The Path of Creating Co-Researchers in the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council

Authors

  • Jessica Dieter File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
  • Lauren T McKim Heath Sciences North Research Institute
  • Jenna Tickell Health Sciences North Research Institute
  • Carrie A Bourassa Health Sciences North Research Institute
  • Jaime Lavallee File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
  • Gail Boehme File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.4.1

Abstract

Currently, there is a need for implementing ethical, culturally safe practices when engaging in research with Indigenous communities. As a result, best practices in culturally-safe Indigenous health research have been created to mitigate the existing barriers in health and health research stemming from Canada’s colonial history. This article includes a brief examination of those best practices, including community-based participatory research, OCAP® principles, knowledge translation, and positioning communities as co-researchers. Furthermore, it provides an overview of a community-based research project that examines community members’ knowledge of and experiences with dementia. The central themes that emerged during this project are also discussed, reaffirming the need for a culturally safe dementia research model in Indigenous communities.

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2018-09-18

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Research