two-Spirit youth-led research, this project will take a participatory action community-driven approach that will explore and support Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA+ youth voiced exp…
PI: Norman, Moss E; Hart, Michael A
The negative implications of Euro-Western gender systems on the health and wellness of Indigenous peoples is widely recognized. Notwithstanding the disruptive impact of colonialism on diverse Indigen…
PI: Mashford-Pringle, Angela; Butsang, Tenzin; Flores, Jerry; Lawford, Karen M; Matheson, Flora I
Despite making up only 5% of the general population, over 30% of people incarcerated in Canada's federal prisons identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit (Zinger, 2020). This project aims to take a…
PI: Leason, Jennifer L; Cidro, Jaime; Jurgutis, Jessica; Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G; Paynter, Martha J
Indigenous womxn now account for 41.4% of all federally incarcerated womxn in Canada (OCI, 2019). Many incarcerated womxn are mothers, however prison pregnancy, and reproductive health statistics and…
PI: Meijer Drees, Laurie; James, Florence; Norris, Joe; Speck, Fred
A healthy Coast Salish identity avoids restrictive categorizations and envelopes rather than foregrounds gender. A holistic Indigenous worldview shapes the process of creating that identity. Transmot…
PI: Parsons, Michael R; Louttit, Skylar S; McLeod, Albert
The Exploring 9Genders within the lifecycle "We Will Always Love" proposal is in direct alignment with the Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant in its emphasis on generating new knowledge to rai…
PI: Kurtz, Donna L; Barnes, Wilfred; Moar, Diana; Barry, Julianne C; Hutchinson, Peter J; Legault, Gabrielle
Indigenous gender and identity are deeply rooted in cultural practices. Gender affects identities, choice of occupation, and participation in ceremony and cultural activities. Through Indigenous cosm…
PI: Hoogeveen, Dawn
Healing Indicators is a research project that aims to improve health assessment policy. It addresses the need to create tools that centre communities and Indigenous knowledge in the assessment of the…
PI: Roy, Lilla
Current, reliable, and relevant information on the health of communities is imperative to improve health. Health-relevant factors extend beyond disease or disability to social determinants of health …
PI: Gray, Mandi
This project examines if and how self-disclosed Indigenous identity could be incorporated into Alberta Health Services (AHS) new provincial Electronic Medical Records system Connect Care. Currently, …
PI: Jongbloed, Kate
Reporting on the health and wellness of populations is vital to monitor trends, identify priorities, track progress towards targets, and address inequities. All Indigenous peoples - including those w…
PI: Sodhi, Sumeet K; Keesickquayash, Patricia
The primary objective for this proposal and our primary research question is to understand the impact and evaluate the effectiveness of the Diabetes Connections Initiative, an integrated, multi-level…
PI: Yeates, Karen; Innes, Elaine S; Logie, Carmen
Indigenous peoples in Canada are diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age, have greater severity at diagnosis and develop staggering rates of complications (e.g., chronic kidney disease, retinopathy,…