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Join us on December 2 for this 1-hour Writing Seminar Series session with Dr. Cheryl Barnabe! Date And Time Wed, December 2, 2020 - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM PST... Join the AIM-HI Network for a Writing Seminar Series session on 'Tips & Tricks for Writing Quantitative Papers + Preparing Budgets for Grant Applications' with Dr. Cheryl Barnabe. The format of this session will be ~20 minutes of presentation, followed by ~40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom details. To register please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aim-hi-network-writing-seminar

Indigenous Responses to COVID-19 In the Context of Viral Hepatitis A virtual mini-conference hosted by the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis November 24, 15:00 - 17:30 CST (GMT-6) Viral hepatitis impacts Indigenous peoples around the world at much higher than average rates, harming their physical, spiritual, emotional, social and economic health. This is the result of historic and ongoing colonialism, and includes significantly worse health determinants,... inadequate access to immunization and treatment, and lethargy on the part of governments to work with Indigenous people to ensure culturally safe and responsive healthcare. COVID-19 has further exacerbated already strained systems. Many Indigenous communities have found innovative ways of preventing and coping with COVID-19. To highlight this issue, Indigenous people and allies will gather online to share and learn from each other the impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities and viral hepatitis prevention, treatment, care and aftercare. This virtual mini-conference will feature: Ceremonial welcome from an Elder Voices of lived and living experience Keynote from the Project ECHO team, which also now offers COVID-19 services Global panel of experts to discuss how Indigenous communities around the world are coping with COVID-19 while continuing to address viral hepatitis Cultural interludes For more information and to register for this free event, please visit: https://wipcvh2021.org/virtual-mini-conference/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wipcvh Instagram: @2021wipcvh #wipcvh

Webinar Opportunity! Join SFU tomorrow at 1:00pm PST for a conversation with Kim Van Der Woerd, Founder of Reciprocal Consulting, about the colonial nature of current systems of research and evaluation. How do we transform these systems? SFUCOVNET Zoom meeting details:... https://sfu.zoom.us/j/91000229809 Meeting ID: 910 0022 9809 Password: 056546 See more

Reminder! On November 1st, the BC NEIHR launched its first Call for Applications for Funding for Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows! These funding opportunities are for those who: identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit); are studying at a British Columbia (BC) institution; have partnership potential with BC ICCOs (Indigenous Communities, Collectives and Organizations); and is conducting Indigenous health/wellness research (broadly defined i...n wholistic terms). Please visit www.uvic.ca/bcneihr for all application materials and detailed instructions on how to apply. For specific questions, please email the Network Coordinator ([email protected]) DEADLINE: January 15, 2021. Please share widely! The BC NEIHR scholarship and fellowship programs are generously supported by CIHR, MSFHR and UVic #UVic #SFU #UBC #UNBC #thompsonriversuniversity

IMN-PN Welcome Luncheon Registration via Zoom! Event Timing: December 4, 2020 from 12-2pm PST Open to all Indigenous Graduate Students in British Columbia!... Welcome to the Indigenous Mentorship Network of the Pacific Northwest (IMN-PN) first Welcome Luncheon. During this gathering, we will be sharing food, conversation and funding opportunities that the IMN-PN has to offer for Indigenous Grad Students. To Register please visit: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSf3B_bh806V1soJyJ/viewform The zoom link will be sent out with your order confirmation via email. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Meet the Governing Council: Tanya Davoren https://youtu.be/ymclXs6hKWw

Job Posting for Graduate Research Assistant Faculty of Human & Social Development | School of Social Work Human & Social Development Building Room B302 PO Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria BC V8W 2Y2 T 250-721-8036 | F 250-721-6228 | [email protected] ... PROJECT TITLE: A needs assessment of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) health and wellness in Greater Victoria. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This needs assessment will support the development of a research proposal aimed at addressing the health and wellness needs of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in the Greater Victoria Area. ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES: The research assistant will help to identify key stakeholders from the local BIPOC communities, participate in the needs assessment process, contribute towards the development of a literature review of the current state of knowledge about BIPOC health in the GVA, conduct a scoping review of existing health care centres, programs or services focused on the needs of BIPOC peoples in Canada, and potentially contribute to the development of a research proposal aimed at advancing and supporting the health and wellness of BIPOC communities in the GVA. QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate is a graduate student with experience in community organizing and social justice work, and who self-identifies as a member of a BIPOC community. Graduate students in HSD and those from other faculties whose area of study and/or work experience strongly relates to the project work are encouraged to apply. This is a limited hire for BIPOC graduate students. Experience with endnote or other citation software would be an asset. This position requires regular participation in Zoom meetings. RATE: $26.57/hour + 14% benefits. TIMELINE: Short term position beginning December 2020 (Part time, approximately 5hrs/week over 15 weeks). TO APPLY: Interested participants are asked to submit a CV, cover letter or statement of interest, and a writing sample by November 27, 2020 to [email protected]

Webinar: 20 ways for researchers and REBs to just suck less in Indigenous research Date and Time: December 10, 2020: 1:00-2:30pm AST This 90-minute webinar style workshop will highlight 20 ways for researchers and REBs to just suck less in research with Indigenous Peoples... Presentation Abstract: The paradigm is shifting in research involving Indigenous Peoples: research with Indigenous Peoples at a meeting place of multiple worldviewsthe ethical space instead of research on or about them. The emergent paradigm is an invitation for researchers to think, know and act differently to do research with Indigenous Peoples leading. This story is just one example of doing differently while answering the question, What are the perspectives and practices of Research Ethics Boards (REB) members, chairs, and administrators regarding the review and approval of protocols for research with Indigenous Peoples? The conceptual framework of this study integrates disciplines, theoretical models, methods, and complementary story-generating and story-gathering methods to support decolonizing and Indigenizing of the research simultaneously. An interdisciplinary methodological framework informed by decolonizing methodologies, autoethnography, and narrative inquiry guided a research process with 18 participant contributors (including myself) from nine provinces and territories in Canada. Data were collected and re/assembled through digital stories, interviews, and artifacts to share experiences and insights about practical innovations with participants’ REBs. They suggested ways to improve the theory, application, and practice of research ethics oversight for research with Indigenous Peoples, including office hours dedicated to Indigenous research ethics, asking the ‘right’ questions in protocols and forms, and having Indigenous Peoples sit on the institutional REB. All participant contributors called on researchers, REBs, institutions, and funding agencies to improve how we do research/review with Indigenous Peoples. This presentation will provide practical suggestions (20 of them, in fact!) for researchers, REBs, and communities in our efforts to work together, grappling with difficult scenarios that arise when there are epistemological and ontological collisions in the governance and oversight of research. To Register visit the following website!: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/20-ways-for-researchers-and-reb

We are pleased to announce our first Zoom Talk! McKenzie Braley is from Saddle Lake Cree Nation and a SFU Masters Candidate Presentation - Anxiety Symptoms and Theory Of Mind in Healthy Younger and Older Adults January 14, 2021 at 10:00am PST 20 minute Presentation and 10 minute Q & A... To join on this amazing presentation please email [email protected] or [email protected] for Zoom link! Our monthly Zoom Talks are a collaboration between the BC NEIHR and IMNPN that offers Indigenous graduates and early career researchers the opportunity to formally present their work to peers, mentors, colleagues and community members. The forum includes live Q & A. This is an excellent opportunity for Indigenous trainees to showcase their research and strengthen their presentation skills! Please see below for upcoming Zoom Talks to watch, as well as archived Zoom Talks. If you are an Indigenous graduate or early career researcher who is interested in learning more about participating in this opportunity, please email the Network Coordinators for more information [email protected] or [email protected]!

Congress 2021 goes virtual: On October 30, the Federation and the University of Alberta announced that Congress 2021 will be held entirely online. Together, we have a historic opportunity to demonstrate to the world that it is possible to have an equitable, accessible and environmentally sustainable virtual conference. https://congress2021.ca/about... Unrivaled in scope and impact, the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is the convergence of over 70 scholarly associations, each holding their annual conference under one umbrella. Now in its 90th year, this flagship event is much more than Canada’s largest gathering of scholars. Congress brings together academics, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners to share findings, refine ideas, and build partnerships that will help shape the Canada of tomorrow. Typically spanning seven days in late May and early June, and attracting over 8,000 attendees, Congress is organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences in partnership with different Canadian university each year. The Federation, partner university, scholarly associations and partners develop a full week of presentations, workshops, panels, public lectures, cultural events and receptions. It also features Canada’s largest academic trade show. The result? Luminaries, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and students from across Canada and abroad meet, share ideas and engage in discussions that have direct importance for Canada and the lives of Canadians.

Employment Opportunity! IMN-PN Research Assistant Posting: Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in the CRD Project overview:... This seed project seeks to examine currently available knowledge about experiences of anti-Indigenous racism on southern Vancouver Island in the area currently collectively named as the Capital Regional District (CRD) and to connect with local Indigenous leadership and community stakeholders to explore their interest in developing community-based research to address anti-Indigenous racism. The purpose is to assess both the current state of data and to provide a framework for developing a research proposal for a local study exploring: 1) experiences and impacts of anti-Indigenous racism; 2) Indigenous peoples’ resistance and responses to anti-Indigenous racism (emphasizing what Indigenous peoples already know and are already doing to address anti-Indigenous racism); and 3) visioning for local level strategies and interventions to address the specific historical and contemporary realities of anti-Indigenous racism on southern Vancouver Island. See more

On November 1st, the BC NEIHR launched its first Call for Applications for Funding for Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows! These funding opportunities are for those who: identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit); are studying at a British Columbia (BC) institution; have partnership potential with BC ICCOs (Indigenous Communities, Collectives and Organizations); and is conducting Indigenous health/wellness research (broadly defined in wholistic... terms). Please visit www.uvic.ca/bcneihr for all application materials and detailed instructions on how to apply. For specific questions, please email the Network Coordinator ([email protected]) DEADLINE: January 15, 2021. Please share widely! The BC NEIHR scholarship and fellowship programs are generously supported by CIHR, MSFHR and UVic #UVic #SFU #UBC #UNBC #thompsonriversuniversity

Virtual Screening opportunity! KaYaMenTA: Sharing Truths About Menopause - Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Jules Koostachin Date: November 20, 2020 Time 4:00 PM EST - 5:30 PM EST... Location: Virtual Screening and Conversation via Zoom Contact: [email protected] Please join us for a screening of KaYaMenTa, external link followed by a conversation with Director Jules Koostachin, moderated by Lynn Lavallee. The film is about Indigenous sisterhood with director, Jules Koostachin bringing together resilient women to have a candid conversation about menopause, women, and their lives and relationships. This documentary brings together five incredibly resilient, smart and witty Indigenous sisters: Maori actor Rena Owen, actor Michelle Thrush, activist and educator Doreen Manuel, director Renae Morriseau and comedian Sharon Shorty to share their experiences. Through candid conversation, they explore hot flashes and sweaty nights, bringing sexy back, mood swings, and failed attempts to get useful information from family and physicians on their body’s transformation. Each of these stories is told, Native style: with lots of joking and tears! KaYaMenTa allows a platform for IsKwewak (women) to speak to their experiences without interruption. We all know that menopause is a taboo topic, but have you ever wondered why? Every woman will go through it, so why all the secrecy and embarrassment? There is a definite need to talk about it and when we do, we will hopefully dispel the myths associated with this very normal transition in a woman’s life. Please share far and wide!

Meet our Community Research Liaison (CRL): Stephanie Day https://youtu.be/3kzjP2XN-4Y

Check out our BC NEIHR November Newsletter! There is a BC NEIHR call for applications for graduate and post-doc funding in November!!! https://spark.adobe.com/page/ZHKZd4hBX5k2r/

Are you an Indigenous graduate student or early career researcher who is interested in formally presenting your work? In collaboration with the IMNPN, each month the BC NEIHR will highlight the work of a BC Indigenous graduate student or early career researcher by hosting a live Zoom session with peers, colleagues and mentors. Each session will be recorded and made available for viewing on our websites and YouTube channel. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work, strengthen your presentation skills and receive constructive feedback! Register today by contacting [email protected] or [email protected]

Meet the BC NEIHR Governing Council Member Shannon McDonald! Acting Chief Medical Officer, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Shannon is proudly Métis/Anishinaabe with deep roots in the Red River Valley of Manitoba. She is married with 5 children and one wonderful grandson (and 2 dogs). ... She trained as physician, completing her MD in 1998, followed with post-graduate medical training in Community Medicine and Psychiatry. She has had broad experience at multiple levels of health care service delivery and health administration in challenging environments. She has worked for over 20 years in the area of First Nations and Aboriginal Health, and is an experienced manager in the federal and provincial government contexts most recently for 5 years as the Executive Director of Aboriginal Health at the BC Ministry of Health. She joined FNHA in September of 2015 as the Senior Medical Officer for Vancouver Island, but has recently accepted the newly created position of Deputy Chief Medical Officer for FNHA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyhHdldWiI

Employment Opportunity - University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Canadian Institutes of Health Research Tier 2 Canada Research Chair Indigenous Approaches to Youth and Community Wellbeing... The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, invites applications from exceptional emerging scholars for a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Approaches to Youth and Community Wellbeing. The successful candidate will be eligible to hold an appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, tenure track. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2021. This Chair will support research responding to Indigenous youth, their families, and their communities who identify youth mental health connected to all aspects of emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing as priorities for enhancing community wellbeing, and responding to the need for Indigenous approaches to the promotion of Indigenous wellbeing. The Chair will help to address the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action in addressing Indigenous wellbeing, recognizing the value of Indigenous practices, and increasing the number of Indigenous healthcare researchers. The appointment will work to decolonize health research and will support holistic efforts to overcome colonial legacies of injustice and inequity that affect the mental health of Indigenous youth and their communities. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D., a strong background in Indigenous Studies, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field, a track record of success in research scholarship and research funding, and demonstrated evidence of success, or potential ability for success, in teaching. How to Apply: Applications are emailed in one continuous PDF file to [email protected] with CRC INDG in the subject line and should include: (i) a cover letter, addressed to Dr. Mike Evans (Head pro tem Community, Culture, and Global Studies); 3 (ii) a curriculum vitae; (iii) a statement of a 5-year research program (up to 4 pages); (iv) a statement on teaching interests and accomplishments (up to 2 pages); (v) evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching/course evaluations); (vii) a 1-page diversity statement (i.e. experience working within a diverse environment and your contributions to creating/advancing a culture of equity and inclusion on campus). (viii) the names and contact information of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference if requested. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Mike Evans at [email protected]. All correspondence must indicate the competition title (CIHR CRC Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness) in the subject line of the e-mail. https://hr.ubc.ca/careers-and-job-p//staff-career-postings

IndigiNews - S E R I E S 1 - R E P R O D U C T I V E H E A L T H This deep-dive series will investigate solutions for improved access to reproductive healthcare for lifegivers, families and birthworkers both locally and elsewhere, and culminate in a virtual event bringing stakeholders and communities together for dialogue. Our stories will benefit from national distribution to bring our findings to light and instigate possible solutions. This is an incredible opportunity ...to align your organization with high-impact, communityfocused journalism. We know there are incredible stories of Indigenous life-givers and life-supporters surviving and thriving, and we would love for you to point us to the stories you want to share, hear and see. If you would like to see a story, issue or person featured throughout this reproductive health series, please share your story below, email [email protected] or message us on Facebook over the next week IndigiNews is a growing independent news platform for Indigenous communities within B.C. and grew from a partnership between the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and The Discourse. Our project-based story series are driven by solutions journalism principles, meaning we don't just identify problems facing our communities, we aim to resolve them. Through this work we are finding that many issues are so complex they require deeper investigative coverage across an entire suite of stories. For more information and to share YOUR story please visit: https://indiginews.com//indigenous-reproductive-health-ser

Employment Opportunity at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. JOB DESCRIPTION Indigenous Health Nursing Research (IHNR) Program Research Associate... The incumbent will oversee the implementation of a CIHR funded Indigenous Health Research Program and will be responsible for the implementation of the overall success of the research operations, and to advance its growth, development and sustainability over the coming years whilst ensuring excellence in developing, achieving and executing multiple research projects. The incumbent will work in collaboration with other project leads and as a key member of the IHNR management team, which includes the principal investigator, advisory team, and community research leads. The successful candidate will hold at minimum a Master degree with a preference for PhD degree. A Degree in Nursing or another Health discipline is preferred. Indigenous and/or lived experience Open to both internal and external candidates for a limited term contract, closing date is November 6, 2020 See link for further details https://tru.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/18616

Two Indigenous Student MSc opportunities at SFU! The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC), the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) are recruiting two students, interested in pursuing a fully-funded MSc degree. This opportunity includes participating in the Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (I-HeLTI), a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded study, being led... by Ms. Lynnette Lucas and the NTC. This maternal-child longitudinal cohort study is entitled Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected) and uses a two-eyed seeing approach to conduct research aimed at optimizing healthy early life trajectories and wellbeing for Indigenous Peoples. We are recruiting: One (1) MSc Student in Indigenous Child Development and Mental Health One (1) MSc Student in Indigenous Child Development and Biological Mechanisms of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) We are committed to building long-term capacity and creating new opportunities for Indigenous community members, students and researchers to obtain training and engage in advanced health knowledge creation, development of Indigenous Methodologies, public health and population health intervention development, evaluation, and surveillance, in preparation for future leadership roles. Graduates will gain enhanced knowledge of Indigenous Methods and First Nations’ data governance. As well, graduates will gain knowledge and skills: in qualitative research methods combined with quantitative approaches to both data gathering and evaluation (mental health position); collection and laboratory-based analysis of biospecimens (biological mechanisms position); and Indigenous community-based research practices. Students will also be able to demonstrate the ability to apply these skills in real work and community settings such as the NTC Health Services units and the FNHA. The students will earn an MSc in health sciences from SFU and will receive mentorship and training in First Nations’ approaches to research from the NTC, FNHA and community partners and knowledge holders. For more information please visit http://www.sfu.ca//gradua/prospective/msc/i-helti-msc.html

The BC NEIHR : Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research Funded by the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH), the BC NEIHR is one of nine Indigenous-led networks across Canada that support research leadership among Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) communities, collectives and organizations (ICCOs).The purpose of the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Program is to establish a national network of centres focused on capacity de...Continue reading

Meet the BC NEIHR Governing Council Member Jonathan Boron - Indigenous Student Representaive ! Jonathan is our Indigenous student representative and currently acts as the co-chair of the Governing Council. He is a Ph.D. student at Simon Fraser University’s School of Resource and Environmental Management. His research explores the barriers that exist within Western land and resource management institutions, which continue to perpetuate a colonial power imbalance while oppress...ing Indigenous participation in resource development decision-making. His research aims to advance the principles of self-determination and self-government through community-based decision-making that values consent in negotiation and agreement-making. Jonathan is of Haudenosaunee (Cayuga) and European heritage from Six Nations of the Grand River and his research is driven by a passion for community planning. https://youtu.be/KUwSdtNf0C0