Three Voices: on Reconciliation, and Indigenous Engagement
We’re so appreciative of these three Indigenous women who answered our questions on Indigenous engagement, and reconciliation. We’re looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming Building Principles of Engagement Gathering– but equally excited to hear your thoughts on these questions. Kristin Smart, Red River Metis Seraphine Munroe, Sto:lo + Dakelh First Nations Adina Williams, Squamish, […]
The Cedar Project: Reflecting on Process
Since 2003, the Cedar Project study has examined connections between ongoing colonial impacts of residential schools and child welfare on HIV and hepatitis C among young Indigenous people who use drugs in British Columbia. It is a community-driven cohort involving 800 participants in Vancouver and Prince George, on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish […]
It’s Been Fantastic: on Research at UBC
Last month, we had the chance to sit down with Dr. Helen Burt, Associate Vice-President Research and Innovation (AVPRI) in the Office of the VPRI. From starting in pharmaceutical research, to supporting 15 different research portfolio units, Dr. Burt has always approached research collaboratively and boldly. We’re so excited to share her thoughts with you. […]
Food Security + Climate Change in the Canadian North
Thank you so much to Tessa Cheng (Health Research Development Officer at UBC SPARC) for her care and effort into creating this breakdown of the differences between both applicant pools for the Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North grant! Other: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North […]
Let the Community Lead Where You’re Going to Go
This month, we sat down with Candace Cook, a research scientist at RES’EAU WaterNET. The RES’EAU WaterNET is an NSERC-funded program which aims to achieve breakthroughs in engineering, chemistry, genomics and social sciences in small water systems. RES’EAU focuses on water research and strategic approaches that can be applied to water health monitoring and treatment […]
Success = Relationships + Transformative Action
Welcome to IRSI’s very first blog post. We’re so excited to have spoken with Dr. Helen Brown and Kelsey Timler, from the Critical Research in Health and Healthcare Inequities (CRiHHI) research unit within the School of Nursing here on campus. Which of your current research projects has you really excited right now? Why? […]
Interim Advisory Group
The Interim Advisory Group is an interim advisory body to the Indigenous Research Support Initiative and is comprised of individuals from Indigenous communities as well as faculty and staff from UBC. The Interim Advisory Group provided guidance on the planning and overall strategy for an inaugural community gathering that was held in June 2017. […]
Our Team
Lerato Chondoma, Associate Director lerato.chondoma@ubc.ca Lerato Chondoma hails from the Batuang Clan of ba ha Moletsane from Lesotho in Southern Africa. Lerato is a visitor in Musqueam Territory and has lived here for the last 9 years. Lerato is the Associate Director for the Indigenous Research Support Initiative and plays a strategic role […]
About
The Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI) was formally established in 2017 because of an articulated need for better resources and support for Indigenous community-based research at UBC. IRSI recognizes that community-led research is developed and conducted in collaboration with Indigenous communities, and can contribute to community autonomy, strength and resiliency. The Indigenous Research Support […]