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Two-Eyed Seeing in Knowledge Synthesis: Weaving together Western scoping review methods with Indigenous storytelling to explore Indigenous approaches to harm reduction
Using methodological approaches rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and being can help to ensure that research findings are relevant and useful to Indigenous communities, while providing evidence for more responsive public health policy and practice. This article explores a practical application of a Two-Eyed Seeing approach in knowledge synthesis as part of Phase I of the First Nation Health Authority’s Indigenizing Harm Reduction Study. The Study aims to develop a First Na
Oct 21
University of Saskatchewan: Decolonizing Education Through Bison Teachings
The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is partnering with local school divisions to deliver four culturally affirming land-based learning sessions for elementary, middle years and high school students. ITEP Director Yvette Arcand and Dr. Dawn Wallin along with the USask Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellece (LFCE) Director, Dr. Scott Wright and Elder Roland Duquette were instrumental in teaching the students about bison teachings,
Oct 21


Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian ContextsTowards More Balanced Curricular Representations and Classroom Practices
Book: Ehaab Abdou, Theodore Zervas (2024). Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian Contexts: Towards More...
Nov 8, 2024


“Sometimes We Struggle, Sometimes We Push Back:” The Educational Experiences and Aspirations of Youth with Refugee Backgrounds from the Horn of Africa
Wilson-Forsberg, S., Masakure, O., Kimani-Dupuis, R., & Mondal, S. (2024). “Sometimes We Struggle, Sometimes We Push Back:” The Educational Experiences and Aspirations of Youth with Refugee Backgrounds from the Horn of Africa . Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation , 47 (3), 634–672. https://doi.org/10.53967/cje-rce.6615 #CBRMethods #CBRTheory #ResearchEthics #EquityInResearch #MemberResearch
Oct 18, 2024


“Dear John”: Overriding institutional axiology by privileging Indigenous relational ethics
John, J., & Castleden, H. (2024). “Dear John”: Overriding institutional axiology by privileging Indigenous relational ethics. Research...
Oct 18, 2024


Decolonisation of education through citizen science: Slow science, not slow violence. The case study Diamonds on the Soles of Our Feet
Abstract Citizen science projects are vulnerable to top-down directivity and driven by assumptions of one-directional ambitions regarding...
Aug 28, 2024


A Review of Indigenous Education Models: Bachelor of Education Students
Report: https://indspire.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Indigenous-Education-Models-Report-Final.pdf Infographic: ...
Aug 23, 2024


Building Brighter Futures for Indigenous Learners: Insights into the National Education Survey Report and Infographic
Building Brighter Futures for Indigenous Learners: Insights into the National Education Survey Report: https://indspire.ca/wp-content/u...
Aug 23, 2024


Promising practices and constraining factors in mobilizing community-engaged research
Michelle Lam and Akech Mayuom Abstract This article describes a project involving 13 community focus groups on the topic of anti-racism...
Aug 23, 2024


Zoom for Community-Based Research
UNDER THE SCOPE of substantiating collaborative learning and sustainable rural relationships through online hybrid research in Western...
Aug 23, 2024


Carnegie Classification Partnership With a Joint Venture of Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
For nearly two decades, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Community Engagement Classification has recognized postsecondary institutions in the United States for demonstrating their commitment to their broader communities through engaged learning, research, and partnership practice. Now, a new initiative will bring the classification to a group of Canadian institutions. McMaster University, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Simon Fraser Uni
Aug 23, 2024


CIHR new Research Excellence Framework
Message from Rhonda Kropp Associate Vice-President, Learning Health Systems I am pleased to announce the release of CIHR's Research Excellence Framework, a major step in advancing our strategic plan commitment to research excellence in all its diversity. This Framework positions CIHR on a clear path towards achieving our vision where Canadian health research is recognized as inclusive, collaborative, transparent, culturally safe, and focused on real-world impact. We are lo
Aug 23, 2024


Research Impact Story: The Building Bridges Together project is co-creating financial empowerment strategies
In a country as prosperous as Canada, the statistic that 5.8 million people live in poverty is a stark reminder of the inequities that persist. In Durham Region, the Building Bridges Together project supported by Durham College’s Social Impact Hub, funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and led by Professor Lorraine Closs from the Faculty of Social and Community Services are tackling this issue head-on by empowering low-income community mem
Jun 25, 2024


Article: Imagining a Post-Pandemic Reality through an Arts-based Methodological Framework
Janes, H., Berry, A., Lyonblum, E., Risk, L., & Niknafs, N. (2023). Imagining a Post-Pandemic Reality through an Arts-based...
Jun 24, 2024


Youth-Led Research Project Magazine: RE-IMAGYN BC Combining Art and Research to Co-Create Understandings of Relationship and Gender Equity with 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
Description - This magazine, which was entirely created by youth, shares the findings from the first phase of the RE-IMAGYN BC...
Jun 24, 2024


Article: Amadeusz’s Prosper: Effective reintegration of adults facing firearm-related charges in Ontario, Canada
Eizadirad, A., Chambers, T. N., & Brown, S. B. (2024). Amadeusz’s Prosper: Effective reintegration of adults facing firearm-related...
Jun 24, 2024


Article: Systematic Integrative Narrative Review onCommunity Support Practices and Outcomes inSocial and Community Housing
Lapierre, J., Bourque, L., Leblanc, N., Roch, G., Provencher, V., Jetté, C., ... & Fournier-Dufou, L. (2024). The Systematic Integrative...
Jun 24, 2024


Article: Birth and postnatal outcomes among infants of immigrant parents of different admission categories and parents born in Canada: a population-based retrospective study
Yang, S., Shapiro, G. D., Ng, E., Vissandjée, B., & Vang, Z. M. (2024). Birth and postnatal outcomes among infants of immigrant parents...
Jun 24, 2024


Article: Jeunesses autochtonesSe réapproprier la recherche pour mieux se représenter soi-même Indigenous youth Reappropriating research to better represent themselves
Résumé Cet article porte sur un processus entrepris par et avec les jeunes du comité aviseur du volet autochtone de la Chaire-réseau de...
May 24, 2024


Report & Infographic: Equity in the Broader Settlement Sector: Addressing Systemic Racism and Digital Equity across the Settlement Journey
This collaborative research project was led by the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in partnership with the Waterloo Region...
May 24, 2024
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