Kishaadigeh: Indigenous Self Determination through Research for our Future Generations

The Kishaadigeh project aims to up-skill research capacity and infrastructure for Indigenous communities and organization undertaking health research. It focuses on promoting Indigenous self-determination in research through the development of community-based research lodges in partnership with five Manitoba Indigenous organizations. Those organizations include the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), the Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres (MAC), the Manitoba Inuit Association (MIA), Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg, Inc., and Fearless R2W. Kishaadigeh considers the lodge as a place where relationships guide the development of Indigenous research, from the initiation of an idea to the development and implementation of projects, to the final outputs. The research lodges will develop a pathway for existing and upcoming Indigenous scholars to work alongside and within Indigenous organizations in a way that’s culturally meaningful, ethical and impactful.

Visit the Kishaadigeh Manitoba NEIHR website.